Manchester City have moved one step closer to winning a first ever European Cup by booking their place in the Champions League quarter-finals. Pep Guardiola’s side headed into their round-of-16 second leg clash against Real Madrid with a 2-1 advantage, having won the first leg at the Bernabeu, and they capitalised on some poor defending […]

Manchester City capitalised on two Raphael Varane errors as they made it through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Etihad (4-2 on aggregate).

Manchester City reach the Champions League quarter-finals after knocking out record 13-time winners Real Madrid 4-2 on aggregate.

Goals from Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus handed Manchester City a 2-1 win over Real Madrid to seal their place in the Champions League quarter-finals.

Lyon lie in wait for Guardiola's side

Juventus 2-1 Lyon (2-2 agg; Lyon win on away goals): Ronaldo scored twice but couldn't find the crucial third to haul Juve into the quarter-finals

David Silva's last game at the Etihad

GABRIEL JESUS was once again the saviour as his second half goal guided Manchester City into the last eight. The Brazilian striker popped up with a vital headed equaliser in the first leg in the Bernabeu five long months ago. And he seized on a mistake by the hapless Raphael Varane just when Pep Guardiola’s […]

Brazilian close to signing for London rivals on free transferManager urges Chelsea to pull off turnaround against BayernFrank Lampard has urged Chelsea to pull off an incredible turnaround when they face Bayern Munich in the last 16 of the Champions League on Saturday and has said that he will not hold a grudge against Willian if he joins Arsenal on a free …

UFC heavyweight Derrick Lewis sparked controversy after posting a video of himself spitting into his opponent’s food. Lewis is scheduled to fight Aleksei Oleinik at UFC Fight Night 174 on Saturday night. “The UFC Performance Institute gave me my food,” the 35-year-old said in the video. “But they also gave me Alexey’s food too. …

RIO FERDINAND has urged Gareth Bale to leave Real Madrid, so that fans can witness his “generational talent” again. The Welshman appears to be locked in a stand-off with coach Zinedine Zidane, having decided against being involved in Friday night’s crunch Champions League clash with Manchester City. Reports in Spain suggest that their …

JUVENTUS are out of the Champions League on away goals, despite Cristiano Ronaldo’s best efforts. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg, the Old Lady went behind on the night when the Memphis Depay converted a penalty despite Rodrigo Bentancur appearing to tackle Houssem Auoar cleanly. Ronaldo then levelled with a controversial penalty of his own […]

MEMPHIS DEPAY scored an outrageous Panenka penalty to double Lyon’s advantage over Juventus. The former Manchester United flop, 26, was a man lacking confidence during his two years at Old Trafford. But he showed bags of it as he cheekily sat Wojciech Szczesny down to chip his penalty down the middle. Federico Bernardeschi slid in […]

MANCHESTER CITY have taken a big step towards Champions League glory by knocking Real Madrid out of the tournament for the first time under Zinedine Zidane. Things couldn’t have started better for Pep Guardiola’s men when Raheem Sterling was the beneficiary of a Raphael Varane error and extended their 2-1 aggregate lead. Karim Benzema then …

Cedric Itten is in line to make his Rangers debut on Sunday, but Steven Gerrard has warned supporters may have to wait a little longer to see Kemar Roofe for the first time.

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Ben Stokes' injury has unbalanced the side to the extent that Chris Woakes - whose nine Test innings before this series had produced eight scores of six or fewer - goes in at No 7.

CHRISTIAN PULISIC will miss the start of next season after the Chelsea winger’s FA Cup hamstring injury ruled him out for six weeks. The America continued his sparkling form since the restart with a fine opener at Wembley last Saturday – before limping off and seeing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike twice as Arsenal won 2-1. That […]

The 17-year-old has made a big impact as part of an entertaining Pakistan attack that has everything a side could wantThe first thing you notice about Naseem Shah is his action. It’s smooth and slick and sideways-on, as if the unnatural act of bowling fast were a perfectly instinctive thing, and those strange, awkward contortions of legs and arms, the leap …

CHRISTIAN PULISIC will miss the start of next season after the Chelsea winger’s FA Cup hamstring injury ruled him out for six weeks. The Yank peaked his fine end to the extended current campaign with a fine Wembley opener last Saturday – before limping off and seeing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang strike twice as Arsenal won 2-1. […]