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Tottenham have more ‘hatred’ for Chelsea than Arsenal, claims ex-Spurs star Darren Bent ahead of north London derby

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Tottenham have more ‘hatred’ for Chelsea than Arsenal. That is according to former Spurs striker Darren Bent, who played against both the Gunners and Blues during his two-year spell at White Hart Lane. Getty Images - Getty Chelsea’s ill-tempered game with Tottenham in 2016 is known as ‘The Battle of the Bridge’ Ahead of Sunday’s north London derby, Bent revealed he always felt more tension when lining up against Chelsea players than Arsenal stars. And he may have a point with Chelsea’s ill-tempered match against Tottenham in 2016, which cost Spurs the Premier League title, being known as the ‘Battle of the Bridge’ where 12 players were booked. And Arsenal fan Bent told talkSPORT: “Spurs and Arsenal fans will always say it’s about the north London der...

Man City 2-5 Leicester: Pep Guardiola’s side have bigger problems than defence – Darren Fletcher analysis

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Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has got a lot to sort out. His side had an awful afternoon against Leicester City on Sunday and that was as poor as I've seen them play in a long time.It was more than just the fact they conceded some bad goals - what was really worrying was how lost they looked, from front to back.When things have gone wrong for City under Pep in the past, it has been easy to criticise their defence for being unable to deal with counter-attacks or for making individual mistakes.We saw both of those things happen again against Leicester, but I think the whole team has to take responsibility for this defeat - not just their defenders.The players in front of them did not put enough pressure on the ball and got played around too easily. They weren't staying with runners o...

Eagles RB Darren Sproles plans to retire after 2018 season

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Philadelphia Eagles running back Darren Sproles signed a one-year, $ 1.415 million contract extension in May. That appears to be his last NFL deal as he announced his decision to retire after the 2018 season. In a blog post, the 35-year-old Sproles said he plans to play just one more NFL season. He had planned to make 2017 his final season but he tore his ACL in Week 3 so he decided to return for 2018. "I feel like I left a lot out there, and I couldn't let my career end like that," Sproles wrote in the post. "I'm excited to come back and I am even more excited to come back to the defending Super Bowl champion, Eagles," Sproles wrote. "We have something special here with the team, the fans, and the city. We made history bringing the first Lombardi trophy to Philly and now we want to g...