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Sport in brief: January 22, 2025

MEN’S FOOTBALL: Europa League fixtures continue tomorrow evening with Rangers at Old Trafford aiming for their first ever victory over Manchester United as both teams look to seal a top eight finish. Other highlights include Tottenham at Hoffenheim, table-topping Lazio taking on Real Sociedad, unbeaten Anderlecht’s trip to Viktoria Plzen, Qarabag facing 1986’s European Cup winners Steaua Bucharest and last year’s finalists Roma visiting AZ Alkmaar.

MEN’S CRICKET: Hobart Hurricanes preserved their unbeaten home record and cruised through to Monday’s final of Australia’s Big Bash competition with a 12-run win over the Sydney Sixers on Tuesday. Chasing 174 the Sixers collapsed to 5-3 before Kurtis Patterson clubbed 48 from 33 balls and Jordan Silk top-scored with 57 as they reached 161-5. England’s Chris Jordan bowled the last over of the game and finished with 0-30 from four overs.

MEN’S RUGBY UNION: Adam Radwan has left Newcastle in mid-season after nine years with the club to join Premiership rivals Leicester. The 27 year old Osmotherly-born winger scored 59 tries in 128 appearances for the north-easterners and also gained two England caps in 2021. Newcastle currently sit bottom of the Premiership with two wins from their opening ten games while Leicester are fourth, eight points behind leaders Bath.

MEN’S CYCLING: Briton Matthew Brennan became the youngest rider to claim a podium place at a World Tour event when the 19-year-old finished second on the sprint into Gumeracha on Tuesday’s opening stage of the Tour Down Under. Australian Sam Welsford won the stage with British riders Matthew Walls third and Ben Swift in fifth. Defending champion Stephen Williams finished 23rd with the same time as the winner.

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