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If the bid was dubious, the consequences were glorious

Both parties remain confident out-of-court settlement can be reached

The new manager has lost two of his first three games in charge

It was suggested either player could be used as a make-weight in the deal for Wayne Rooney

The former Everton manager wants to build on his 'winning team'

Ed Woodward departs from Sydney three days ahead of schedule

The Premier League champions are to play an A-League All Star XI on Saturday

Helen Glover and Polly Swann took gold at the World Cup in Lucerne on Sunday, their third title in 2013.

Robbie Deans’ failure to lead Australia to a series win over the British and Irish Lions was last night expected to result in the coach’s sacking. Ewen McKenzie was lined up to be named as Deans’ successor.

The series decider takes place tomorrow

As Brian O’Driscoll talked about the “mourning period” following the Lions’ one-point defeat in the Melbourne Test, it was possible to believe that he had never felt so utterly dejected in all his time as an international rugby player. And this from a man who had seen two series victories snatched from him at the death – Australia in 2001, South Africa in 2009 – and, in between in New Zealand, been the victim of one of the more infamous assaults in recent rugby history.

With O’Connell out, it leaves O’Driscoll as the obvious candidate

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