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This was a tough night in all respects for Liverpool, who will certainly question the luck of the Champions League draw after topping the new format’s table with ease only to draw a PSG side who can now be considered potential winners, such is their quality. If Liverpool rode their luck to somehow escape with a 1-0 win in the …

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot says it’s a “shock” his side are out of the Champions League following their defeat against PSG which he describes as the “best game” he’s ever been involved in.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek clinched her place in the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-1 thrashing of Karolina Muchova. Poland’s Swiatek is bidding to become the first woman to win the California tournament three times, having also sealed the title in 2022. Swiatek’s match against Muchova was delayed by almost an hour because of rain, but it then took …

Chris Eubank Jr has been fined £100,000 for slapping Conor Benn with an egg during a chaotic media conference last month. As the pair prepared for the obligatory face-off, Eubank produced an egg from his pocket and hit his British rival across the cheek with his left hand. Benn, with his father Nigel next to him, lost control and both …

Former Manchester City players Ellen White and Jen Beattie, who both played under Taylor, have questioned the timing of the sacking. Speaking to BBC Radio 5 Live’s Women’s Football Weekly podcast, White said: “Very odd timing I would say – it’s super strange. “I feel a bit sorry for him because [he has] a lot of injuries. But you’ve got …

With the help of data analysts CricViz, BBC Sport looks at the players each team should be targeting in The Hundred draft.

Manchester United, currently £1bn in debt, are yet to say how they plan to pay for the stadium. It will form part of a wider regeneration of the Old Trafford area, predicted to be the biggest such project in the United Kingdom since the transformation of the Stratford area that accompanied the 2012 Olympics in London. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has …

Back row Josh van der Flier says Ireland “have to get the misery out of the way” early in the build-up to Ireland’s final Six Nations game with Italy. Ireland have a slim shot at winning an unprecedented third Six Nations title in a row despite Saturday’s heavy defeat by France. France are in pole position to win the championship, …

Wales are again looking to avoid winning the Six Nations race to the bottom on the final weekend of the tournament. The Wooden Spoon is the title awarded to the side that finishes bottom of the table, a dubious accolade Wales received in 2024 for the first time in 21 years. It sums up the current state of Welsh rugby …

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will join Wayne Rooney as two of England’s co-managers for Soccer Aid 2025. Former England striker Rooney will also come out of retirement to play in the annual charity match against a World XI on Sunday, 15 June. This year’s fundraiser for Unicef returns to Old Trafford, home of Rooney’s former team Manchester United. …