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INEOS owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al Thani are both interested in completing a takeover of Premier League giants Manchester United

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez was given the nickname 'The Butcher' at Ajax despite only being 5ft 9ins - one of the smallest centre-backs in Europe

EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho was born and grew up in Spain but is eligible for World Cup winners Argentina through his mother - and has played five times for the South American's Under 20s

Victor Osimhen has been in world-beating form for Napoli this season and is expected to attract plenty of attention from across Europe when the summer transfer window opens

Former England captain Sir Alastair Cook has hailed Stuart Broad after he delivered an "unplayable" spell against New Zealand, bowling Devon Conway, Kane Williamson, Tom Latham and Tom Blundell

Erik ten Hag's side remain in contention to win four trophies this season and Paul Scholes believes the former Ajax boss has found a successor to the great Roy Keane

The two golf organisations continue to be at loggerheads and Greg Norman's controversial Saudi-backed circuit may now be at a disadvantage

Jadon Sancho has impressed since his return to the Manchester United first-team set-up after Paul Scholes and Arsene Wenger hit out at his defensive contribution in October

Stuart Broad picked up 4-21 in a magnificent ten over spell to leave England closing in on victory over New Zealand in the first Test, with the hosts reeling at 63-5

Marcus Wyatt and Laura Deas bag silver medals in season finale in Latvia to banish memories of last year's Olympic horror show

Liverpool travel to Newcastle on Saturday evening, with Jurgen Klopp hoping to secure a second successive win following Monday's victory in the Merseyside Derby against Everton

Nottingham star Leigh Wood will look to defend his status as featherweight world champion in a tough outing against Mexico's Mauricio Lara tonight

Two of the contenders for a European place come together at St James’ Park on Saturday evening with Liverpool aiming to continue the form that they finally managed to find in the Merseyside derby

Former Premier League star Christian Atsu went missing after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria 12 days ago and his death was confirmed on Saturday morning

Fabio Cavalho's last Premier League appearance for Liverpool was in October - but Jurgen Klopp has played down rumours of an injury or a rift between manager and player

Mikel Arteta is looking to end a damaging run of four games without a win as Arsenal travel to face Aston Villa in Saturday's early kick-off in the Premier League

By now it is well known that Michael Owen and Alan Shearer do not see eye-to-eye, but the reasons behind their bitter fall-out date back to more than a decade ago

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal are on a run of four games without a win in all competitions and have dropped eight points in their last three Premier League fixtures as they prepare to face old boss Unai Emery's Aston Villa

The Arsenal squad has undergone an overhaul since the sacking of Unai Emery and the appointment of Mikel Arteta, with a number of the former’s signings shipped out

Arsenal have not won a match since signing Leandro Trossard, Jakub Kiwior and Jorginho in the January transfer window but Mikel Arteta remains happy with their business

Erik ten Hag's Manchester United are third in the Premier League table and can boost their slim title chances by beating Leicester at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon

Mikel Arteta has given an update on the fitness of midfielder Thomas Partey after he missed the Manchester City game, while a Tottenham fan has been banned for kicking Aaron Ramsdale

Liverpool are ninth in the Premier League table and need to beat fourth-placed Newcastle on Saturday to boost their hopes of qualifying for next season's Champions League

Chelsea manager Graham Potter has been criticised for his stance on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who remains out in the cold at Stamford Bridge after falling out of favour

Mason Mount's future at Chelsea is up in the air with talks over a new contract have stalled and multiple Premier League rivals now monitoring his situation at Stamford Bridge