Dina Asher-Smith had expected to bring the curtain down on an exceptional European championships for Britain by leading the 4x100m women to gold. Instead she was left with her hands…
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Real Madrid’s Weir puts Manchester City out of Women’s Champions League
Manchester City were denied the chance to play Champions League football this season as they fell short against a dominant Real Madrid. Caroline Weir came back to haunt her former…

Ten Hag vows to ‘restore’ Manchester United as Liverpool roll into town
A bullish Erik ten Hag has insisted he will “restore” Manchester United with the manager pointing to his record at his previous clubs Ajax, Utrecht and Go Ahead Eagles as…

Wesley Fofana dropped after missing training session amid Chelsea bids
Wesley Fofana missed a training session last week as Chelsea’s pursuit of him intensified and Brendan Rodgers has conceded the defender’s behaviour was a factor in his decision to leave…

Fabinho driven by Liverpool’s slow start not Manchester United ‘crisis’
Fabinho was at home nursing an injury and shouting at the television screen when Liverpool humiliated Manchester United at Old Trafford last season. The shouts were not all celebratory. He…

PSG’s Mbappé scores after eight seconds at Lille while Mané leads Bayern rout
Kylian Mbappé scored the fastest Ligue 1 goal for 30 years to set Paris Saint-Germain on their way to a runaway 7-1 victory at Lille as they kept up their…

Test of Brendon McCullum’s coaching mettle starts now with shaky England
Bazbackability! What is it? And does this current England Test team have any? The answers to these questions are of course: 1) It’s not anything at all, just a made-up…