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Former Manchester United goalkeeper Siobhan Chamberlain described City’s win as a “huge statement” to Europe’s elite. “They didn’t just win by luck, they didn’t just rely on their goalkeeper to keep them in it, they fully deserved to win the game and win the game comfortably,” she told BBC Radio 5 Live. “That is going to give them so much …

Bradley was offered the chance to shine by Klopp last season, and he says he is ready to take the next step under Slot, who replaced the German in the summer. “They are two different people but I have really enjoyed working under the new gaffer,” he added. “I’ve learnt a lot from him and it’s been really good. Long …

A six-hour Manchester United board meeting concluded on Tuesday with Erik ten Hag still in position as the club’s manager. Why has there been no comment on his future from the club?

Erika Andreeva defeated her higher-ranked younger sister Mirra in the first professional meeting between the two talented siblings to reach the last 16 at the Wuhan Open. The Russian pair became the first sisters to play each other in a WTA main draw match since Serena Williams defeated older sister Venus at the Top Seed Open in Kentucky in August …

“Alongside the sailing bit, there’s a lot of background work in engineering and boat building, careers that haven’t been that accessible for females so we’re really trying to push the science, technology, engineering and maths aspects to get young women and girls interested in those career paths. “We’ve done some roadshows in schools in the UK and a big thread …

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson is expected to be out until at least mid-November with a hamstring injury. The Brazil international was hurt in the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace on Saturday and was replaced by Vitezslav Jaros after 79 minutes. Liverpool do not expect Alisson to be back before the next international break, which takes place 11-19 November following a round …

The committee has also been working on additional proposals which it believes would further embolden the ‘seven core enhancements’. Tactical fouling, such as preventing free-kicks being taken quickly, would result in the ball being move forward a whopping 50 metres as opposed to the current 20, with player dissent following refereeing decisions being similarly punished. What’s being described as “aggressive …

Sarah Funderburk, the leading woman as darkness falls at Battersea, is partial to salted potatoes. Brian Robb, the overnight race leader, slurps his way through 57 yoghurt tubes, the sort more commonly seen in a child’s lunchbox. Samantha Hudson dos Santos Figueira (formerly Amend), a GB 24hr runner and the British women’s 100-mile record holder, has taken it a step …

It was Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor’s first game in charge of the club in the Women’s Champions League so she was pleased to get off to a winning start. The Frenchwoman has won the competition three times, twice as a player and once as a manager with former club Lyon. But she said on Monday that the postponement of Chelsea’s …

The chief executive of Premiership Women’s Rugby, Belinda Moore, is stepping down in October “to focus on other opportunities”. The news was not expected and comes after just one round of the new PWR season has been played. She is just 22 months into her tenure and the women’s World Cup begins in England in August. Moore oversaw the transition …