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"Everyone in the family loved her. The loss is unbearable for us."

For others, it was a time of unbearable hardship.

What made Smith unbearable on the court then, it turns out, has made her an irreplaceable part of a Trojan lineup that now has serious Final Four aspirations.

The tension was unbearable at the Newcastle end, but Howe's team managed those final seconds as skilfully as they had everything else, and Liverpool were unable to respond.

Ami kept going back to her GP because the pain was "completely unbearable".