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Luke Littler says “all eyes would still be on me” even if title rival Luke Humphries had not been knocked out of the World Championship. Littler became an even heavier favourite to win the tournament after he did what the…

Head coach Wayne Rooney has left Plymouth after seven months in the role, with the club rock-bottom of the Championship. The 39-year-old arrived at Home Park in May, marking his return to management following previous spells in charge of Birmingham…

Ruben Amorim said it was “really clear” Manchester United were being drawn into a relegation fight following the 2-0 loss to Newcastle at Old Trafford. The United boss admitted his team’s situation was “a little bit embarrassing”, with this latest…

Ruben Amorim’s Manchester United suffered a third straight Premier League defeat as in-form Newcastle bolstered their European hopes with a 2-0 win at Old Trafford. Alexander Isak’s early header was followed by Joelinton’s goal in the 19th minute, and the…

Marcus Rashford returned to the Manchester United squad as a substitute for Monday’s game against Newcastle at Old Trafford. Ruben Amorim made four changes to his starting XI with Bruno Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte suspended, and the reshuffle included Rashford’s…

Nathan Aspinall produced an almost perfect whitewash over Ricardo Pietreczko to book his place in the quarter-finals of the World Darts Championship. The 33-year-old dropped just two legs in a 4-0 demolition of the German, whose average of 78.46 and…

Nick Kyrgios marked his return from injury with an entertaining doubles victory alongside Novak Djokovic in the Brisbane International. Kyrgios and Djokovic, who faced each other in the Wimbledon singles final in 2022, teamed up to defeat Austria’s Alexander Erler…

Cliftonville footballer Michael Newberry has died at the age of 27. The former Northern Ireland youth international – who started his career at Newcastle – won two Irish Premiership titles with Linfield. In a statement, Cliftonville said they were “devastated”…

Harvey Elliott is desperate for Mohamed Salah to stay at Liverpool, branding the forward “the best player in the world”. Salah plunged his Anfield future into further doubt on Sunday by claiming talks over a new contract are “far away”.…

Erling Haaland is looking forward to taking his mind off football for a few days after Manchester City ended a five-game winless run with victory at Leicester. The Norway striker was on the scoresheet along with Savinho as City gave…