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The wonderful life-affirming feeling of being part of a team, whatever size, never leaves you

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Tom Brady and Bucs ease to Falcons victory; Kyler Murray returns from injury with a win

Aaron Rodgers ruins likeable image amid vaccine scepticism

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Cowboys overcome loss of Dak Prescott, Jets shock Bengals and Titans beat Colts in OT

Gordon D’Arcy: Few realistic pretenders yet to Sexton’s throne

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Mac Jones outshines Tom Brady as former Patriot sets NFL passing record

Last-minute field goal miss hands Brady bragging rights on Foxborough homecoming

Hype grows as Brady and the Bucs get closer to a bitter reunion with Belichick

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Matt Williams: Time for players to rediscover the lost art of the torpedo punt

The 50-22 law empowers attacking teams to exploit some of that crucial empty space to telling effect

Cristiano Ronaldo retains grip on the spotlight as age remains merely a number

Goalscoring superstar remains as obsessive and driven to win as he has ever been

Different Strokes: Thomas puts his money where his mouth is to give Visacki a hand up

Free shots at Memorial; By the numbers; Word of Mouth; On this Day; In the Bag

Now that Conor McGregor is in Gatsby’s mansion, what will his legacy be?

Keith Duggan: He has reached the pinnacle of sports earners; it may be time to give back

Finn Russell’s maverick nature falters against Johnny Sexton’s ice man

‘We are playing for our jerseys and trying to get on Lions tours, there’s so much at stake’

Gianluigi Buffon at 43: why messing up is key and what makes him happy

The Juventus goalkeeper’s last great objective in football is to play in a Club World Cup

Push-and-pull between Tiger Woods and the machine kept us all rapt

Nobody else could have become the most famous athlete on earth while playing golf

The Offload: John McClean questions can no longer be silenced

Dan Carter’s legacy? Harry Byrne and NFL comparisons, French Covid-19 mystery

Ken Early: Erling Haaland is not the type of superstar we are used to

Mbappe looks the more complete footballer but the Norweigan has one key advantage

Joanne O’Riordan: NFL leaves victims and survivors out in the cold

Super Bowl involved players who have turned women into victims

Sonia O’Sullivan: The secret training diary of an ageing athlete

There’s no need for a so-called ageing runner to have a fear of speed and specific training

Serena Williams inspired by kindred spirit Brady’s phenomenal achievements

Like the famed veteran quarterback, American great fully focused on the next challenge

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