Everton has opened talks with Alex Iwobi over a new contract. Discussions are at an early stage, but the Blues are keen to tie down the 26-year-old, who has grown to become an integral part of the squad under Frank Lampard. Iwobi has been one of the most impressive players of the opening seven games […] […]

Nigeria’s Super Falcons face a must-win game against a Botswana team riding on a wave of success at the ongoing Morocco 2022 African Women Nations Cup. Nigeria lost its opening game 1-2 to South Africa, while Botswana were masterly in their 4-2 defeat of Burundi. Now, the least Nigeria needs is a draw against The […] […]

The England international headed a shortlist of Thomas Tuchel’s attacking targets and had entered the final year of his contract with City, who are grateful for his service and will not obstruct his desire for greater minutes and status elsewhere. Tuchel was desperate to add a decisive edge in the final third to cure Chelsea’s […] […]

Rafael Nadal came from behind to beat Taylor Fritz in a five-set quarter-final thriller at Wimbledon as the Spaniard battled injury to keep alive his hopes of a calendar Grand Slam. Nadal appeared on the verge of withdrawing as he called the trainer to tend to an abdominal issue during the second set, but twice […] […]

Liverpool took a huge step towards the Champions League quarter-finals after scoring two late goals against Inter Milan in the San Siro. The Reds looked set for a goalless draw in the first leg in Italy until Brazil forward Roberto Firmino got on the end of Andrew Robertson’s corner to head his side into the […] […]

Six-time winners Bayern Munich needed a late Kingsley Coman equaliser to avoid a shock last-16 first-leg defeat at an impressive Red Bull Salzburg. Winger Coman ghosted in at the far post in the 90th minute and converted following Thomas Muller’s flick. Salzburg substitute Chukwubuike Adamu had netted the opener with a delightful curling finish into […] […]

Atletico Madrid’s poor form continued as the La Liga champions were beaten by bottom club Levante on Wednesday. Gonzalo Melero scored the only goal of the game in the second half, driving home from the middle of the box. Angel Correa thought he had equalised in stoppage time with a stunning overhead kick, but it […] […]

Manchester City practically secured qualification for the Champions League quarter-finals in spectacular fashion after a last-16, first-leg thrashing of Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. City put on quite a show, like they have for much of this season, to give themselves an unassailable lead in a fixture against a resurgent and regenerated Sporting who are currently Portuguese champions. After a lengthy […] […]

Novak Djokovic has stated that he would rather forfeit future tennis titles than be forced to take the Covid jab. The 36-year-old Serbian claimed forsaking championships like the French Open was “the price I’m prepared to pay” because of his jab status. Last month, the 20-time Grand Slam winner was deported from Australia after his […] […]

Cristiano Ronaldo ended his longest goal drought in recent times as Manchester United beat 10-man Brighton at Old Trafford to move back into the Premier League’s top-four. The Portuguese gathered Scott McTominay’s ball before sneaking right of the Brighton defence and curling a low shot past a stationary Robert Sanchez with barely any backlift. After […] […]

Trent Alexander-Arnold and Roberto Firmino could return for Liverpool in Saturday’s Premier League trip to Brentford. Firmino has not featured since suffering a hamstring injury against Chelsea on August 31 while Alexander-Arnold missed the last two games due to illness. James Milner and Neco Williams have also returned to training ahead of the trip to […] […]

Tammy Abraham scored the only goal as Roma overcame Udinese to move up to fourth in Serie A. Roma suffered their first defeat under manager Jose Mourinho against Verona on Sunday, but Abraham’s finish from Riccardo Calafiori’s cross made it four victories from five league games. They trail Napoli by three points, after the leaders […] […]

The pressure continued to grow on Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman after his side were held to a frustrating goalless draw at lowly Cadiz. Frenkie de Jong’s red card saw the visitors play the last 25 minutes with 10 men, with Koeman dismissed in the dying seconds for dissent. Barcelona now have just two wins from […] […]

Achraf Hakimi scored a dramatic injury-time goal as Paris St-Germain maintained their winning start to the Ligue 1 season with victory at Metz. Hakimi curled into the bottom corner in the 95th minute for his second strike of the match to make it seven straight wins for Mauricio Pochettino’s side. The Morocco right-back had put […] […]

Marco Asensio scored a superb hat-trick as Real Madrid reclaimed top spot in La Liga with an emphatic victory over Mallorca at the Bernabeu. Asensio scored twice in five first-half minutes – either side of Lee Kang-in’s well-taken response for the visitors. The Spaniard found the bottom corner to make it 4-1 10 minutes after […] […]

Juventus produced a second-half fightback to earn their first Serie A victory of the season against Spezia. Centre-back Matthijs de Ligt scored the winner from a corner six minutes after Federico Chiesa’s equaliser. Spezia had produced their own comeback from a goal down through Emmanuel Gyasi and Janis Antiste, after Moise Kean’s low strike into […] […]

Reece James scored the winning penalty in a shootout as Chelsea reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup at Aston Villa's expenses. […]

The former Ireland, British and Irish Lions rugby international Brendan Mullin has appeared in court after being charged with stealing more than €500,000 from Bank of Ireland. The 57-year-old, of Stillorgan Road, Dublin, who won 55 caps for Ireland between 1984 and 1995, appeared before Dublin District Court. It followed an investigation by the Garda […] […]

Messi appeared unhappy while being replaced, but Pochettino said he had taken a knock to his left knee. […]

Luis Suarez scored a late brace as La Liga champions Atletico Madrid came from behind to defeat neighbours Getafe […]

Riyad Mahrez scored twice as Cup holders Manchester City came from behind to thrash League One Wycombe and reach the last 16 of the Carabao Cup. […]

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara will miss a minimum of two matches with a calf problem. […]

Everton’s James Rodriguez is in talks with a club in Qatar about a potential move to the Middle East. The former Real Madrid midfielder is yet to play a game since the arrival of Rafa Benitez as manager. The 2014 World Cup Golden Boot winner had an option to move to Portugal during the transfer […] […]

Gerard Deulofeu passed up an opportunity to reduce the deficit eight minutes before the break and Koulibaly effectively wrapped up the points within seven minutes of the restart with Napoli's third, substitute Hirving Lozano's late strike simply cementing a comfortable win which eased them from third place to first. […]

Araujo struck in the final minute of normal time amid a concerted flurry to cancel out Domingos Duarte's early opener and spare his side's blushes as the game finished 1-1 […]