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English football is producing better quality players and more of them – 12 years of what is the biggest investment in development in the history of the game has delivered winning England junior men’s teams and a senior team in Fifa’s top four. More academy coaches with greater qualifications, better games programmes, progressive academy directors offering modern solutions to the old problems that come on and off the pitch.

Athletes frequently trade jerseys with opposing players but this might be the first time a team mascot was involved.

Mamadi Diakite contract and salary cap details, contract breakdowns, dead money, and news.

Jayson Tatum scored 25 points, Jaylen Brown added 24 and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to six games with a 134-101 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Sunday night. Derrick White scored 17 points against his former team, and Kristaps Porzingis added 14 points and nine rebounds in his return after missing one game due to a calf injury. “We got stops,” Boston coach joe Mazzulla said.

Ange Postecoglou’s men helped by Richarlison’s sealer with fifth goal in as many games to make it 3-1 over Bournemouth.

Ange Postecoglou’s men helped by Richarlison’s sealer with fifth goal in as many games to make it 3-1 over Bournemouth.

Tottenham captain Son Heung-min and Wolves forward Hwang Hee-chan could miss as many as four Premier League matches in January and February after being named in South Korea's 26-man squad for the Asian Cup in Qatar. Jurgen Klinsmann's side play their opening group match against Bahrain on 15 January, starting their bid to win the event for the first time since 1960. The group stage concludes on 25 January but, should they go all the way to the final on 10 February, Son would miss Spurs...

Luka Doncic scored 39 points in a triple-double and the Dallas Mavericks routed San Antonio 144-119 on Saturday night after Spurs rookie star Victor Wembanyama was a late scratch when he sprained an ankle during warmups. Doncic, who had 12 rebounds and recorded his 10th assist just before leaving the game for good at the end of the third quarter, had his 36th 30-point triple-double, one shy of LeBron James for third on the career list. “We all know who he is, what he's doing in his...

DeMar DeRozan had 27 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 124-108 on Wednesday night. Chicago shot 54.5% from the field and had eight players score in double figures. Coby White had 17 points and reserve Ayo Dosunmu added 14.

Lillard scored a season-high 40 points to push his career total over 20,000, Giannis Antetokounmpo had a triple-double and the Milwaukee Bucks trounced San Antonio 132-119 on Tuesday night as the Spurs played without Victor Wembanyama due to a sore right ankle. “I don’t want to fake downplay it like it’s nothing,” Lillard said. Lillard increased his career point total to 20,034 and became the 51st person in NBA history — and eighth active player — to r...