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This article was originally published in French A series of friendly matches during the Red Bull League of Its Own brought together the best eSports teams in the world to Paris for one night only. ADVERTISEMENT 12,000 people, proudly decked out in team jerseys, scarves in club colours and even the odd giant mascot head of the athletes, came to cheer …

Since this latest spell of total dominance began with the arrival of Ange Postecoglou in Glasgow there’s been 17 meetings. Of those 1,560 minutes (including extra time in the Scottish Cup semi-final of 2022), Rangers have been in front for just 154 minutes – and 85 of those minutes were in the dead rubber derby two seasons ago when Celtic …

Manchester City kept their grip on top spot by beating St Polten in their penultimate group game on Thursday night. Captain Alex Greenwood was taken off on a stretcher in the first half before Lily Murphy opened the scoring in the second period. Barcelona joined City in the last eight with their 3-0 win at Hammarby – ending the Swedish …

Match of the Day analyst Nedum Onouha explains what makes Ademola Lookman a Balon D’or nominee by looking at how the former Everton striker caused Real Madrid problems in Atalanta’s 3-2 loss to the European Champions on matchday six at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. MATCH REPORT: Atalanta 2-3 Real Madrid Available to UK users only.

Watch highlights as Benfica miss an opportunity to move closer to the automatic qualifying spots in the Champions League in a goalless draw with Bologna.

BBC Sport’s Nedum Onuoha travels to Bergamo meet Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman and discuss the impact that his move to Italy is having on his life and career. WATCH MORE: Watch the full episode of Away Goals with Ademola Lookman on iPlayer. Watch all the action from the Uefa Champions League on iPlayer from 22:00 GMT on Wednesday 11 December.

Premier League official David Coote has been sacked by the referees’ body the PGMOL following a “thorough investigation” into his conduct.     Coote, 42, was suspended by the PGMOL (the Professional Game Match Officials Limited) last month pending a full investigation after a video allegedly showing him making derogatory comments about Liverpool and the club’s former manager Jurgen Klopp was circulated …

The PGMOL first took action against Coote on 11 November following the release of a video on social media, which allegedly showed him criticising Liverpool and their former manager Klopp. The video appeared to refer a Premier League match that Coote officiated between Liverpool and Burnley in July 2020, which finished 1-1. Klopp criticised Coote after the game, saying the …

Britain’s Emma Finucane closed the gap in the women’s sprint standings as she claimed victory in the Track Champions League at Lee Valley VeloPark. The double world champion went into the penultimate round of this year’s series in fifth, way behind runaway sprint leader Alina Lysenko. But the Welsh rider, 21, won the sprint event in London and was second …

Iconic football manager, Jose Mourinho has hit back at Pep Guardiola after the Manchester City boss reminded fans that he had won twice as many Premier League titles as the Portuguese manager. Guardiola made the comment as he answered questions following his side’s 2-0 defeat to Liverpool last weekend. The 53-year-old was seen raising six fingers to Liverpool fans as they mocked him about getting sacked. The …