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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 …

BBC News sports editor Dan Roan Both sides are claiming victory, and in truth the judgement contains something for both City and the Premier League. League sources are emphasising the fact that most of City’s challenges to the APT rules failed, and that the wider system was endorsed by the panel. They also seem confident that the rules will be …

Valkyrie made most of the early running, with Izzy Brennan’s shrewdly-placed kicks repeatedly putting the Saints defence under pressure, but they were unable to take advantage and fell behind after 10 minutes. Losing possession just inside their own half, the defending champions were punished as Paige Travis picked out Burke, who motored down the left wing to maintain her record …

Liverpool superstar, Mohamed Salah is now the highest-ever African goal scorer in the Champions League with 45 goals. The 32-year-old Egyptian forward fired home a goal in the 75th minute as Liverpool defeated Bologna on Wednesday, September 2. Salah’s landmark goal came in style, as he helped Liverpool secure a vital victory in their latest group-stage match. Mohamed Salah’s goal was …

While the goals of Diaz and Salah have grabbed the headlines as the Reds have gone top of the Premier League, reached the last 16 of the Carabao Cup and made a perfect start to their Champions League campaign, Gravenberch has been a key part of the team and made a case for being the most improved player. “You’d be …

A long-serving Champions League referee has reportedly been suspended from European action for allegedly threatening to kill a player.     Italian referee, Fabio Maresca was accused of making the threat by Kuwait Premier League star Khaled Al Murshed during a match on Friday.     Al Murshed claimed that Maresca said ‘see you next time, I’ll kill you,’ though another player believes the …

For the first time, there are three English clubs competing in the Women’s Champions League group stages, with Arsenal and Manchester City joining Chelsea. Uefa regulations state clubs from the same national member associations cannot face each other in the group stage, while the two highest seeds must play on alternative evenings. “It makes no sense to me why they …

John McGinn and Scott McKenna will both miss Scotland’s Nations League double header against Croatia and Portugal through injury but goalkeeper Craig Gordon has returned to the group. McGinn, 29, is expected to miss three or four weeks with a hamstring strain picked up in Aston Villa’s victory over Wolves last month and, unusually, is forced to sit out an …

Now, Larne’s European dreams are set to become a reality. It will be a tough test as they balance a first European campaign with a stacked domestic schedule, with their league defence and cup ties also on the cards. First up, it’s a trip to Molde on 3 October. The Norwegians, who lost to Glenavon in 2018, are third in …

Watch highlights as Warrington Wolves beat St Helens with 23-22 with a golden point extra time drop-goal to reach the Super League play-off semi-finals.