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Scotland trail in All Blacks’ wake once more despite Ewan Ashman hat-trick

Scotland 21-43 New Zealand Townsend ‘frustrated’ as first win eludes Scots again Scotland never got going; Murrayfield never got going; New Zealand did. Scotland have had some agonising defeats here in recent years, as they chase that first win against the All Blacks. This was not one of them. This was dispiritingly routine. Despite a hat-trick of tries in the first half for Ewan Ashman, the irrepressible hooker, Scotland could not register a point at all in the second. New Zealand cantered away to a tally of seven tries, two for Beauden Barrett who beetled through Scotland’s outside defences

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Manchester City break clear of Chelsea in WSL after Bronze’s freak own goal

Khadija Shaw hits hat-trick in City’s 5-0 rout of West Ham Chelsea held 1-1 by Everton after Lucy Bronze own goal An own goal by defender Lucy Bronze ⁠against Everton cost Chelsea top spot in the Women’s ⁠Super League as ⁠they ​were held to a 1-1 draw at home, allowing Manchester City ⁠to leapfrog them with a 5-0 drubbing of West Ham. Bronze headed ⁠the ball back across the goal to tee ​up Sandy Baltimore ‌to score ‌from close range in the 28th minute, but ‌five minutes later her attempted clearance rolled into her own net to put Everton level. The visitors held on for a draw as Chelsea droppe

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Okafor seals Leeds win but Tottenham complain to Pro Ref over Bogle tackle on Tel

It is almost one year to the day when the Leeds manager, Daniel Farke, produced the tactical overhaul many observers believe saved his job. That day, Farke abandoned his trusted 4-3-3 when Leeds were 2-0 down at Manchester City and although they lost the game, the 3-5-2 he reverted to was the bedrock for the success that followed. To suggest Farke was under similar pressure going into this game would be a stretch, but without a win in five Premier League games it was not unreasonable to suggest the Elland Road natives were getting slightly restless. Defeat going into the international break wo

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