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A dubious penalty denies Newcastle after impressive performance in Paris; Jeremy Doku and Julian Alvarez underline their importance to Pep Guardiola in Man City’s comeback win over RB Leipzig; Celtic once again come up short in the Champions League Shocking…

Pep Guardiola has hailed Terry Venables as an inspirational and visionary leader following the former England manager’s death at the age of 80. Guardiola, the Manchester City boss, remembers well the impact Venables had at his boyhood club Barcelona in…

Trials designed to stop players surrounding referees during flashpoint moments could get the green light at a meeting of soccer’s lawmaking body in London on Tuesday. Tackling poor participant behaviour is a top priority for the International Football Association Board…

Sport Ireland received messages from around the globe in the wake of an international furore over a gymnastics medal ceremony in which a young black competitor was the only participant not to be given a medal. An email from Pakistan…

Sheffield United Women midfielder Maddy Cusack died in September; the 27-year-old, who also worked as a marketing executive at the club, had made over 100 appearances since joining Women’s Championship club in 2019; police say there are no suspicious circumstances…

Former Manchester United player Mike Phelan shares his memories of the infamous 1993 game against Galatasaray in Istanbul in which Eric Cantona was sent off, Bryan Robson was left covered in blood, and Sir Alex Ferguson learned a lesson about…

What the papers say Chelsea are set to make Victor Osimhen their prime target in the January transfer window. The 24-year-old Nigerian striker is keen to make the move from Napoli to Stamford Bridge, according to The Daily Telegraph. Saudi…

Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag said Alejandro Garnacho should not be compared with Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo after his superb strike in Sunday’s 3-0 win at Everton. Teenager Garnacho silenced a fired-up Goodison Park after just three minutes…

The WBC confirms their heavyweight title will be on the line both in the undisputed Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk fight on February 17 and also an expected subsequent rematch; But Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder could box in a…

Jannik Sinner followed up his heroics against Novak Djokovic by leading Italy to their first Davis Cup title for 47 years. When Sinner was staring at three match points on Saturday with Italy 1-0 down to Serbia, it appeared hugely…