The Manchester City star, 27, is accused of seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault against five women aged over 16. Benjamin Mendy is pictured grabbing a coffee in Cheshire Credit: Eamonn and James Clarke He appeared at Chester Crown Court last month to face a new allegation of attempted rape relating to a sixth alleged victim. Mendy was today pictured with two pals picking up a Costa...Full Story »

Ben Chilwell has been videoed tussling with a caged tiger Chelsea defender Ben Chilwell has faced criticism from the RSPCA having been seen tussling with a caged tiger. Chilwell is believed to be in Tampa, Florida, in footage obtained by The Sun as he plays a game of tug of war with the tiger. The injured player is seen with at least three friends as they pull a rope while the tiger battles to...Full Story »

Republic of Ireland boss Stephen Kenny has admitted he could not have expected Chiedozie Ogbene to have made such a spectacular start to his international career.The 24-year-old, who plays his club football in League One with Rotherham, scored his third goal in six senior appearances for his country and also set up Alan Browne’s late equaliser in a 2-2 friendly draw with world number one s...Full Story »

Yeovil hit two early goals to beat Southend 2-0 and move above United into 12th in the National League table.Yeovil raced into a two-goal lead through Reuben Reid and Tom Knowles inside the first eight minutes.Lawson D’Ath had a hand in both goals as first his cross was poked home by Reid with four minutes gone and then the midfielder’s quick throw-in found Charlie Wakefield who set ...Full Story »

Gareth Southgate has questioned the benefits of England boycotting the World Cup finals in Qatar over the country's human rights record. Concerns over the treatment of migrant workers and members of the LGBTQ+ community have prompted Southgate and his players to consider taking some sort of action to highlight the issues. Southgate held a 30-minute meeting at St George's Park on Tuesday to dis...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner felt his side paid dearly for a lack of intensity as the Robins suffered a 3-1 defeat at Crawley to drop to seventh in League Two.A 50th-minute goal from Josh Davison cancelled out Kwesi Appiah’s first-half opener for Crawley, but late goals from Tom Nichols and substitute Isaac Hutchinson left Garner reflecting on a “missed opportunity” for his side.He ...Full Story »

Millwall manager Gary Rowett felt Benik Afobe was unlucky not to come away with a hat-trick after scoring both goals in an impressive 2-0 win over Huddersfield.The 29-year-old striker, who is on loan from Stoke, had not scored in his previous six games but ended that barren run in style to move the Lions within two points of the Championship play-off places.Afobe went on to hit the woodwork twic...Full Story »

Benik Afobe scored both goals as Millwall closed in on the Championship play-off places with an impressive 2-0 victory over promotion-chasing Huddersfield.The Lions moved within two points of the top six after extending their unbeaten run to eight games and making it five matches without conceding in the process.They also ended the Terriers’ streak of 17 league games without defeat –...Full Story »

Borussia Dormund advisor Matthias Sammer appeared to hint at striker Erling Haaland joining Manchester City this summer during a TV appearance on Amazon Prime. Sammer spoke of how Haaland would work with Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola in a possible slip that the transfer is a forgone conclusion. However, Sammer also backtracked somewhat by saying he hadn't heard anything new this week. ...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner insisted the “referee has made a mistake” after Louis Reed was sent off late in the 2-1 victory over Sutton.Harry McKirdy’s second-half winner clinched all three points before Reed’s stoppage-time dismissal for diving in the box.Boss Garner said: “There’s contact. We’ve got a video, we’ve got photos. The referee has made a m...Full Story »

Darwin Nunez got the only goal as Benfica stunned Ajax 1-0 in Amsterdam to reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Erik ten Hag’s men had scored twice in the first leg in Portugal but were unable to breach the visitors’ defence at the Johan Cruyff Arena and went out 3-2 on aggregate. Ajax thought they had taken an early lead, but Sebastien Haller’s effort was rule...Full Story »

Andy Crosby was full of praise for Ben Garrity after the midfielder’s brace helped Port Vale to a thumping 4-1 win at home to Crawley.The visitors took an early lead through Nathan Smith’s own goal but Garrity scored his ninth and 10th of the season, either side of David Worrall’s strike, with Connor Hall sealing the win late on.And Crosby, taking charge with manager Darrell Cl...Full Story »

Ben Garner criticised Oldham for being overly physical as Dion Conroy’s late headed goal earned Swindon a 1-0 victory over the 10-man Latics.Five yellow cards in the first half summarised the tactics of Oldham boss John Sheridan as the match remained goalless at half-time.Five minutes of stoppage time handed Swindon a lifeline as Oldham’s Jordan Clark was sent off for a second bookab...Full Story »

Ben Garrity scored twice as Port Vale came from behind to beat Crawley 4-1.The midfielder cancelled out the Reds’ early opener and, after David Worrall gave the Valiants a half-time lead, Garrity drilled in the third. Connor Hall sealed an emphatic victory just after the hour mark.Crawley were handed a ninth-minute lead when Nathan Smith scored an unfortunate own goal. After goalkeeper Aid...Full Story »

Everton duo Ben Godfrey and Demarai Gray will return to the squad to face Wolves at home.Defender Godfrey has not played since a hamstring tear in manager Frank Lampard’s first match over a month ago, while forward Gray is back after two matches out with illness.Centre-back Michael Keane is fit having played in Monday’s 5-0 defeat at Tottenham while unwell.Ki-Jana Hoever and Nelson S...Full Story »

Peterborough goalkeeper Steven Benda will be absent once again when Stoke come to town on Saturday.The on-loan Swansea shot-stopper sustained a back injury in the recent FA Cup loss to Manchester City.David Cornell has deputised for the previous two Posh games and manager Grant McCann does not expect Benda back until after the international break.Dan Butler remains out with an ankle injury for t...Full Story »

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Karim Benzema’s sensational second-half treble sent Real Madrid through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League at the expense of Paris St Germain.The 2020 runners-up looked set for a place in the last eight at half-time with Kylian Mbappe on target again having scored the only goal at Parc des Princes last month.Fellow Frenchman Benzema stole the show though with a hat-trick after t...Full Story »

Burnley captain Ben Mee is a doubt for Saturday’s Premier League clash with Chelsea at Turf Moor.The defender was being assessed after coming off in the first half of the 2-0 loss to Leicester on Tuesday due to what boss Sean Dyche has said was “more of a knock than a twist”.Erik Pieters and Dale Stephens remain sidelined, along with Matej Vydra and Johann Berg Gudmundsson.Cesa...Full Story »

Richie Bennett could be an option for Sutton manager Matt Gray ahead of their clash with Rochdale.The forward was sidelined following a wrist operation but is now back in contention.The U’s have also recalled Kylian Kouassi after a loan spell at Chesham United.Sutton are currently fifth in the Sky Bet League Two table but have won only one of their last six matches.There are no fresh injur...Full Story »