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Jean-Philippe Mateta sets Crystal Palace on road to victory over Brentford

Jean-Philippe Mateta’s eighth goal of the season set Crystal Palace on course for a return to winning ways in the Premier League. Mateta’s opener on the half-hour was added to by an own goal from the Brentford captain, Nathan Collins, early in the second half as the Eagles backed up their win at Liverpool in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday with their first victory in four league games.

Palace’s Ismaïla Sarr looked to have forged an opportunity for himself when he got away from Kristoffer Ajer down the right but chose to square the ball rather than shoot and Sepp van den Berg intercepted for Brentford. It was a rare opening in what was a cagey beginning, with Mateta’s deflected header from a Yéremy Pino cross gently falling into the arms of Caoimhín Kelleher.

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British canoeist banned for two years after posting explicit Instagram video

  • Kurts Adams Rozentals given a two-year suspension

  • Paddle UK kick Rozentals off elite Olympic programme

The British canoeist Kurts Adams Rozentals has been handed a two-year suspension and kicked out of the Olympic programme after posting an explicit video on Instagram and misleading the press about the reasons for his initial ban, Paddle UK announced.

The canoe slalom athlete, who was part of Paddle UK’s world class programme for Olympic hopefuls, was initially suspended in April by the governing body and has now been deselected.

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Championship: managers under fire as Norwich, Leicester and Saints slump

  • Pressure mounts on Manning as Norwich fans protest

  • Leicester crowd turns on Cifuentes; Still also under fire

Liam Manning apologised after a 2-0 defeat to Hull condemned his Norwich side to a seventh straight home defeat of the season. The Canaries faded after a bright start and second-half goals from Joe Gelhardt and Darko Gyabi left them still stuck in the Championship relegation zone after 13 games.

There were protests from the home fans at the final whistle, with Manning the target along with the club’s sporting director Ben Knapper, prompting the former to make a swift exit to the sanctuary of the dressing room. He admitted later that he should have faced the music.

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European football: Mbappé and Bellingham sink Valencia for Real Madrid

  • Real Madrid 4-0 Valencia | Bayern Munich 3-0 Bayer Leverkusen

  • Coach Patrick Vieira leaves Genoa by mutual consent

Kylian Mbappé netted twice as Real Madrid eased to a 4-0 victory over struggling Valencia, with Jude Bellingham and Alvaro Carreras also scoring to help the La Liga leaders claim their 13th win from 14 matches in all competitions.

The victory extended Real’s commanding lead, putting them seven points clear of second-placed Villarreal and eight ahead of third-placed Barcelona, who sit level with Atlético Madrid on 22 points but have a game in hand.

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