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Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Holders Liverpool will visit Premier League strugglers Southampton. Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle United are at home to Brentford. The quarter-final ties will take place in the week of 16 December. It is the first time in 14 years there have been no EFL …

Watch the best of the action as Aberdeen stay unbeaten in the Scottish Premiership with a 2-1 win over Rangers.

Stating achievements and then backing them up, especially at Spurs, are two completely different things. But the Carabao Cup now presents a very attractive prospect of that long-overdue and long-awaited success, even though Manchester United will hold similar aspirations, presumably under prospective new head coach Ruben Amorim. Postecoglou was in desperate need of Spurs showing their acceptable face after one …

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City have “13 players” and are in “trouble” after his side suffered more injuries in the League Cup defeat at Tottenham on Wednesday. The visitors, already without six first-team players for the game, lost defender Manuel Akanji with a calf issue in the warm up. Forward Savinho was then taken off on a stretcher in the …

Fernando Alonso’s arrival at this weekend’s Sao Paulo Grand Prix will be delayed because of medical treatment for an intestinal infection. The Aston Martin driver flew back to Europe following Sunday’s Mexico City Grand Prix to see a specialist, after falling ill before the race weekend. The extra day’s treatment he received in Europe has delayed his travel to Brazil, …

Bradford Bulls have reappointed former head coach Brian Noble before the 2025 Championship season. The 63-year-old returns to the club for a second time having overseen a stunning level of success in his first spell between 2001 and 2006. Noble, who replaces Eamon O’Carroll and had previously returned to the Bulls as a consultant in 2023, led the club to …

BBC Sport has agreed a new five-year deal to continue broadcasting the Women’s Super League. Under the deal, which runs until 2030, the BBC will show 21 top-flight matches every season. From the 2025-26 season, there will be 14 exclusive matches on BBC television, with seven shared across BBC iPlayer and BBC digital platforms. Selected matches will also be available …

Watch highlights as England bounce back after Germany loss with a 2-1 win against South Africa in Coventry.

Footballers are a competitive bunch. The will to win is rarely ever consigned to the pitch. So when Manchester United strikers Diego Forlan and Ruud van Nistelrooy faced each other on a tennis court at Nike’s HQ in Portland during a 2003 pre-season tour, there was tension. Sir Alex Ferguson and their United team-mates were watching. Fergie had apparently put …

Sporting boss Ruben Amorim says he has not yet made a decision about his future after Manchester United expressed an interest in appointing him manager. Sporting confirmed earlier on Tuesday that United had made an approach and are willing to pay Amorim’s 10m euros (£8.3m) release clause. Speaking after his side’s 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final win against Nacional on …