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Manchester United have made an approach to Newcastle sporting director Dan Ashworth, according to reports. The Athletic has reported the 52-year-old has notified Newcastle he has been approached by the Red Devils but there has been no formal contact between…

Ciro Immobile’s second-half penalty earned Lazio a shock 1-0 first-leg win over 10-man Bayern Munich in the Champions League last-16. Striker Immobile sent Manuel Neuer the wrong way from 12 yards in the 69th minute after Bayern defender Dayot Upamecano…

What the papers say Wolves may look to sell star winger Pedro Neto this summer to avoid breaching profit and sustainability rules, with several papers reporting the Midlands outfit are willing to do business. Liverpool, Arsenal, Tottenham and Manchester United…

Daniel Wiffen became Ireland’s first swimming world champion as he stormed to the 800 metres freestyle title in Doha on Wednesday while sprinter Siobhan Haughey grabbed a maiden world title for Hong Kong in the women’s 200m freestyle. Wiffen hung…

UCD was no match for Ulster University in the Sigerson Cup final as the side from Ulster ran out 3-12 to 15 points for UCD. Goals from McCann, McCarron and Loughlin was enough to seal the college’s first title since…

Luke Littler, Luke Humphries and Michael van Gerwen headline the action; Premier League Darts returns to Sky Sports on Thursday February 15 as Glasgow takes centre stage in the 17-week extravaganza all the way through to the play-offs on May…

Plus: Manchester United are “preparing an assault” to sign Juventus defender Gleison Bremer this summer; David Moyes’ future at West Ham could be decided before the end of the season; Under-fire Bayern Munich boss Thomas Tuchel is interested in becoming…

World Rugby has no plans to issue any public explanation regarding the controversial decision not to award Scotland what would have been a match-winning try in last Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations defeat by France at Murrayfield, the PA news agency…

The Football Association has approved Jim Ratcliffe’s purchase of a 25 per cent stake in Manchester United. Confirmation that the Premier League had given its backing to the deal was contained within an update to the Securities and Exchange Commission…

Cole Palmer has thrived since leaving hometown club Manchester City to join Premier League rivals Chelsea in search of regular first-team football. Palmer made the move, in a deal worth up to £42.5million, in the summer after a treble-winning season…