FA Cup roundup: Forest revel in spirit of ‘59 against Luton as Exeter shock Oxford

  • Nottingham Forest beat Luton 2-0 in repeat of 1959 final
  • Leicester thrash QPR 6-2 as Brighton ease past Norwich

With their club legend, Mick Harford, helping to lead the team, Luton, who sacked manager Rob Edwards this week, travelled to Nottingham Forest for a repeat of 1959’s final. And just like that Wembley day, the Hatters departed in disappointment, losing 2-0 at the City Ground.

Ryan Yates, the Forest captain, was the driving force for Nuno Espirito Santo’s team, and scored the first goal for the Premier League high-fliers, a stooping header after a fine cross from Ramón Sosa. The Paraguayan then scored Forest’s second himself, sliding in from close range after Jota Silva’s pass from the right wing to follow up six consecutive Premier League wins with a comfortable stroll into the next round.

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Elena Rybakina slams WTA probe into Vukov as Australian Open nears – video

Elena Rybakina has backed her former coach Stefano Vukov and expressed her disagreement with the Women’s Tennis Association as the governing body continued its investigation into the Croat on the eve of the Australian Open. 'I don’t agree with a lot of things the WTA do in the sense of my relationship with Stefano,' said Rybakina, the sixth seed in Melbourne. 'As I said before, I have never made any complaints or any of these things. I always said that he never mistreated me.' Earlier this week, the WTA confirmed it had opened an investigation into Vukov owing to an alleged breach of its code of conduct. He is provisionally suspended from the tour, meaning he cannot receive accreditation and access the private player areas despite his original intent to attend the Australian Open.

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