Your Guardian sport weekend: Women's Rugby World Cup quarters, Manchester derby and more
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Your Guardian sport weekend: Women's Rugby World Cup quarters, Manchester derby and more
"First action of the day is the lunchtime kick-off at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal host Nottingham Forest and English football welcomes back its favourite not-for-turning Aussie. Ange Postecoglou is back in work after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo at the City Ground, less than three months after leaving Spurs. David Hytner and Barney Ronay provide expert reports and analysis, with Rob Smyth providing online coverage."
"Fellow sprinters Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita may be more familiar names, but the Grantham athlete Amy Hunt is enjoying an excellent season. The 23-year-old British 100m champion has set personal bests in three events this year, though she faces a stacked lineup in both the 100m and 200m in Tokyo. Hunt and the British women, who landed Olympic silver in Paris, have high hopes for the 4x100m relay, an event they enter with a world-leading 41.69sec set in July."
"New Zealand, the holders, face a South Africa side that have 10 changes to the starting XV beaten 57-10 by France. With a nod to Rassie Erasmus's men's selection when the Springboks defeated the All Blacks in their 2023 World Cup final, their head coach, Swys de Bruin, has picked seven forwards on the bench. We like the physical stuff, we back our strength and we feel it's th"
Saturday's football schedule includes eight Premier League fixtures starting with a lunchtime kick-off at the Emirates Stadium as Arsenal host Nottingham Forest. Ange Postecoglou returns to work at Nottingham Forest after replacing Nuno Espirito Santo, less than three months after leaving Spurs. Athletics in Tokyo features British sprinters Amy Hunt, Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita, with Hunt entering after personal bests and Britain holding a world-leading 41.69sec in the 4x100m relay. British athletes Erin Wallace, Revee Walcott-Nolan and Laura Muir compete in 1500m heats and Megan Keith races the 10,000m final. Women's Rugby World Cup quarter-finals include holders New Zealand facing South Africa, who make extensive changes and name seven forwards on the bench.
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