Get the girls to France: Gorton football team need £6k or members stay home
Gorton-based West End AFC girls’ team are appealing for the public’s help to raise £6,000 to get their team to France to defend their Challenge Des Etoiles tournament title.
‘Delighted’ Cipriani pens new Sale Sharks deal, praises club’s welcome environment
Sale Sharks and England’s Danny Cipriani has lauded his club’s tight squad and welcoming environment after signing a two-year deal to stay with the Manchester side.
Danny Cipriani thanks Sale Sharks for making England recall happen
Fly-half Cipriani earned his first Six Nations squad call up since 2008 on Wednesday and could play a pivotal role in Stuart Lancaster’s side as the World Cup fast approaches.
Sale Sharks’ Diamond wants more European action despite fifth straight loss
Sale’s spirited performance was not enough to avenge the 35-3 loss suffered away at last year’s finalists Clermont in their previous fixture, but a 22-13 scoreline at the AJ Bell stadium was at least respectable.
How do we save our NHS? 92% of Manchester for higher taxes NOT privatisation
As news hits of NHS crises across the country continues this week, the future of our health service seems uncertain, but 92% of Manchester are sure they do not want it to be privatisation.
Cipriani has let his rugby ‘do the talking’ and could star in England World Cup, says Care
Sale Sharks fly-half Cipriani has not featured for England since the summer tests with New Zealand and faces a stern battle for the No.10 jersey with Owen Farrell, George Ford and Stephen Myler all ahead of him in the pecking order.
Comment: Restoring Man Utd’s winning DNA will take more than transfer war chest
United manager Louis van Gaal has again been promised another vast transfer budget to continue re-shaping his United squad, on top of the £150million spent in the last window.
Tuesday Team Talk: Don’t be a Christmas grinch, Louis… cherish our festive footy
After Man Utd’s victory over Hull, manager Louis van Gaal, who has managed some of Europe’s most prestigious clubs in the form of Ajax, Barcelona and Bayern Munich, bemoaned the fact that the Reds have to play over Christmas.
Phil Hughes tragedy: Lancashire cricketers pay respect to fallen Australian
Cricket Australia announced that Hughes had passed away on Thursday afternoon in Sydney, the country’s captain Michael Clarke reading out a statement from Hughes’ family.
Labour’s Emily Thornberry resignation over ‘snobby’ tweet was big ‘overreaction’
A Stockport councillor has leapt to the defence of Labour MP Emily Thornberry, saying her forced resignation over an ‘ill-judged’ tweet was an ‘overreaction’.
Wayne’s World: Man Utd and England skipper Rooney states his desire to coach
Rooney marked his 100th international appearance with a goal in Saturday’s 3-1 Euro 2016 qualifier win against Slovenia at Wembley, his 44th for the Three Lions.