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Chelsea were held to a lively goalless draw by Aston Villa at Stamford Bridge as both sides squandered opportunities to settle their FA Cup fourth-round tie. Mauricio Pochettino’s team had scored six in their previous outing, dispatching Middlesbrough to reach…

Nathan Ake’s 88th-minute tap-in helped Manchester City end their Tottenham Hotspur Stadium hoodoo and progress into the FA Cup fifth round after a 1-0 away victory. Pep Guardiola’s side had failed to score in their previous five visits to Spurs’…

World number one Ronnie O’Sullivan has withdrawn from next week’s German Masters. O’Sullivan, who has already won the Masters, UK Championship and World Grand Prix this season, will not contest the event in Berlin in order to prioritise his “health…

Luke Littler beat Luke Humphries and Gerwyn Price before losing 8-6 to Michael van Gerwen in the Dutch Darts Masters final; Watch the 2024 Premier League Darts season every Thursday from February 1, starting in Cardiff, live on Sky Sports…

Luke Littler claimed a 6-5 victory over Luke Humphries to reach the semi-finals and bolster his hopes of a second title in as many weeks; Watch the 2024 Premier League Darts season every Thursday from February 1, starting in Cardiff,…

Jamie Carragher believes former Liverpool team-mate Xabi Alonso is the favourite to replace outgoing manager Jurgen Klopp at Anfield. Klopp has made the surprise announcement he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, admitting he is “running out…

Luis Rubiales’ three-year ban over his conduct at last summer’s Women’s World Cup final has been upheld by FIFA’s appeals committee. The former Spanish football federation (RFEF) president was sanctioned by FIFA’s disciplinary committee in October after he kissed Spain…

Aaron Wainwright has handed Welsh rugby a major pre-Six Nations boost by agreeing a new contract with the Dragons. The Wales back-row forward, who looks set to line up at number eight in next week’s Six Nations clash against Scotland,…

Jannik Sinner’s clash with Daniil Medvedev is the first Australian Open final since 2005 not to feature one of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer or Rafa Nadal; we will bring you live commentary, scores, reports and analysis from the men’s final…

Pep Guardiola has reacted to the news Jurgen Klopp will leave Liverpool at the end of the season; Guardiola and Klopp have been big rivals in Germany and England – but the Man City manager believes Klopp will return to…