Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis sues Greek rival over alleged ‘smear campaign’

Evangelos Marinakis (57), a Greek shipping magnate and owner of English Premier League club Nottingham Forest, was on Thursday accused of trying to fix a Greek football match, in a London libel lawsuit he is bringing over an alleged smear campaign in Britain. Marinakis launched the libel case against Irini Karipidis, chair of Greek Super League club Aris Thessaloniki, and others at London’s High Court this year.

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Werner ends goal drought as Spurs edge out City – Carabao Cup

Ange Postecoglou’s quest to end Tottenham’s trophy drought continued as victory over Manchester City booked a Carabao Cup quarter-final with Manchester United. Timo Werner, who had a mixed evening, scored his first goal of the season with an emphatic finish after five minutes, before Pape Sarr doubled the home advantage 20 minutes later. Matheus Nunes pulled one back for City but the home side held on to win.

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Munster part company with coach Graham Rowntree

Munster have announced the departure of head coach Graham Rowntree by mutual agreement. The former England prop leaves after three consecutive defeats in the United Rugby Championship. Rowntree was named head coach in 2022 after joining the Irish province three years earlier as forwards coach.

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Manchester United sack manager Erik ten Hag

Manchester United have sacked manager Erik ten Hag following the club’s poor start to the season. Ten Hag’s final game was Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at West Ham that left the club 14th in the Premier League. Ruud van Nistelrooy, who joined the club as Ten Hag’s assistant last summer, has been named as interim manager.

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Superb Sainz wins Mexican GP as Verstappen and Norris clash again

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz took a controlled victory in the Mexican Grand Prix, beating Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc to take his second win of the year. Sainz passed early leader Max Verstappen soon after a Safety Car restart and never looked back, winning by five seconds. Verstappen finished in sixth place after the stewards handed him a combined 20 seconds of penalties after a pair of incidents involving Norris.

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