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San Francisco 49ers rookie Brock Purdy is shaking the 'Mr Irrelevant' nickname he earned by being the last pick of the NFL draft, with a Super Bowl charge on the cards

Arsenal have stormed to the top of the Premier League table under Mikel Arteta - after Gary Neville suggested their ceiling might be limited to challenging for fourth

Liverpool have completed the signing of Cody Gakpo already in the January transfer window, but Jurgen Klopp is playing down the club's chances of doing more deals

Liverpool are 15 points adrift of Premier League leaders Arsenal, but Virgil van Dijk is refusing to give up hope that Jurgen Klopp's side could turn things around

Lionel Messi did not feature in Paris Saint-Germain's 3-1 loss to Ligue 1 title rivals Lens on New Year's Day - leaving supporters wondering where the World Cup winner is

Gerwyn Price went into meltdown and says he might never play at Ally Pally again after suffering a shock PDC World Championships quarter-final defeat by Gabriel Clemens

Newcastle have recalled Martin Dubravka from his loan spell at Manchester United, leaving Erik ten Hag and ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius in a tricky situation

Chelsea are seven points adrift of the Premier League's top four after being held to a draw by Nottingham Forest, and captain Cesar Azpilicueta did not try and sugarcoat things

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal moved seven points clear of champions Manchester City at the top of the Premier League table by beating Brighton 4-2 at the Amex on New Year's Eve

Football legend Pele always denied he was there grandfather to two men but DNA tests proved it and they were allowed to see him for the first time just 48 hours before he died

Details of football legend Pele funeral and last wish revealed as he's to be buried within sight of the iconic Santos stadium - and there's also a special homage to his dad

Nottingham Forest 1-1 Chelsea: The visitors took the lead in the early stages at the City Ground, before Steve Cooper responded after the break with a goal they richly deserved

Cristiano Ronaldo may have rejected a move to Major League Soccer side Sporting Kansas City this month, but the megastar's influence in America is clearly as strong as ever

Nottingham Forest have released a statement about fan behaviour after picking up a deserved point by holding Chelsea to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on New Year's Day

The Middleham-based handler saddles his first runner in his own name on Monday at Lingfield after dad Mark decided to hand in his licence

There was uncertainty surrounding Emiliano Martinez's future after he was left out of Aston Villa's starting XI for their away win against Tottenham on New Year's Day

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 1-1 CHELSEA: Graham Potter's side fall even further behind in the race for a place in the Premier League's top four after being held by relegation-threatened Forest

Tottenham saw their hopes of Champions League qualification dealt another blow as they slumped to a 2-0 defeat at home by Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday

Tottenham suffered another Premier League defeat on New Year's Day and are no longer in the driving seat for a top-four finish this season due to the form of their rivals

NFL megastar Tom Brady has been tipped to re-join the New England Patriots next summer in free agency, and now his former team-mate Rob Gronkowski has offered his opinion on the quarterback's future

Casemiro completed a big-money move to Manchester United from Real Madrid in the summer, with one thing in particular taking him by surprise upon his arrival at Old Trafford

English golfer Barry Lane was one of the most popular around and his death after a short illness has been met with a host of tributes being paid

Romelu Lukaku left Chelsea to re-join Inter Milan on a season-long loan back in June after falling out with Thomas Tuchel, and he has now opened up on how that move came about

TOTTENHAM 0-2 ASTON VILLA: Emiliano Buendia and Douglas Luiz scored second-half goals to increase scrutiny of Spurs manager Antonio Conte and chairman Daniel Levy

Newsboy expects his nap, Storm Nelson, to prove a real force at Ayr and also fancies Larado to score at Newcastle and complete his Daily Double