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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp confessed he actually told talismanic forward Mohamed Salah to stop defending during their dominant 6-1 Europa League win over Sparta Prague

A number of LIV Golf stars are in action at this week's International Series event in Macau, but the opening round proved to be a tough one for both Sergio Garcia and Anthony Kim

Football Association chiefs are ready to give Gareth Southgate a new deal to take him up until the 2026 World Cup, with his current £2.5million-a-year contract due to expire in December

Gareth Southgate admitted he would have lost “credibility” had he not explained Ben White’s absence from yet another England squad considering his outstanding form for Arsenal this season

Nemanja Vidic is widely recognised as one of the best defenders in the Premier League era, but ex-Blackpool and Leicester forward Gary Taylor-Fletcher certainly doesn't think that

Jordan Henderson returned to English shores for the first time since quitting Saudi Arabia for Ajax in January but he did not receive the warmest of welcomes from Aston Villa fans

LIVERPOOL 6-1 SPARTA PRAGUE: Jurgen Klopp's men barely had to get out of second gear to go one better than the first leg and humiliate their Europa League opponents at Anfield

Michael van Gerwen furiously hit out at a reporter after being asked a "stupid question" about his form before his 6-2 Premier League Darts defeat by Luke Littler

WEST HAM 5-0 FREIBURG (5-1 on aggregate): Mohammed Kudus dribbled 60 yards before finishing on a night of high entertainment as David Moyes' side won an 11th straight home European tie

Mohamed Salah and his Liverpool teammates were in scintillating form as the Reds blew away Czech side Sparta Prague in the second-leg of their Europa League meeting

Rory McIlroy was involved in a lengthy conversation with his playing partners at this week's Players Championship after finding the water off the tee at the seventh

JOHN CROSS COLUMN: Former Arsenal Ian Wright impressed during his Sky Sports debut and could be set to perform a major U-turn on his decision to take a step back from punditry

Richard Arnold left Manchester United shortly after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s arrival at Old Trafford - and he received a hefty pay-off from the Premier League giants

Galopin Des Champs, trained by three-time winner Willie Mullins, is bidding to retain the Gold Cup on Friday afternoon after winning last year's Cheltenham Festival

Galopin Des Champs is bidding to retain the Gold Cup after winning at last year's Cheltenham Festival, with Fastorslow and Corach Rambler also among the favourites

Manchester United's teenage sensation Kobbie Mainoo has not been called up to the England squad for the upcoming friendlies despite impressing manager Gareth Southgate

Odell Beckham Jr. is reportedly eyeing a move to the Kansas City Chiefs amid his rumoured romance with Kim Kardashian - where he would link up with Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift

Rory McIlroy's tee shot on the seventh at Players Championship found the water, but the following penalty drop led to a lengthy debate between the Northern Irishman and Jordan Spieth

Justin Thomas spoke about the quality of the Players Championship field this week amid the split between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, and the 2021 could not resist a jibe at Talor Gooch

Defending champion Galopin Des Champs, trained by Willie Mullins, is the hot favourite to complete the double under jockey Paul Townend

Last year, Envoi Allen kept on well to see off Shishkin in this race, which made it three Cheltenham Festival victories following the 2019 Champion Bumper and 12 months later prevailing in what is now known as the Gallagher Novices’ Hurdle.

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry has named the two sides he thinks will fear no one ahead of Friday's Champions League draw for the quarter-final stage of the competition

Ignoring the claims of young midfield stars - including Manchester United's Kobbie Mainoo - could cost England manager dear as he again keeps faith with stalwart Jordan Henderson

The runaway winner of the Welsh Grand National is our man's value pick in the Cheltenham Gold Cup and he likes the look of one of Willie Mullins's elsewhere on the card

During the Asian Tour International Series, four LIV Golf tour members top the leaderboards in an aim to earn OWGR points as their organization still cannot qualify for major entry