The English Football League (EFL) has rejected the applications of three prospective new owners of Charlton Athletic, deepening the crisis at the beleaguered club.

ASTON VILLA insist John Terry is not leaving the club after Craig Shakespeare was appointed as new assistant head coach. Former Leicester City boss Shakespeare will work alongside Dean Smith next season. But Chelsea legend Terry remains at Villa Park despite being linked to a host of manager’s jobs. Terry joined Villa as a player […]

After making 156 in the first innings, Shan Masood is dismissed by Stuart Broad for a duck in Pakistan's second against England in the first Test at Old Trafford.

Ojo represented Florida State University as a college senior before heading to Serbia to pursue a professional career

José Mourinho deciding whether to let 20-year-old leaveFulham also interested but getting Oliver Skipp more likelyAjax are interested in signing Ryan Sessegnon on loan if Tottenham make the 20-year-old available.The Dutch champions are searching for attacking reinforcements and admire Sessegnon, who has found opportunities hard to come by since leaving …

Woods is known for loyalty to a club that helped win 14 majors but he has seen good results after switching to a longer handle for the US PGA ChampionshipIt was never coincidence that multimillion-dollar equipment deals involving Tiger Woods had no detail about putters. Rough calculations suggest the Scotty Cameron Newport that Woods had exclusively in play …

After months of cancellations, professional tennis returned at a small women’s event in Palermo this week. It stands as a first look at how the sport can function in this new realityMoments after an exhausted Sara Errani completed her first tennis match in five long months, instinct took over. As she hobbled back to her chair, the former world No 5 did …

Sebastian Vettel had been expected to have his prospective move to Racing Point announced soon.

WWE star Bayley finally has Paramore’s Hayley Williams’ permission to walk out to her song “Simmer” at WrestleMania 37. The SmackDown’s Women’s champion has long been admirer of the band and pushed to come out to one of their songs. In February, Bayley said: “I’d love for Paramore to perform for us but I’ve tried …

Former England bowler and BBC Sport presenter Isa Guha explains the technique behind bowling the "wobble seam" - a delivery employed to great effect by Pakistan's Mohammad Abbas.

Mexican's penalty saw Nuno Espirito Santo's side progress past Olympiakos on Thursday

CHELSEA target Sergio Reguilon has fuelled speculation of a potential switch from Real Madrid to the Premier League. While the La Liga defender insisted his thoughts are firmly fixed on completing his loan at Sevilla, he refused to rule out a transfer to England’s top flight.  Frank Lampard’s Blues are on the hunt for a […]

Dutchman crashed into barriers at finish line on WednesdaySprinter was placed in induced coma in Polish hospitalThe Dutch cyclist Fabio Jakobsen, who was put in a medically-induced coma after crashing at the finish line in the Tour of Poland’s first stage on Wednesday, is awake and in good condition, race organisers said on Friday. Related: Fabio Jakobsen …

So it turns out Gareth Bale actually asked Zinedine Zidane to be left out of the Real Madrid squad for their Champions League clash vs Manchester City. Rumours suggest the Welshman was unprepared to sit on the bench as an unused substitute for the umpteenth time, so decided to stay in Spain. “We know Zidane […]

Charlton Athletic’s future has been thrown into doubt as three individuals from East Street Investments failed the English Football League’s directors’ and owners’ test on Friday. ESI bought the Addicks from Roland Duchatelet for £1 in January, with an agreement to purchase the training ground and the Valley for £50million at some point, but …

IT looks like it’s all over for Ainsley Maitland-Niles at Arsenal. The midfielder-turned-defender endured a torrid time with the Gunners when Mikel Arteta first arrived at the club. Out of favour, he was left out the team for reportedly turning up late to training on a number of occasions. But it appeared he had won […]

Bury have been denied the chance to rejoin the non-league pyramid for the upcoming season, the Football Association has announced.

Scunthorpe have appointed Neil Cox as their manager, 30 years after he began his playing career at the club.

Real Madrid are without the suspended Sergio Ramos for this evening's Champions League last-16 second leg away to Manchester City.

Shadab Khan drops simple chance as Stuart Broad survives and Yasir Khan misses out on a five-wicket haul on day three of the first Test against Pakistan at Old Trafford.