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Kyle Lafferty has been axed from Northern Ireland’s squad for their Nations League fixtures against Kosovo and Greece after a video emerged which appeared to show the Kilmarnock striker using sectarian language. The video, which has appeared on social media,…

West Ham defender Kurt Zouma withdrew from the starting line-up for the Premier League game at Leicester on Sunday after complaining of feeling unwell. Hammers boss David Moyes had included Zouma in his side again, despite the storm of protest…

Sebastian Korda retired with a wrist injury during his Australian Open clash with Karen Khachanov, sending the Russian through to a second consecutive grand slam semi-final. American Korda has been one of the stories of the tournament, defeating Daniil Medvedev…

Blair Kinghorn rose to the challenge of replacing Finn Russell at stand-off as he scored a hat-trick of tries to help Scotland end their Guinness Six Nations campaign with a bonus-point 26-14 victory over spirited Italy. The versatile Edinburgh back…

Newcastle defender Kieran Trippier has signed a contract extension to keep him at the club until the summer of 2025. The 32-year-old England right-back, who joined the Magpies from Atletico Madrid last January, has helped Eddie Howe’s side keep 16…

Kevin De Bruyne believes Erling Haaland could go on to outscore all the fine strikers he has played with during his career. Manchester City playmaker De Bruyne enjoyed a fruitful relationship with the club’s record goalscorer Sergio Aguero before the…

Kasper Schmeichel has ended his 11-year stay at Leicester by signing for Nice while the Foxes are yet to have made a summer signing. The 35-year-old Denmark international goalkeeper completed his medical with the Ligue 1 club after an agreement was…

As recently as October of 2021, Kaoru Mitoma had yet to start a game since moving to Europe. He was on loan and on the bench for Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium. But with his team two goals and one man…

Justin Thomas believes the prospect of a shorter ball being used in elite competition is “so bad” for golf and has criticised the “pretty selfish decisions” made by one of the game’s governing bodies. The R&A and USGA said in…

Leicester boss Dean Smith has said his message to his players ahead of their all-or-nothing game with West Ham on Sunday will simply be “just win”. The Foxes have to win and hope that Everton cannot beat Bournemouth if they…