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Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!So farewell then, Pierre Sage. Many coaches leave under a cloud, not many have their departures completely obscured by the foul, retch-inducing one emanating from another team’s managerial circus, but such was Sage’s fate. The news section of Crystal Palace’s website helpfully tells you the amount of time it might take you to read each story it links through to. For example it should take four minutes or so to get through Tuesday’s “On this day: five big Crystal Palace birthdays”. “England: I love a knee slide!” will take you five. “Prize draw: be a mascot for our next [Bigger Vase] tie!” is a two-minute job. The statement informing the world of Sage’s exit? One minute. Eighty-three words. By way of illustration, the word “words” was the 84th of this paragraph. Just because the man’s French doesn’t mean his exit should be marked with a shrug.As I have been away at a conference, giving a presentation that the MC described as ‘sobering’, I’ve missed the last few days of football, so I was very sad to read about the passing of the great Danny Kelly. Others are far better placed to give tributes to the great man, but for younger generations who can’t comprehend the football cultural significance, Baker and Kelly represented the peak of football phone-ins. Before it became people ranting and raving about wanting the manager sacked as they’ve lost a few games or wanting the club to spend another few hundred million pounds on yet more players, it was about football supporters and supporting, from fans who actually went to games. Their peak was on BBC Radio in the 1990s, and there are too many examples of their greatness, but if I had to pick one, just one to illustrate it, it would, of course, be Gordon the Dundee United supporter and his bow tie. Rest in Peace, Danny Kelly. You gave us such joy” – Noble Francis.As they no longer seem to be ‘Dr Tottenham’, I was wondering if they had maybe passed the soubriquet on. I think the England cricket team has provided the answer (again)” – Andrew Parker.Impressive list of kiss-off press releases (yesterday’s Football Daily) but why was Ralf Rangnick omitted from the chronological list of post-Fergie managers? Is it because Football Daily valued him as little as Manchester United fans did?” – Mike Wilner.This is an extract from our daily football email … Football Daily. To get the full version, just visit this page and follow the instructions.  Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

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Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

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Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Neither side have lost in the league yet but a more competitive division should take title race to the wireThere was a time when the games between the top three – traditionally Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal – were title-deciders. Where every point taken off a title rival was key. Such was the gap in investment and quality between those teams and the rest of the Women’s Super League, it was extremely rare that points would be dropped to teams outside that elite clique.As the WSL has grown in investment, profile and size, that narrative has started to shift a little. The investment gap is still large from the top to the bottom of the league. But increased investment among the best of the rest and even among those teams further down the table, as well as an increase in high-quality coaches with the tactical and technical vision to get more from players, is having an impact. Continue reading...

Nov 13, 2026 - Sports

Jacksonville Jaguars defensive tackle Jordan Davis and safety Jessie Bates III, both acquired via trades this week, won’t play at Tennessee on Sunday.