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Every year that has gone by without a Premier League title win gets more concerning for Manchester United.

The latest Race for Life took place in Manchester’s Heaton Park today, raising almost £500k for Cancer Research UK.

Thanks to the extensive and detailed archives of incidents provided by a number of police constabularies up and down the country, MM has been able to explore just how ubiquitous racism has become within Greater Manchester’s stadia.

The event, witnessed by A-list celebrities including Halle Berry, was also a media frenzy with one of the most anticipated fights of the year Khabib vs. McGregor, Hollywood flocked to see the fight, with Drake even making an appearance at the weigh-in.

Goals from Christen Press and Alex Morgan proved too much for England, despite Ellen White finding the net for her sixth goal of the tournament.

City of Manchester swimmer Chloe Golding basked in a strong start that helped her clock a personal best and earned 200m backstroke bronze at the World University Games in Naples, Italy.

A warm day in Headingley did little to help Afghanistan make a mark in this year’s World Cup.

England’s hopes of reaching their first Women’s World Cup final ended in heartbreak as captain Steph Houghton missed an 84th minute penalty in their semi-final defeat to the United States in Lyon.

Earlier this year 18-time Grand Slam tennis champion Martina Navratilova divided many in women’s sports by suggesting that trans women participating in men’s sports were effectively ‘cheating’.

Just three days ago, Hungary’s Timea Babos was celebrating her maiden Roland-Garros triumph in the women’s doubles, now she’s in rainy Manchester to show her family their cherished Old Trafford as she prepares for the grass court season.

The Manchester Trophy has always had a special place in Naomi Broady’s heart as the 29-year-old from Stockport returns to the Northern Club in Didsbury on a wildcard ticket she hopes can transform her season and career.