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National League news – March 2024

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BBC Sport tracks the latest news stories from the National League, including managerial announcements, new signings and contract extensions. 15 March York City have signed Barnet midfielder Marvin Armstrong for an undisclosed fee. The 25-year-old worked under Minstermen boss Adam Hinshelwood during his spell with Worthing and had made 20 appearances for the Bees in all competitions this season. Meanwhile, the National League struggles have terminated the contract of fellow midfielder Mitch Hancox by mutual consent. The 30-year-old was part of the team promoted from National League North in 2022 but has not featured since October. 12 March Burton Albion…
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Women’s World Curling Championship: Scots suffer third straight defeat

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Speaking before their latest loss, Morrison retained hope of reaching the latter stages but admitted that the games against Denmark and Sweden were “very important”. But Madeleine Dupont’s rink was in control after scoring three at the fourth end to lead 4-1 and, when the Swiss skip also scored three at the seventh end, the Scots conceded to fall to a 9-2 defeat. It was another blow to Morrison’s hopes after losing 8-6 to Jessica Smith’s New Zealand, for whom it was their first-ever win at the world finals after losing all their games in their debut last season. The…
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Leeds United news: Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet on the win over Millwall

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It has taken 38 games but Leeds United have finally overhauled Leicester City to go top of the Championship table, after beating Millwall at Elland Road. Kaiser Chiefs bassist Simon Rix told BBC Radio Leeds’ Don’t Go To Bed Just Yet podcast it was a “professional” performance from Daniel Farke’s side: “Another win! It was nice, wasn’t it? “It was quite professional and another one where you felt a bit nervous going into it. given it was Millwall and they are on a good run. Neil Harris is back too. Saying that, I actually predicted it would be 2-0, and…
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Liverpool news: ‘It has the capacity to be a very special farewell season for Klopp’

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Liverpool’s tilt at a historic quadruple is over after they suffered the pain of defeat in the closing seconds of extra time in a spectacular FA Cup quarter-final against Manchester United at Old Trafford. Jurgen Klopp’s side failed to capitalize on twice holding the lead, the second time when Harvey Elliott put them 3-2 ahead in extra time. Amad Diallo’s goal gave United a 4-3 win and Liverpool were left to reflect on a missed opportunity, particularly in the second half when their usual urgency and clinical edge went missing as they led 2-1 and were dominating the game. This…
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Afghanistan v Ireland: Afghans clinch Twenty20 series with 57-run victory

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Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 72 helped Afghanistan post 155-7 and Ireland never looked like approaching that total Afghanistan 155-7 (20 overs): Ibrahim 72*, Ishaq 27; Little 1-27 Ireland 98 (17.2 overs): Campher 28; Azmatullah 4-9, Naveen 3-10 Afghanistan won by 57 runs Scorecards Afghanistan clinched the T20 series against Ireland with a dominant 57-run win in game three in Sharjah. Ibrahim Zadran’s unbeaten 72 helped Afghanistan post 155-7 and the Irish never looked like getting close as they slumped to 15-3 after 2.4 overs. Ireland were eventually dismissed for 98 in 17.2 overs. Curtis Campher was Ireland’s top scorer with a…
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Chelsea news: Opinion – Mauricio Pochettino ‘just needs results’

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Mauricio Pochettino is a born diplomat, with his affable nature always keeping the mood light, and his big smile ready to be deployed whenever tension rises. It is a skill which served him well at Tottenham, where he fended off years of questions about whether he was happy with Daniel Levy’s transfer policy. Now it is proving vital at Chelsea too. He is under huge pressure at the moment and the media reminds him in every news conference about negative noises from the stands. But Pochettino knows that the worst thing he can do is fight back, or even really…
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Man Utd news: Bruno Fernandes on Champions League hopes

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Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes concedes the season has “not been great,” but hopes the dramatic win against Liverpool on Sunday will be a springboard for Champions League qualification. Amad Diallo scored deep into extra time to seal an extraordinary 4-3 victory against their fiercest rivals at Old Trafford and line up an FA Cup semi-final against Coventry City next month. “The game got a little bit spicy,” said the midfielder. “A little more special because it’s an FA Cup game as if you lose, you’re out. “We know the rivalry between the fans and we know how United fans…
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Erin Molan drops Matildas statue bomb after World Cup token

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Erin Molan has poured cold water on confirmation the Matildas will be honored with a bronze statue. It was confirmed on Monday the Aussie national team will be immortalized with a statue at Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium with the project to be completed before the end of the calendar year. The Sam Kerr-led outfit became Australia’s most-loved national team during their rollercoaster ride through to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup on home soil – smashing all Australian TV ratings records. However, the team ultimately came up short and finished their campaign with defeat in the third-place play-off. The disappointing…
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