Rio Ferdinand has backed Liverpool's pursuit of Bayern Munich star Thiago Alcantara this summer, with the Reds poised to complete a £27m move for the Spanish midfielder.

Buttler took heed of the explosive delivery with which Shaheen Shah Afridi removed Ollie Pope - the ball spitting to take a glove and loop to gully - and concluded there was no point hanging around.

Lionel Messi curled home a classic goal to inspire Barcelona to a 3-1 (4-2 agg) Champions League victory over Napoli on Saturday night. Their Round-of-16 first leg ended 1-1 in Naples five months ago, meaning it was all to play for at Camp Nou. Lionel Messi just never fails to amaze 🤩 Doesn't matter how […]

England won a thrilling first Test at Old Trafford

Winger Tom Lineham scored his team's first and last tries as Warrington brushed off the cobwebs with a 40-10 win over Hull KR in the Betfred Super League at Headingley.

Lionel Messi was quickly back to his brilliant best as Barcelona flew out of the blocks on their return to Champions League action.

LEEDS have had their hopes of snaffling Edinson Cavani dashed after he reportedly agreed a move to Benfica. The Uruguayan striker has agreed to join the Portuguese outfit and will earn £8.1million a year, according to BeIN Sports correspondent Tancredi Palmeri. Leeds wanted to sign Cavani to fire up their charge into the Premier League […]

England won a thrilling first Test against Pakistan and Nasser Hussain believes the key roles played by Chris Woakes and Jos Buttler will make it even more special for Joe Root and his side...

Israel Folau is among the scorers as Catalans Dragons run in seven tries to come from behind to beat Castleford 40-14 in Super League.

CHELSEA have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Leicester left-back Ben Chilwell, according to reports. The Blues have long been linked with a move for the 23-year-old England international but the Foxes have so far appeared unwilling to do business. However, Leicester may now have shown their hand in negotiations as they have […]

Jos Buttler admitted that he feared wicketkeeping mistakes meant he could be playing his last Test match before his 75 runs in a stand of 139 with Chris Woakes contributed to a remarkable victory for England against Pakistan.

Watch new Juventus boss Andrea Pirlo score a brilliant goal for Italy against Ghana at the 2006 World Cup.

Jos Buttler says he owed his match-winning innings to England after his wicketkeeping errors earlier in the first Test against Pakistan.

Former midfielder gets job only week after U23 appointmentSarri dismissed after club’s exit from Champions LeagueJuventus have appointed their former midfielder Andrea Pirlo as manager following the sacking of Maurizio Sarri. The Italian champions acted swiftly as Sarri paid the price for their Champions League exit to Lyon on Friday, with Pirlo replacing …

Somerset took control of their Bob Willis Trophy match against Northamptonshire as they bowled their hosts out for just 67.

England produced a thrilling fightback to claim a dramatic three-wicket victory in the first Test against Pakistan at Emirates Old Trafford.

Chris Woakes stood tall at the close as he and Jos Buttler shared in a magnificent chase that saw England beat Pakistan in a classic first Test finale. England were on the rocks when the pair came together on the fourth afternoon, 117 for five on an Emirates Old Trafford pitch that was starting to […]

Israel Folau showed his class to help Catalans Dragons come from 14-0 down to earn a 40-14 victory over Castleford in the Betfred Super League, but he came close to missing the match, his coach revealed.

CRISTIANO RONALDO’S sister blasted the Portuguese superstar’s Juventus team-mates after their Champions League exit. Juventus beat Lyon 2-1 on Friday night but crashed out on away goals in the last-16 of Europe’s premier competition. Former Real Madrid man Ronaldo bagged both the Old Lady’s goals but they came up agonisingly short. …

Joe Root says England's remarkable victories in the summer of 2019 gave them confidence they could chase down 277 and beat Pakistan.