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The new darting sensation Luke Littler took on the veteran Brendan Dolan at the Alexandra Palace with a place in the PDC World Championship semi final on the line

Arsenal picked up just one point from their Christmas games against Liverpool, West Ham and Fulham to hamper their hopes of winning a first Premier League title in 20 years

Manchester City and Norway striker Erling Haaland was spotted at a glamorous New Year's Eve party in Dubai with heavyweight boxers Anthony Joshua and Derek Chisora

Wrexham hosted Barrow at the Racecourse Ground on New Year's Day, but the game had to be suspended as medical staff treated visiting star David Worrall after he suffered a head injury

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong was heavily linked with a transfer to Manchester United last summer - and he's seemingly left the door open for a future Premier League switch

Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins showed that he is on the comeback trail from his Achilles injury with a lively appearance before kick-off versus the Green Bay Packers

Arsenal have had a disastrous festive period and came away with just a point to show for their troubles from three fixtures as they lost ground in the title race

The Los Angeles Rams secured a spot in the NFL playoffs with a narrow 26-25 win over the New York Giants in Week 17 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium a year after Sean McVay hinted may leave the franchise

The 20-champion jockey complained there is too much horse racing as 2024 began with the first ‘premier raceday’ of a new look schedule at Cheltenham

Manchester United outcast Donny van de Beek has finally left Old Trafford - but the club will have to take a huge financial hit if they are to offload him for good next summer

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Manchester City are back in form in the Premier League after successive wins over Everton and Sheffield United took them to within two points of leaders Liverpool

Inter Miami have signed a number of Lionel Messi's former teammates since he joined the club, with Sergio Busquets, Jordi Alba and Luis Suarez making the move to the MLS, but Marcos Rojo has decided to stay at Boca Juniors

Luke Littler, described the "Ronaldo of darts", knocked his hero Raymond van Barneveld out of the PDC World Darts Championship and will face Brendan Dolan in the quarter-final

Manchester United's Donny van de Beek became the first forgotten Premier League star to complete a January transfer by joining Eintracht Frankfurt on loan on New Year's Day

Manchester United defender Raphael Varane is free to talk with suitors from overseas after the club refused to activate the one-year option in his contract - and he isn't happy

Former cyclist Melissa Hoskins died after being struck by a car on Saturday and her husband, fellow cyclist Rohan Dennis, has been charged by South Australia police

Warren Kennedy lived up to his nickname of the ‘Wizard of Waz’ when he won seven of the ten races at one of the premier race meetings of the year at Pukekohe in New Zealand

Erik ten Hag is hoping to revamp his Manchester United squad this month after a difficult start to the campaign, which saw them crash out of the Champions League

Manchester United have already begun to lay down some markers as the January transfer window opens, with the club making decisions on two out-of-favour defenders

The Reds boss wants the club's fans to be right behind their sides as they kick off the New Year by welcoming Newcastle United to Anfield and sitting top of the Premier League

Liverpool start 2024 top of the Premier League table but Jurgen Klopp's side face a fight to stay there with a resurgent Manchester City just two points behind them

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp will have to cope without Mo Salah during the Africa Cup of Nations - and clubs in Saudi Arabia have plans to take him away from Anfield for good

The January transfer window will see plenty of Premier League clubs dip into the market, but there are also several young stars who have already shown they have a lot to offer

Chelsea are in the market for a new striker in the January transfer window and Ukraine international Artem Dovbyk is said to be high on their list of potential targets