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Jurgen Klopp admits his success at Liverpool is a complete one-off and is convinced the club is in safe hands due to their “absolutely insane” next generation. Virgil van Dijk’s dramatic 118th-minute winner earned an injury-ravaged side a 1-0 victory over Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday. It was an eighth...

Hislop: Arteta believing his own hype Shaka Hislop believes Mikel Arteta may be feeling the pressure after his outburst against refereeing decisions in Arsenal’s loss to Newcastle. The Premier League‘s Independent Key Match Incidents Panel has ruled the referee and the VAR were correct to award Newcastle United’s winning goal against Arsenal on Saturday —...

The prospects of Reece James and Aaron Ramsdale making England’s squad for next summer’s Euros appear to hinge on the Chelsea captain’s fitness and the Arsenal goalkeeper’s game time, with Southgate pointing out there is just one more camp after this one before the tournament in Germany   Gareth Southgate says Reece James has taken...

Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s deal to become a minority shareholder in Manchester United is expected to be agreed during this month’s international break, possibly as early as next week. It is expected Ratcliffe’s Ineos Group will pay around £1.25bn to buy 25%. United’s owners the Glazer family announced on 22 November 2022 they were considering selling...

Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews became the first batter to be timed out in international cricket during Monday’s World Cup group-stage match against Bangladesh in Delhi. There have only been six other instances of a batter being timed out in top-level cricket since the law was introduced. So what happened, what do the Laws say and...

Mikel Arteta says he stands by his comments relating to Anthony Gordon’s controversial goal in Arsenal’s 1-0 loss to Newcastle, insisting it is his duty to defend his club and players. The furious Arsenal manager described the decision to award the goal, after a triple VAR check, as “disgraceful” and “embarrassing” in the aftermath of...

An emotional Rory McIlroy said a heated argument with an American caddie in the car park of Marco Simone inspired his career-best display to help Europe regain the Ryder Cup in Rome. McIlroy revealed the furious scenes at the end of the second day’s play left him “the angriest I’ve ever been” after the Northern...

Virgil van Dijk believes Darwin Nunez is now beginning to realise his potential at Liverpool – and pointed to the competition for places in Jurgen Klopp’s goal-laden attack as a contributory factor. Nunez has enjoyed an impressive start to his second season at Anfield having suffered an at times difficult debut campaign following his arrival...

Mount has been sidelined for four games with a muscle problem but returned to first-team training this week before skipping the Champions League trip to Bayern Munich, which United lost 4-3. Varane has missed the last three games, all of which were defeats, after being forced off against Nottingham Forest, and has joined Mount with...

While the New Zealander has impressed greatly during his stand-in performances since the Dutch Grand Prix as a replacement for Daniel Ricciardo, it is looking unlikely that it has been enough to secure him a full-time F1 drive. With Red Bull already eager to hand Ricciardo a seat at AlphaTauri next season, Lawson’s only real...