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Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has returned to training after a month out with an ankle injury. The right-back has missed the last four matches, including the League Cup final defeat to Newcastle, after being forced off in the Champions League…

Jude Bellingham is confident Real Madrid can recover from their 3-0 defeat in their Champions League first leg at Arsenal on Wednesday to reach the semi-finals. Real Madrid were left surprised by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium last week…

Fulham manager Marco Silva has blamed a “lack of communication” as he confirmed Ryan Sessegnon was incorrectly substituted during his side’s 1-0 Premier League defeat to Bournemouth. As the Cottagers tried to bounce back from Antoine Semenyo’s first-minute goal at…

Antoine Semenyo opened the scoring after 53 seconds as Bournemouth revived their continental push with a 1-0 win over European hopefuls Fulham at the Vitality Stadium. Striker Semenyo capitalised on an early error by Cottagers captain Anthony Robinson to score…

Rory McIlroy won his fifth major title, completing his career Grand Slam with an impressive victory at the 89th Masters at Augusta National. The Northern Irishman joined Gene Sarazen, Ben Hogan, Gary Player, Jack Nicklaus and Tiger Woods as one…

From a video of a three-year-old practicing in his living room to a national broadcast of a nine-year-old throwing balls into a washing machine, it was clear that Rory McIlroy had the gift to make history. The only open question…

Two days before the start of the 89th Masters, Rory McIlroy and Justin Rose were invited to dinner by several members of Augusta National. Next year, McIlroy will be in a different place on a Tuesday night in early April,…

Five hours of excruciating sporting agony gave way to scenes of unbridled joy as the crowd at Rory McIlroy’s home club in County Down celebrated his dramatic Masters victory. After a night of incredible emotional rollercoaster rides for the Holywood…

Darren Ferguson has congratulated his record-breaking Peterborough side after youngster Harley Mills’ inspirational performance led them to a surprise 2-0 win over Birmingham in the Vertu Trophy final at Wembley Stadium. The unbeaten Blues secured promotion to the top flight…

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy made birdie on the first playoff hole with a short putt, missing a chance to win in regulation time, and won the Masters to complete the career Grand Slam on Sunday in Augusta, Georgia. McIlroy’s 1-over-par…