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By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The final game of the 2015 International series takes place on Sunday as the Detroit Lions (1-6) face the Kansas City Chiefs (2-5).  In the previous two games in this series at Wembley Stadium the Jacksonville Jaguars won for the very first time in London, beating the Buffalo Bills 34-31 in a very exciting game and the New York Jets dismantled the Miami Dolphins 27-14. The Lions have mixed it up since their latest defeat...

Sport News 24/7 By Noy Shani  @NoyShani  @TLE_Sport Filmed in three countries: Israel, Czech Republic and the United Kingdom, 'Try As They Might' tells the story of the past, present and future of the Israeli national rugby union team. Constructed as an extended match report with breaks into the past behind the team’s meteoric rise in recent years, the present challenges, defining moments, and highs and lows, it tells a fascinating story about nationalism, dedication and a great belief, against...

By Nick Christian On the crest of the British cycling popularity wave, the classic continental track format Six Day Racing returned to London last week after a 35-year hiatus. Despite missing Mark Cavendish - still recovering from shoulder surgery following a crash at last month’s Tour of Britain - the event nevertheless reunited a bunch of Olympic medallists with the 2012 track. They were joined on the bill by a bunch of young British riders, determined to show the crowd they...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport OK, I’ll admit it: I am enjoying Chelsea’s current malaise.  Whilst my own team, Liverpool, languish depressingly in mid-table it is comforting to revel in someone else’s misfortune, namely Jose Mourinho’s.  The Chelsea supremo has presided over a disastrous start to the campaign with 5 defeats in 10 league matches.  The previously unflappable Portuguese has seemed flustered and tetchy in recent weeks, understandable given his team’s run of...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The 2015-16 season in the NBA is all set for big returns, big plays and the trash talking has not stopped since the Golden State Warriors were crowned champions in the summer.  They were by far the best team and most enjoyable to watch, winning the championship in style, but a few players and some pundits have come out said that there was a lot of luck involved.  Injuries swept through the...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Four Rugby World Cup quarter finals.  The southern hemisphere v the northern hemisphere.  The chance for Scotland, Wales, France and Ireland to prove that they really belong among rugby union’s elite.  Four defeats was disappointing for fans of those northern hemisphere teams but not entirely unexpected.  With the exception of the Scots, they were all schooled (embarrassingly so in the cases of France and Ireland) by the better...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @TLE_Sport  @davidjdewinter The Old Spotted Dog Ground in Forest Gate - home to Clapton FC since 1888.  This dilapidated ground is real grassroots football with only the most basic facilities.  You won’t find any prawn sandwiches or executive boxes here.  This is a football experience for the purist.  Despite being only a mile away from West Ham’s Boleyn Ground the two clubs couldn’t be further apart.  In recent seasons, Clapton,...

Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport On the 10th of October 2015, Manchester will officially become a Rugby city, with the Etihad Stadium playing host to England and Uruguay in the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and Old Trafford welcoming the best two teams in English Rugby League for the First Utility Super League Grand Final.  Leeds Rhinos are on course for a historic treble, having vanquished Hull KR 50-0 in the Challenge Cup final at Wembley in August,...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport It’s an international weekend so most football fans (myself included) will be watching England face the might of Estonia at Wembley on Friday night.  But what are football fans to do on Saturday?  There are no Premier League or Championship fixtures this weekend and Wales’ trip to Bosnia & Herzegovina doesn’t kick-off until 7.45pm.  That’s a whole Saturday afternoon without football, right?  Wrong.  It’s national non-league day this...