Ashley wields axe as Hughton is sacked by Newcastle United

• Club said Hughton lacked 'managerial experience'

• Led team back into Premier League having won Championship

Newcastle United have sacked Chris Hughton as their manager, the club confirmed this afternoon.

Speculation regarding Hughton's future...

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Razzak secures comfortable win

Bangladesh 246 for 7 (Shakib 73, Mushfiqur 63, Utseya 4-38) beat Zimbabwe 181 (Utseya 67, Razzak 4-14, Shafiul 4-43) by 65 runs

Mid-way through an overcast morning, Bangladesh were in a familiar predicament: the top-order had failed and Shakib Al...

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BBC under fire after World Cup bid fails

BBC News website 'inundated by comments' on Fifa decision, many blaming corporation for England's World Cup bid failure

The BBC is facing a backlash after England's failed 2018 World Cup bid, with its news website "inundated by comments" posted at a...

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Zimbabwe overcome dogged Shakib

"Zimbabwe 209 (Chakabva 45, Razzak 4-41) beat Bangladesh 200 (Shakib 63, Mpofu 3-25) by nine runs

Zimbabwe overcame a stubborn Shakib Al Hasan to..."

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West Ham 4-0 Manchester United

"If this was the evening the manager labelled "Avram Can't" by the sceptical Upton Park faithful convinced them that, indeed, he can, it may also have..."

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Danny Wilson stands in for Liverpool as Jamie Carragher faces surgery

"• Vice-captain out for three months with dislocated shoulder

• Eighteen-year-old to start against Steaua Bucharest

Roy Hodgson will ask the..."

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The Ashes 2010: Andy Flower faces quarterly cancer checks for two years

"England's team manager says he was happy to leave the players and staff to it after his surprise surgery in Brisbane

Andy Flower has spoken for the..."

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