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Defender Phil Jones says he never thought about leaving Manchester United in the summer.

After missing 10 months with a variety of injuries, Jones, 24, has started United’s last three games.

It did look at one period as though he would be an early casualty of Jose Mourinho’s arrival, and was heavily linked with Stoke before the summer transfer deadline.

“No, definitely not,” he said, when asked about the possibility of quitting United after last night’s 4-0 win over Feyenoord.

“I am just delighted to be back playing. My body’s stiff and I have a few cuts and bruises but it’s good to be back.”

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Snooker player Mark King tells BBC Sport how gambling addiction almost destroyed his marriage and career, and talks about his ongoing recovery.

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Manchester United defender Phil Jones says Wayne Rooney has been the victim of dressing room jokes in the wake of the late-night pictures of him on England duty that have caused so much controversy.

Rooney feels the media coverage has been unfair, even though he has apologised for his conduct after being given a night off by Gareth Southgate following the win over Scotland at Wembley earlier this month.

Jones said: “There has been a bit of banter in the dressing room but he takes it with a pinch of salt.

“It's been difficult period for him but it's water off a duck's back. He's dealt with that throughout his career.”

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Nathan Nicholls: Not sure you'll get a better bargain that Harry Arter for £4,000.

Matt Cairns: Jamie Vardy and Riyad Mahrez cost in total £1.5m, the rest as they say was history!

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England women have made six changes for the Test against Canada at Twickenham on Saturday which takes place after the men play Argentina.

Richmond wing Kay Wilson and flanker Alex Matthews return to the starting line-up in place of the injured Fiona Pocock and Vicky Fleetwood.

Bristol back Megan Jones, who has one England cap, is among the replacements after being called into the squad for the first time this autumn.

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David Moyes says he is happy with the partnership between Victor Anichebe and Jermain Defoe, with the pair scoring five goals in the last two games for Sunderland.

The Black Cats boss said: "They have done well, we have been really pleased with them both. Victor is a good player and Jermain's record speaks for itself with his goals."

Moyes though was keen to highlight that it will not be easy for Anichebe, 28, to always be firing, adding: "Anichebe has done well and he is a good player but lets put it in context, he is not a £20m forward.

"In him we have a centre forward who I believe in and who is very capable, but there will be games when he is in top form and games when he is not."

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The 10-strong shortlist for the BBC Young Sports Personality of the Year 2016 has been announced.

One teenager will follow in the footsteps of past winners Ellie Simmonds, Wayne Rooney, Amber Hill, Tom Daley and Andy Murray.

The top three, chosen by an expert panel, will be named on Blue Peter on Thursday, 8 December.

Last year's winner was gymnast Ellie Downie, who has been nominated again this year.

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There was bad news for Wales and Real Madrid star Gareth Bale on Thursday with news that he will be out of action for up to four months with an ankle injury.

But Bale has taken to Instagram, external to give an update on the injury. "Thanks for all the messages!" he says. "Ankle is feeling fine. I'll be doing everything I can to get on the pitch asap."

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England coach Eddie Jones says Wasps' Elliot Daly has the potential to become the "next Jason Robinson".

Daly, 24, started on the left wing in England's 58-15 rout of Fiji on Saturday and scored his first try in his seventh international appearance.

"He does things you don't coach. We give him a roving role but he's got a good sense for the game," said Jones.

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New Zealand reached 77-2 against Pakistan before rain forced the opening day of the second and final Test to be abandoned after just 21 overs in Hamilton on Friday. 

The players took lunch 15 minutes early as the skies opened, with Jeet Raval on 35 and Ross Taylor on 29 after the early loss of Tom Latham and Kane Williamson and play was then called off three hours later.

The home side only need a draw to secure their first series win over Pakistan in more than 30 years, while Pakistan need a win to extend their two-year unbeaten series streak. 

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Stoke manager Mark Hughes has highlighted how 'extremely brave' the people who are speaking out about football sex abuse claims are.

In light of recent claims that a number of former footballers said they were abused as children by coaches, Hughes said: "In terms of the impact on guys who have come forward, they are extremely brave to face something they are trying to forget about. 

"The people who have come out need to be congratulated and supported."

Abuse in sport could be "much greater than first thought", according to Dr Daniel Rhind a lecturer in social psychology at Brunel University.

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Former footballer Chris Unsworth has spoken for the first time to the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme to say that he was abused as a child by a football coach.

The 44-year-old was initially a youth player at Manchester City with Barry Bennell, who has served three jail sentences for child sex offences, and then moved to Crewe with him when he was about 12.  

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Four ex-footballers, including two speaking for the first time, have appeared together to tell the BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme they were abused as children by a coach.

Andy Woodward, who was the first to go public, wept as Chris Unsworth and Jason Dunford spoke for the first time of being abused by former Crewe Alexandra coach Barry Bennell.

Mr Unsworth said he "never told a soul" that he was raped up to 100 times.

Bennell, 62, has served three jail sentences for child sex offences.

West Ham are 17th in the Premier League and have a tough run of fixtures coming up, starting with an away game at Manchester United on Sunday. So is Hammers boss Slaven Bilic worried about losing his job?

He says: "I speak to the owners regularly after every game and I feel support. I'm concentrating on my job and our next game.

"I'm not fearful. I feel pressure of course as at the moment we are not producing and do not have enough points to feel happy and safe.

"But I do see the improvement and looking at the last game against Spurs I see a team that was hungry and alive and the points were there for us. I take my job in good times and bad times."

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Sunderland head to Anfield with two wins in their previous two matches, and, although their opponents Liverpool only have one defeat all season, they are coming off the back of a goalless draw away at Southampton last weekend.

Sunderland manager David Moyes said: "We've been competitive away from home and close to winning games. We will go there and make it difficult for Liverpool. 

"It's not easy to get back-to-back wins when you're at the bottom, so the players are in good spirits."

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John McEnerney: Henrik "The King of The Kings" Larsson. £650,000 seven years, seven trophies 174 goals. Greatest player ever to wear The Hoops. Super bargain.

Adam Smith: Petr Cech to Chelsea for a fee of £7m was an incredible piece of business. Our greatest keeper for half the price of Bosingwa.

Jack Lennon-French: Tom Heaton. We got him for nothing and he's gone on to captain the club and play for England. Player of the season so far too.

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Top girlband Little Mix don't often find their way into Sportsday Live - but that's about to change today.

And it could lead to the next great pairing between football and pop music.

According to the Sun, external, bandmember Perrie Edwards is going out with Arsenal and England star Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.

Perrie, who was famously dumped by former One Direction star Zayn Malik last year, reportedly watched the North London derby earlier this month in Oxlade-Chamberlain's personal box at the Emirates Stadium.

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