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Johnny Sexton insists there is plenty left to come in his distinguished career as he seeks to cap a Guinness Six Nations swansong by guiding Ireland to Grand Slam glory in a “cup final” against England. Captain Sexton will make…

Liverpool’s injury woes continue to mount after defender Joel Matip was ruled out for at least a couple of weeks with a calf problem. Sunday’s 3-2 defeat to Premier League leaders Arsenal has proved to be more damaging than just…

Joao Palhinha likes a tackle. In fact, he loves a tackle. And Fulham supporters love him for it. Stand outside Craven Cottage on a matchday and you might struggle to differentiate between the sound of the home side scoring and…

Joachim Andersen has spoken to the police after he was bombarded by death threats and a torrent of abuse online following Crystal Palace’s 1-1 draw at Liverpool. The Eagles defender was headbutted by Darwin Nunez, who was red-carded by referee…

Aberdeen have sacked manager Jim Goodwin after Saturday’s 6-0 Scottish Premiership defeat at Hibernian. The Irishman was already under huge pressure following an embarrassing 1-0 Scottish Cup defeat at sixth-tier side Darvel on Monday. Goodwin had been warned by the…

Jarrod Bowen insists West Ham have a strong enough squad to sustain a top-four challenge despite their failure to bring in January reinforcements. Hammers boss David Moyes was left frustrated in his search for a centre-half and a striker when…

Scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park insists Ireland have not given up hope of the Guinness Six Nations title but concedes “serious teams win big away games” following a damaging defeat in France. The Irish were on the back foot from the beginning…

Image: Alexander-Arnold had a chastening night up against Vinicus Junior at the Bernabeu He said: “Where he is at the moment, and I’ve always defended him, in that he’s played for one of the best teams in the world, and…

Image: Gary Neville has picked Manchester United’s Casemiro as his signing of the season “I have doubts about the five-year deal and the expense of it, but in terms of the jump in performance when he is playing to when…

Tottenham missed out on the chance to move up to third in the Premier League after James Ward-Prowse’s stoppage-time penalty earned struggling Southampton a dramatic 3-3 draw. Spurs had looked set to clinch all three points at St Mary’s after…