Sport shorts: Derby County in crisis after drink-driving incident and England’s Piers Francis is cited for high tackle at RWC

Ten things from the world of sport on Friday 27 September

Derby County captain Richard Keogh will miss the remainder of the season
Derby County captain Richard Keogh will miss the remainder of the season 
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1. Derby in crisis after drink-driving crash

Derby County will be without captain Richard Keogh for the rest of the season after the defender suffered a serious knee injury in the car crash that saw team-mates Tom Lawrence and Mason Bennett charged with drink-driving.

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