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Aston Villa’s Champions League qualification fate will go down to the final league phase match after they lost 1-0 at Monaco. Unai Emery’s side could have put one foot in the last 16 had they emerged from the Principality with…

William Saliba has handed Arsenal a rare injury boost after manager Mikel Arteta confirmed the defender is set to be available to face Manchester City on February 2. Saliba was sorely missed as the Gunners could take only a point…

Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers wants his players and the fans to feel the history as they chase a win that will likely send them into the Champions League knockout phase. The Scottish champions are looking to take their tally to…

Warren Gatland believes that people will write Wales off at their peril in this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The form guide suggests another difficult campaign for Wales after collecting the wooden spoon last season for the first time since 2003.…

Novak Djokovic proved himself the Melbourne Park master once again with a brilliant late-night victory over young pretender Carlos Alcaraz. The 10-time Australian Open champion is only two wins away from a record-breaking 25th grand slam title after a 4-6…

Captain Caelan Doris acknowledges back-to-back champions Ireland must improve and evolve in order to continue their recent domination of the Guinness Six Nations. Ireland are bidding to become the first country to lift the title three years in a row…

Aston Villa have rejected a bid from Premier League rivals West Ham for forward Jhon Duran, the PA news agency understands. West Ham first registered an interest in Duran last summer but failed to pursue initial advances for the Colombian…

Alexander Zverev reached his third Australian Open semi-final with a four-set win over American Tommy Paul. The second seed, who is bidding for a first grand slam title, had lost both his previous two meetings against Paul but proved the…

England have been hit by the loss of vice-captain Jamie George for their Guinness Six Nations opener against Ireland on February 1, with Alex Mitchell also a doubt for the Dublin showdown. Hooker George suffered a hamstring injury in Saracens’…

Paula Badosa ended Coco Gauff’s winning run to reach her first grand slam semi-final at the Australian Open. The American third seed arrived in Melbourne as the most in-form player on tour after winning the WTA Finals to end last…