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Argentina U20s midfielder Claudio Echeverri said he spoke with former Manchester City striker Sergio Aguero before agreeing to join the Premier League club. City signed Echeverri for £12.5m from River Plate in January 2024 on a four-and-a-half-year deal, but loaned him back to the Argentine club to continue his development. He spent the start of 2025 at the South American …

Liverpool manager Matt Beard has been sacked with the club seventh in the Women’s Super League. The 47-year-old helped them into the WSL during his second spell in charge of the Reds. Liverpool finished fourth last season but are currently mid-table, nine points above bottom side Crystal Palace. “We have all experienced some fantastic moments with Matt as manager of …

Three-time Ryder Cup winner McDowell has been part of the LIV circuit since its formation in 2022. Having been re-signed by Brooks Koepka’s Smash GC team, one of the Northern Irishman’s key objectives this year is to qualify for the Open Championship, which returns to Royal Portrush in July. McDowell was the only player from Northern Ireland to make the …

When Kilmarnock won in this fixture in October, Dodds was present in a media role, saying on Sportsound that day his former side’s attitude was “miles off it”. That threatened to be the case again on Wednesday. Heads were down or shaking, shoulders were slumped, and confidence was devoid. Then, Vaclav Cerny struck to halve the deficit before the break. …

This has been a tough week at United, with news that more staff members will be losing their jobs. United’s victory therefore will come as little comfort to those directly affected, no matter how entertaining this game proved to be. A mid-season home win against opposition who look destined for a swift return to the Championship is not going to …

Great Britain’s Jodie Burrage suffered defeat to Ajla Tomljanovic as she was knocked out of the ATX Open in Austin, Texas at the last-16 stage. The British player, who had beaten Petra Kvitova in the previous round, started strongly before losing 4-6 6-3 6-0 to the Australian. Burrage, ranked 189, broke Tomljanovic, who is 111 in the world, in the …

Edwards, a former UFC champion himself, lost his title to Muhammad last July but the UFC wanted to keep the Birmingham fighter on the London card. The 33-year-old is expected to be granted a chance to reclaim his title if he wins his next few fight. American Muhammad upset the odds to beat Edwards in Manchester and defends for the …

FIA statues dictate members of the world motorsport council “may attend any meeting” and “have the right to vote”. Reid and Richards both refused to comment when approached by BBC Sport. An FIA spokesperson said: “As is routine in all organisations, including the BBC, the FIA implements procedures including non-disclosure agreements to ensure confidential relationships between all parties, to safeguard …

“The Galatasaray and Fenerbahce derby is the biggest sport event in Turkey,” says Burak Abatay from BBC Turkish. “Life stops on derby evenings – even the terrible Istanbul traffic is relieved. It is very big tension. The match [last night] was played in this tension. “There has been a great chaos in Turkish football for a long time. The main …

Palmer started the season in red-hot form for the Blues, scoring 14 goals and creating six assists across his first 21 Premier League appearances. However, he has zero goal involvements since. Many Chelsea supporters, as well as Fantasy Football fans, had pencilled in Chelsea’s home match against a Southampton side who sit bottom of the league and have the worst …