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Plus: the longest home droughts, pre-Christmas goal centuries and the first official club websites
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Lancashire have moved on without him, but the 44-year-old England stalwart wants to keep going as long as his body allows
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Over-by-over report: Australia begin chasing the Proteas’ first innings 329 on the second day of the series decider in Cape Town. Join our writers for updates
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Governing body reports $82m surplus for the 2025-26 season but projects two years of deficits with less interest in upcoming tours
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Fleetwood’s manager, Matt Lawlor reflected on celebrating his club’s incredible win with ‘people that I knew and grew up with’
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Conor Haughey scored the winning penalty in Fleetwood’s 5-3 shootout win against 10-man Arsenal, after the Carabao Cup fourth round tie finished 1-1
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Steve Borthwick has lost two key England squad members for the entire autumn period in the form of Guy Pepper and Benhard van Rensburg
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Minute-by-minute report: Join Niall McVeigh for updates as League Two Fleetwood look to cause a shock against Arsenal
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Harry Kane is the men’s Ballon d’Or winner for 2026, the first Englishman to win the trophy in 25 years. In a contest that has been critiqued for promoting individualism and celebrity in sport, Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian’s chief sports writer, Barney Ronay, about the symbolism of Kane’s win
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Downing Street has hinted that Harry Kane deserves a knighthood, praising the footballer’s ‘extraordinary achievement’ as the first English winner of the Ballon d’Or in 25 years
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Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Ali Maxwell and George Elek to reflect on the England captain’s Ballon d’Or award and to discuss the weekend’s EFL action