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The best of the week

Interview
Adam Hollioake: ‘I walked out on cricket 20 years ago. I want to be back’

Behind the scenes
Robbie Savage: ‘I must earn the right to manage in the Football League’

Moving the Goalposts
Tokyo Verdy Beleza: a talent factory that flies under the radar

The Spin
County Championship awards: the final word on the 2024 season

The Breakdown
It’s time to give serial winners South Africa the credit they deserve

The Knowledge
Which footballers have got tattoos of other footballers?

Comment and analysis

Pogacar has delivered an alternative reality for the true believers in sport

Jonathan Liew

Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? With 23 titles in one rhapsodic year, the Slovenian has made an art of winning

Havertz leads clinical Arsenal to just the kind of win they need

Barney Ronay

The joy of football in taking my daughter to a first WSL game

Will Unwin

Watch and listen

Football
Mourinho defends bizarre VAR protest in Fenerbahce match

The Portuguese protested against a VAR decision to disallow a goal by placing a laptop in front of a TV camera to show the decision was incorrect

Football Weekly Extra
Juventus strike back and has Slot been tested yet?

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Coming up this weekend

Saturday's live action gets under way at 12.30pm (all times BST) as Liverpool head to Selhurst Park for a Premier League date with struggling Crystal Palace. We'll then have updates and news from around the grounds in our clockwatch at 3pm, before Everton entertain Newcastle at 5.30pm. We'll also have over-by-over coverage of England's opening game against Bangladesh at the Women's T20 Cricket World Cup from 3pm.

There's no let-up on Sunday, kicking off with WSL updates from 1pm, including Arsenal's home game against Everton. Our focus will also be on the Premier League at 2pm, when Aston Villa play host to Manchester United, followed by Brighton v Tottenham at 4.30pm. And our racing team will also have coverage from Paris, where it's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe day. The big race is off at 3.20pm.

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