Eddie Howe admitted he probably would have taken a Champions League play-off place at the start of the campaign after Newcastle narrowly missed out on automatic qualification for the last 16.Wednesda
Pep Guardiola thanked his old rival Jose Mourinho after Manchester City snatched a place in the last 16 of the Champions League.City beat Galatasaray comfortably enough at the Etihad Stadium in their
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot was delighted to have qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League but even he admitted the 6-0 thrashing of Qarabag was unlikely to quell the noise surrounding th
Chelsea head coach Liam Rosenior said he expects to see the best of a “fully fit” Cole Palmer after his two assists against Napoli secured a Champions League last-16 place.Palmer came off
Thomas Frank hailed Tottenham’s “incredible” achievement after they put their poor domestic form behind them to secure a fourth-placed finish in the league phase of the Champions Le
Mikel Arteta has backed Kai Havertz to take Arsenal to “another level” after he scored and laid on two goals in the 3-2 Champions League win against Kairat at the Emirates Stadium.Havertz
Randal Kolo Muani put an eventful couple of days behind him with a goal to send Tottenham through to the Champions League last-16 with a 2-0 win at Eintracht Frankfurt.Kolo Muani was an unused substi
Erling Haaland ended his goal drought as Manchester City sneaked into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Galatasaray.Haaland scored for the first time from open play in 10 appear
Joao Pedro led a Chelsea fightback that saw them through to the Champions League last 16 with two second-half goals to beat Napoli 3-2 at the Diego Maradona Stadium.They had looked like being left to
Joe Willock’s first goal in almost a year handed Newcastle a creditable Champions League draw at holders Paris St Germain as they clinched a seeded play-off place.Willock’s header in firs
Kai Havertz scored and set up two goals on his first start in 357 days as Arsenal saw off Kairat 3-2 to complete a clean sweep of eight victories in the Champions League.Mikel Arteta’s side wer
Liverpool put their domestic problems behind them as they comfortably eased into the last 16 of the Champions League with a 6-0 victory over Qarabag.In contrast to the Premier League, where Arne Slot
Robbie Keane says it is nice to be touted as the next Tottenham manager and spoke of his affection for the club.The former Spurs striker, who currently manages Hungarian side Ferencvaros, is the book
Tyson Fury is to make his comeback against Arslanbek Makhmudov on April 11 in a fight that will be screened on Netflix.Fury announced his retirement a year ago in the wake of successive defeats to Ol
Harry Brook admits that Joe Root was never in the frame to make England’s T20 World Cup squad.The 35-year-old has issued a reminder of his enduring quality with scores of 51, 75 and an unbeaten
Bundee Aki looks set to miss Ireland’s Guinness Six Nations opener against France after being withdrawn from Andy Farrell’s squad for disciplinary reasons.Aki is being investigated by the
Test captain Ben Stokes will join the England Lions coaching team in the United Arab Emirates next month.Stokes is currently recovering from an adductor injury suffered in the fifth Ashes Test in Aus
Iga Swiatek backed up Coco Gauff’s complaints about a lack of privacy at the Australian Open by claiming tennis players are treated like zoo animals.Gauff sought a spot away from public view to
Novak Djokovic admitted he was heading out of the Australian Open before injury to quarter-final opponent Lorenzo Musetti earned him a dramatic reprieve.An out-of-sorts Djokovic looked down and out t
Elena Rybakina continued her dominant form to end Iga Swiatek’s hopes of a first Australian Open title.Like Carlos Alcaraz, Swiatek only needs this trophy to complete the career Grand Slam, but
