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Mauricio Pochettino addresses Chelsea’s shortcomings in candid Burnley draw reflection; the Argentine criticised a lack of heart and hunger after his side were pegged back twice from winning positions; forward Cole Palmer admitted the Blues ‘got too comfortable’ Please use…

Player-of-the-match Jack Conan was one of five second-half try scorers for Leinster in a dominant 47-14 United Rugby Championship win over the Vodacom Bulls at the RDS. This top of the table clash was of Test match quality at times,…

Shamrock Rovers claimed the bragging rights over rivals Bohemians with a 3-1 win at Tallaght Stadium. Two goals in the space of four minutes from Johnny Kenny and Darragh Burns put the reigning champions in control, with Aaron Greene securing…

England prop Kyle Sinckler will join Toulon from Bristol at the end of the season. The 30-year-old has made 55 appearances since joining from Harlequins in 2020 and helped them to their first European title during his debut campaign. Bristol’s…

Newcastle overcome the loss of three players to injury to produce a fight back from 3-1 down to beat West Ham 4-3 in thriller; Kalvin Phillips was brought on as a substitute and conceded a penalty Image: Kalvin Phillips was…

Louis Rees-Zammit exploded onto rugby’s professional scene as an 18-year-old; the key figure behind Wales’ 2021 Six Nations title win at 20; injuries take hold, but Rees-Zammit’s qualities remain on show; prolific tryscorer at Rugby World Cup and then a…

Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool will take things “day by day” with Andy Robertson as he indicated the left-back’s injury was not serious. Robertson was being assessed by the Reds after coming off in the first half of Scotland’s friendly against…

Celtic captain Callum McGregor has a “very good chance” of facing Rangers but will not be risked on Livingston’s artificial surface. Manager Brendan Rodgers will delay McGregor’s comeback until after Sunday’s cinch Premiership contest at the Tony Macaroni Arena. The…

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag is confident Kobbie Mainoo can deal with the hype following his impressive full England debut. Just four months on from making his first Premier League start, the 18-year-old put in a man-of-the-match performance in…

Frazer Clarke and Fabio Wardley collide in a ‘Bad Blood’ showdown for the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles this Sunday at The O2 in London, live on Sky Sports; Ben Whittaker is on the undercard, as is Viddal Riley-Mikael Lawal,…