10.11.14
Top four
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Autumn Internationals. That’s Saturday afternoons sorted for the next month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/international-match/fixtures
- F1. Exciting to the very end, as double points for the final race could end up deciding the title. http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2014/nov/07/formula-one-2014-points-breakdown-title-race-explained
- England Basketball. In a long running funding saga basketball have finally ended up on top after Sport England stepped in with emergency funding last week, to help support the senior teams. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/basketball/29932466
- Track Cycling: Britain dominates once again, after the squad secure a host of medals at the World Cup in Guadalajara. http://www1.skysports.com/cycling/news/15264/9557421/track-cycling-world-cup-great-britain-win-two-gold-medals-and-one-silver-on-second-day
In the relegation zone
- Murray. Ending a last-minute, end-of-season, run of good form, with a straight sets loss to Nishikori at the ATP World Tour Finals. Getting past the group stage is going to take some work now. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/tennis/11219486/Andy-Murray-beaten-by-Kei-Nishikori-in-straight-sets-at-Barclays-ATP-World-Tour-Finals.html
- Diversity. A new report has found that only 3.4% of the top coaching positions in England football are held by those from a black or minority ethnic background. Should the FA go the way of the NFL and implement a “Rooney Rule”? https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/news/football-study-shows-bme-coaching-gap-093004091–sow.html
- Road safety. Olympic gold medallist Dani King suffered five broken ribs and a collapsed lung after a crash on a training ride in Wales. A pothole seems to be to blame. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/cycling/11216607/Dani-King-breaks-five-ribs-in-crash-and-sustains-collapsed-lung-following-training-ride-crash-in-Wales.html
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