Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is being unfairly punished by referees at set-pieces.The prolific striker was involved in a controversial incident in Manchester City’s Carabao Cup semi-fi
Michael van Gerwen beat Gian van Veen 8-6 in a thrilling all-Dutch final to win the Bahrain Masters title.Three-time world champion Van Gerwen, leapfrogged in the rankings by world championship runne
New head coach Michael Carrick insists outspoken former Manchester United players like Roy Keane and Gary Neville do not add extra pressure to his job.This has been a fraught fortnight at Old Traffor
Luke Littler has been knocked out of the Bahrain Masters after a comprehensive 6-2 quarter-final defeat to Gerwyn Price.Littler, crowned world champion for a second time earlier this month, was a cle
Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has confirmed he will leave the club at the end of the season.The highly-rated Austrian, who has been tipped to take over at Manchester United as the club’
Manchester City are in the “final stages” of completing a deal for England defender Marc Guehi, Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has said at a press conference.City have stepped up t
Shane Lowry and Nacho Elvira negotiated windy conditions to climb to the top of the leaderboard as overnight leader Rory McIlroy struggled during the second round at the Dubai Invitational.Lowry is l
Liverpool head coach Arne Slot will welcome back Mohamed Salah from the Africa Cup of Nations next week and insisted he would be happy to see the forward.The Egypt international’s last appearan
Mikel Arteta insisted the relationship between Declan Rice and one of his top coaches is “all good” following a heated exchange in the tunnel at Stamford Bridge.Television footage emerged
Manchester United co-owners Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Joel Glazer and Avram Glazer met at Carrington on Thursday as Michael Carrick gears up to face Manchester City in his first match as head coach.Ruben Am
Anthony Joshua has returned to the gym as he continues his recovery from a car crash which killed two close friends.The former world heavyweight champion was injured in the crash in Nigeria on Decemb
Carlos Alcaraz insisted he has full confidence in his team following the shock off-season split from long-term coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.Former world number one Ferrero had guided Alcaraz since he wa
Luke Littler showed who was boss at the Bahrain Masters after easing past veteran Paul Lim in the opening round.It was not quite the apprentice beating the master in the Middle East even if Littler g
The 2027 Tour de France will head through Carlisle, Keswick, Liverpool and Welshpool after starting out in Edinburgh next July before finishing in Cardiff.And the 2027 Tour de France Femmes avec Swif
Luke Littler and his fellow competitors will have the chance to win $200,000 (£149,000) if they can hit a nine-dart finish followed by a ‘golden bull’ in Riyadh next week.The World
Masters champion Rory McIlroy believes Brooks Koepka’s return to the PGA Tour is indicative of a decline in LIV Golf.The five-time major winner’s swift reinstatement, less than a month af
Masters champion Rory McIlroy was satisfied with his first competitive round of 2026 using new equipment after shooting a five-under 66 to hold the first-round lead at the Dubai Invitational.The Nort
Gary Neville says Manchester United cannot consider keeping Michael Carrick as head coach beyond the end of the season as Roy Keane called on his former club to go for the “best of the best&rdq
Emma Raducanu was again handed a tough path at a grand slam with world number one Aryna Sabalenka looming at the Australian Open.The British number one is seeded 28th at Melbourne Park after a 2025 s
Liam Rosenior said he is “lucky” after substitute Alejandro Garnacho struck twice to keep Chelsea’s Carabao Cup hopes alive despite a 3-2 opening-leg semi-final defeat to Arsenal at
