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Luke Littler stepped onto the Netflix stage expecting a casual hit-around, but the teenage darts sensation got a serious wake-up call. Littler admitted he thought he'd be facing pub players, only to find Fallon Sherrock and top junior talents Mitchell Lawrie and Zach Griffiths waiting for him. Not exactly a relaxed afternoon.
Meanwhile the situation at Manchester United continues to move fast. The club are closing in on a deal with Mauricio Pochettino to take the head coach role, should they pull the trigger on Michael Carrick. Carrick has already reported for work, which makes the whole thing feel like a ticking clock nobody's pretending isn't there. United want answers, and they may be getting them very soon.
And over at the WTA Finals, Linda Noskova is announcing herself in a major way. The Czech star, fresh off her Wimbledon title, dismantled Coco Gauff six-three, six-three, firing nine aces and winning seventy percent of her first-serve points. Gauff had just two break-point chances all match and converted neither, then called for a rule change afterward, calling the current format, quote, kind of stupid. Losing has a way of sharpening opinions.
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