Newcastle boss Eddie Howe is confident Loris Karius is ready to step into the heat of Carabao Cup final battle in the wake of Nick Pope’s heartache.Pope was dismissed for handling outside his area during Saturday’s 2-0 Premier League defeat by Liverpool and is suspended for next Sunday’s clash with Manchester United at Wembley as a result.German Karius, who joined the Magpies o...Full Story »

Peterborough boss Darren Ferguson was a happy man after seeing his side fight back from two successive losses to inflict a first home defeat in 10 games on Morecambe.Three goals in the first 30 minutes for the Posh from Jack Taylor, Joe Ward and Kwame Poku gave the visitors the victory.Ferguson said: “It was a good result and a comfortable win. We had three at half-time and it should have ...Full Story »

Gary Caldwell felt 10-man Exeter City failed to “match the fight” of Port Vale in a League One fixture settled by Will Forrester’s second-half strike for the home team.Exeter manager Caldwell insisted Rekeem Harper suffered of a piece of rough justice when the midfielder received two yellow cards in the space of 11 minutes after the break.Forrester scored from close range immed...Full Story »

Patrick Vieira was left frustrated by Brentford’s last-gasp equaliser as Crystal Palace missed out on a first win of 2023.The Eagles were leading through a header from substitute Eberechi Eze but Brentford equalised in the sixth minute of stoppage time thanks to Vitaly Janelt.“I think when look you at the game overall both teams didn’t create many chances and when you score the...Full Story »

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says his side only have themselves to blame after they dropped crucial points in the Premier League title race at Nottingham Forest.City looked prime to return to the top of the table after Arsenal’s lunchtime win over Aston Villa when they went ahead through Bernardo Silva’s first-half stunner.But a string of missed chances after the break, includi...Full Story »

Toyosi Olusanya’s late equaliser earned Arbroath a 1-1 draw at Cove Rangers, who were denied a first home Scottish Championship win since December.Substitute striker Olusanya’s 88th-minute header cancelled out Leighton McIntosh’s second-half strike and extended Arbroath’s unbeaten league run on the road to five matches.Arbroath went close to taking the lead just after the...Full Story »

Bromley kept up their Vanarama National League play-off push with a 2-0 win over Dorking at Hayes Lane.The home side started brightly as Charley Kendall forced Dorking goalkeeper Daniel Lincoln into an early save.Bromley took the lead in the 38th minute when Omar Sowunmi headed in after a corner from the left had been worked short.Kendall made it 2-0 in the 67th minute after cutting in from the ...Full Story »

Sutton continued their surge towards the League Two play-off places with a 2-0 victory over Doncaster.Second-half goals from Coby Rowe and David Ajiboye ended Rovers’ run of three successive wins without conceding a goal as the U’s secured the points at Gander Green Lane.Sutton came closest to opening the scoring as skipper Harry Beautyman forced a save from Jonathan Mitchell before ...Full Story »

Mansfield confirmed themselves as genuine League Two promotion contenders with an impressive 2-0 victory over Tranmere at Prenton Park.Goals from Riley Harbottle and Davis Keillor-Dunn were the difference as Nigel Clough’s side claimed a third successive win to move within three points of the automatic promotion places while Tranmere’s poor run of form continues.The home side began t...Full Story »

Qatari banker Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani and Sir Jim Ratcliffe's INEOS both submitted bids to buy Manchester United before Friday's deadline. Bin Hamad Al Thani launches substantial bid for Man Utd Sir Ratcliffe's INEOS submit rival bid Soft deadline for bids on United is February 17, 10pm WHAT HAPPENED? Bin Hamad Al Thani is the chairman of one of Qatar banks QIB and confirmed i...Full Story »

Marcus Rashford lit up the Nou Camp as Manchester United and Barcelona played out a rip-roaring 2-2 draw in the first leg of their Europa League knockout play-off clash.These global giants fought for Champions League glory in the 2009 and 2011 finals, but recent travails mean they are playing away from the continent’s top table as they continue their respective rebuilds.Thursday’s ea...Full Story »

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has won £278,000 from his rape accuser's lawyer for acting in "bad faith" over bogus sex claims. A US judge ordered Kathryn Mayorga's lawyer Leslie Stovall must personally hand over the cash to the world's highest-paid sportsman. It comes after the 38-year-old former Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus forward claimed he had been prejudiced by the attorney's "...Full Story »

ONLYFANS star and boxer Elle Brooke inspired Manchester City to victory in their crunch title clash with Arsenal. Elle, an avid Man City supporter, would have been delighted as the Cityzens fired themselves to the top of the Premier League with a 3-1 win against the Gunners. And she might be convinced it was her Instagram post which gave Pep Guardiola's side some good luck. Ahead of the gam...Full Story »

Juventus coach Max Allegri admits their Europa League clash with Nantes has taken on a new value. Allegri acknowledges after their 15 point penalty that winning the Europa League is their one chance of Champions League qualification this season. He said, "Tomorrow starts the Europa League, it's the European journey. We were eliminated in the Champions League, but it can be a gateway to the n...Full Story »

Swansea head coach Russell Martin admitted he was relieved after his side avoided a slip-up against 10-man bottom club Blackpool.A man down for over half an hour after the dismissal of Arsenal loanee Charlie Patino, the Tangerines cancelled out Matty Sorinola’s opener through a Sonny Carey goal in the 70th minute.But Sorinola’s cross was turned into his own goal by Blackpool defender...Full Story »

Carlos Corberan bemoaned a momentary defensive lapse after West Brom’s 1-1 draw with Blackburn at The Hawthorns.Ben Brereton-Diaz cancelled out Jayson Molumby’s opener with one minute remaining of the SkyBet Championship clash.Chile international Brereton-Diaz converted an 89th-minute free-kick after Molumby’s 73rd-minute header.Molumby, the hero in the first instance, was culp...Full Story »

Chelsea suffered a 1-0 Champions League first-leg defeat at Borussia Dortmund as Karim Adeyemi’s superb second-half strike lifted the Bundesliga side to victory at Signal Iduna Park.The Blues looked the stronger side for much of the last-16 match but failed to find the finishing touch, with Joao Felix coming closest when his first-half effort pinged off the crossbar.Adeyemi’s moment ...Full Story »

Paul Pogba's nightmare Juventus return has seen him labelled a "big problem" by former midfielder Marco Tardelli. Pogba, 29, is yet to play for the Serie A side since re-joining them on a free transfer at the end of his Manchester United contract last summer. A long-term knee injury has kept him sidelined - but he went on holiday to the ski slopes over Christmas. The midfielder hit back at cri...Full Story »

SHAKIRA has shocked her millions of fans after she seemingly takes a shot at ex Gerard Piquè on Valentine’s Day. The singer, 46, shared a TikTok of her singing along to SZA’s hit song Kill Bill as she appeared to be mopping in her kitchen. Shakira, 46, seemingly took a shot at her ex, Gerard Pique in a TikTok singing along to SZA's Kill Bill “I might kill my ex, not the...Full Story »

A huge fight between a Russian and a Ukrainian football team took place in the corridor of a Turkish hotel Footballers from Russia and Ukraine fought in a Turkish hotel when they were put there after the country's devastating earthquake. Players from Russian second division side Shinnik Yaroslavl and Ukrainian top tier outfit FC Minaj had to share the same accommodation after the 7.8 magnitude...Full Story »