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Mohamed El Shorbagy wins five game thriller against his brother to secure first PSA World Championship

Mohamed El Shorbagy and Raheem El Welily were the big winners on Sunday night in the Manchester Central Convention Complex

A day at F.C. United

Sports Editor Sam Cooper met up with the F.C. United Students’ Society to see what life is like at one of the biggest non-league clubs in the country

FIFA World Cup 2018 Group Stage Draw – As it happened

England get Belgium, Panama and Tunisia in Group G.

Sterling saves City

Raheem Sterling grabbed a 96th minute winner as Manchester City stretched their winning Premier League run to 12 against Southampton

Graphical preview of the Manchester derby

One of the fiercest derbies of English football is on the horizon

Premier League Round-Up: November 24-26th

A recap of all the weekend’s action from the Premier League.

City battle for 2-1 win at Huddersfield

Goals from Sergio Agüero and Raheem Sterling retorted City’s eight-point lead at the top of the table

Sterling the highlight as City labour to a 1-0 win

In their final game Champions League group stage game, Manchester City overcame Feyenoord thanks to a late goal from Raheem Sterling

Alan Shearer’s BBC documentary puts spotlight on dementia and football

The documentary, which aired on Sunday the 12th, focused on the link between heading and dementia

UoM made to rue unfortunate late own goal

The University of Manchester Women fell to their fourth league defeat in four after a 2-3 against the University of Central Lancashire

A United Uni

Survey finds 36 per cent of University of Manchester students are Red Devils

Association of Tennis Professionals in hot water after embarrassing Next Gen draw

The governing tennis body has received fierce backlash for its drawing of the seeds for the Next Gen tournament

Should dopers be accepted back into sport?

Maria Sharapova is back in tennis after a 15 month suspension but her return has met fierce criticism

Record-breaking Agüero seals City’s European qualification

Manchester City qualified for the Champions League Round of 16 with two games to spare after a 4-2 win in Naples

University of Manchester wins outstanding contribution to sport accolade

The university was given the title by the Manchester Sport Awards

Lawn Tennis Association aims to get more Manchester students playing tennis

Sports Editor Sam Cooper spoke to the LTA Regional Tennis Education Officer, Laura Lattimore on their hopes of getting more students involved

University of Manchester suffer second defeat

A solitary second half goal was enough to condemn Manchester to their second successive defeat

7,500 runners take part in Manchester half marathon

The course, which starts outside Old Trafford football ground and ends at Old Trafford cricket ground, has a reputation of being one of the fastest half marathons in the UK due to its flat nature

Superb start spares City’s blushes

A commanding opening 25 minutes was curtailed as an in-form Napoli provided a tough test for Guardiola’s men

Mixed emotions for the men’s and women’s varsity teams

The women secured a 17-5 win while the men succumbed to a 21-10 defeat