English rugby plots revolutionary changes to expand new ‘franchise-style’ Premiership Exclusive: Stakeholders have spent months planning radical changes which include abolishing relegation and an IPL-style model

EXCL: Telegraph Sport can reveal plans to revamp professional English rugby in a franchise IPL-style league

- No relegation
- Promotion to expand league
- Centralised funding
- Name rebrand?
- Premiership, RFU and CVC in talks

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Man Utd and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims Exclusive: Photographic evidence casts doubt over eligibility of six foreign-born players and raises prospect that some may be adults

Exclusive: Manchester United and Man City academy players at centre of age-fraud claims

@telegraphfootball.bsky.social has seen evidence casting doubt over six foreign-born players and raises prospect that some may be adults

Investigation by Ben Rumsby

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Counting screws and returning Sellotape: Inside Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s brutal year at Man Utd A year to the day since Ineos bought a one-third share of United, Telegraph Sport delves into the billionaire’s extraordinary penny-pinching

‘It would be easier to smuggle drugs than send a letter’

The extent of Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s first brutal year at Manchester United, revealed by @telegraphducker.bsky.social

Counting screws, sending back ‘unnecessary’ Sellotape and reducing canteen portion sizes

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Warren Gatland’s first interview on Wales exit: ‘I’m hurting, no one was fighting for me’ New Zealander talks exclusively to Telegraph Sport about his shock resignation and why fault lines in Welsh game stretch back to Thatcher

Warren Gatland’s first interview since his Wales exit

“I’m hurting”

English schools “tapping up Welsh talent”

“Teachers’ strike under Thatcher killed off a lot of the schools rugby”

And damning on ex-players affecting the current team with criticism 👇
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Tearful Emma Raducanu targeted by ‘fixated behaviour’ as man ejected from Dubai tournament Former US Open champion appeared to be in tears and approached umpire’s chair during her second-round match with Karolina Muchova

Emma Raducanu targeted by man with “fixated behaviour” during Dubai Championships, which caused yesterday’s tearful breakdown

Man was ejected and banned “from all WTA events pending a threat assessment”

Amazing that she then managed to resume the match

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Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos sparked Mercedes-Benz backlash with sponsorship threat Exclusive: Revelation comes amid string of shock splits and cutbacks across billionaire’s sporting portfolio, most notably at Man Utd

Another Sir Jim Ratcliffe dispute emerges…

Ineos sparked Mercedes-Benz backlash with threat to end F1 sponsorship agreement early

@TelegraphSport understands deal renegotiated and branding on tomorrow’s car will be notably different…

Exclusive by Tom Cary
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Oscar Pistorius’s new life in a millionaire’s mansion with a lookalike girlfriend South African ‘blade runner’ was released on parole last year after murdering his girlfriend in 2013 and has opted to keep a low profile

Oscar Pistorius’s new life in a millionaire’s mansion with a lookalike girlfriend

After murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in 2013 and being released last year, Pistorius is keeping a low profile aided by his Trump-supporting millionaire uncle

By Tom Morgan
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All Blacks sue Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos Company, which agreed a six-year partnership with New Zealand Rugby, accused of failing to pay first instalment of 2025 sponsorship fee

Now Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s Ineos take on the All Blacks…

New Zealand Rugby launch legal action against Ineos after first sponsorship instalment of 2025 not paid

Follows the legal fallout with Sir Ben Ainslie and Man Utd cuts

Exclusive from Jeremy Wilson

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Premier League considers cutting winter transfer window to two weeks Exclusive: Owners and chief executives of the 20 clubs will decide whether this proposal goes to a vote

EXCL: Premier League consider cutting winter transfer window to two weeks

Also discussing going back to closing summer window before season starts

By @samwallace.bsky.social

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Arsenal made to taste their own medicine in football’s great soap opera Visitors had to take it on the chin as home fans, the club’s social media account and Anthony Gordon all revelled in their League Cup misery

“Mikel Arteta, it must be the ball”

“Now we need to stay humble”

“The culprit”

Arsenal made to taste their own medicine as Newcastle, Anthony Gordon and the Geordie faithful seize their chance - I am very much here for more of this
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The 12-year bromance between Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri Teenagers have been close friends since playing alongside each other with under-nines and senior team are now profiting from their bond

Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are not just team-mates. They have been best friends since they were six.

This is the story of that remarkable friendship. The first day at the Emirates, the extra sessions, the homework, the talent & a shared journey
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British and Irish Lions squad selector Pick your players to take part in the British and Irish Lions' 2025 tour of Australia.

To get the ball rolling, I’ve picked my Lions squad here. Can you do better? Select yours and share it for others to see
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British and Irish Lions squad selector Pick your players to take part in the British and Irish Lions' 2025 tour of Australia.

This is very exciting from @telegraphnews.bsky.social ...

British and Irish Lions squad selector game!

Select your squad for the tour, compare your team against Will Greenwood, @brianmoore666.bsky.social and Sir Ian McGeechan, and keep it updated every week
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