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Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony says it would be disrespectful to regard rivals Wales as a “banana skin” ahead of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations clash in Dublin. Warren Gatland’s winless visitors arrive at the Aviva Stadium as major underdogs on the…

Manchester United striker Rasmus Hojlund is due to miss next weekend’s derby against Manchester City after suffering a muscle injury in a significant blow for manager Erik ten Hag. The in-form 21-year-old, who had scored seven goals in his last…

Mikel Arteta believes Premier League officiating has improved since his “strong” criticism of VAR following Arsenal’s defeat at Newcastle in November. The Spaniard labelled the decision to allow Anthony Gordon’s goal to stand in a 1-0 loss at St James’…

Newcastle boss Eddie Howe has insisted Manchester United will not get sporting director Dan Ashworth on the cheap. Ashworth was placed on garden leave earlier this week after telling the club he wanted to leave St James’ Park after just…

Former Manchester United striker Andrew Cole believes it could take Sir Jim Ratcliffe longer than three years to turn the club into genuine Premier League title challengers. Ratcliffe has laid out his plans to restore United to their former glory…

Manchester United are expected to be without their in-form striker Rasmus Hojlund for the Manchester derby against Man City on March 3 – live on Sky Sports; he has scored in six Premier League games in a row; Marcus Rashford…

Ferrari make it two timesheet-topping days in a row in Bahrain, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen fourth on slower tyres; more drain-cover issues on track in disrupted morning; watch the season-opening Bahrain GP live on Sky Sports F1 starting with…

Andy Farrell is braced for a “war of attrition” against winless Wales and knows any hint of complacency could wreck Ireland’s pursuit of successive Grand Slam titles. The reigning Guinness Six Nations champions are overwhelming favourites to back up dominant…

Georgia Ball was on the driving range when a man next to her started to give her advice; she then posted the clip on social media which has racked up over 10m views; Ball says she is glad the clip…

Pau Torres tells Sky Sports about answering Unai Emery’s call and his crucial role in transforming Aston Villa; follow Aston Villa vs Nottingham Forest on Sky Sports’ digital platforms from 1.30pm on Saturday; kick-off 3pm; free highlights available from 5.15pm…