There are few better ways to whet the appetite than a debut goal and Bertrand Traoré got up and running in style as Aston Villa breezed past Bristol City into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup. Ollie Watkins struck two-and-a-half minutes after arriving off the bench to complete the scoring but Traoré’s sumptuous first-time volley, moments after Anwar …

Europa League qualifier: Shkendija 1-3 TottenhamGoalposts changed after Spurs discovered they were too smallJosé Mourinho had advertised the jeopardy. These new-look, Covid-era, one-off ties in Europa League qualification could provide a nasty shock, the Tottenham manager said, if the focus was not right. His team had been warned in the previous round when …

It was “a masterclass of finishing” according to the Lincoln manager, Michael Appleton, and Jürgen Klopp would not disagree. His Liverpool team delivered the lesson, after all, and Arsenal will be in their sights twice next week at Anfield following this exhibition at Sincil Bank.Curtis Jones curated the rout with a performance that comprised touches of …

Shane Lowry is proud to be backing the 20x20 campaign aimed at promoting women's sport in Ireland.

JACK GAUGHAN: Man City should head straight to the framers first thing on Friday morning. A goal engineered by the club's academy deserves its own picture at the training base over the road

Liverpool trounced Lincoln City 7-2 in the Carabao Cup to progress to the fourth round to set up an Arsenal tie.

Jose Mourinho has revealed Tottenham’s goalkeepers made a bizarre discovery ahead of their 3-1 victory over Shkendija on Thursday night. Spurs’ manager joked he thought he had gone through a growth spurt, but then realised the goalposts were five centimetres lower than they should be. Mourinho even shared an image of goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who …

Liverpool cruised into the fourth round of the Carabao Cup as a ruthless display of finishing earned a 7-2 victory over Lincoln on Thursday.

Liverpool youngster Curtis Jones is called an "exceptional talent" by boss Jurgen Klopp after his double in a 7-2 Carabao Cup win over Lincoln.

The status of Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders is not clear for Saturday’s game against West Virginia

Chad Kuhl pitched seven sharp innings and Colin Moran and Bryan Reynolds hit home runs in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-0 victory over the slumping Chicago Cubs on Thursday

DOMINIC KING AT THE LNER STADIUM: Lincoln City's goalkeeper was a Liverpool fan as a little boy and had spent the last week relishing the opportunity to face the champions.

Liverpool kicked off their Carabao Cup campaign with a 7-2 drubbing over Lincoln – and it’s safe to say the match wasn’t short of any screamers. Curtis Jones and Takumi Minamino both bagged doubles as Jurgen Klopp’s rampant reserves turned on the style at the LNER Stadium. It took less than nine minutes for one […]

Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane got Tottenham out of trouble in a 3-1 Europa League third-round qualifying win over Shkendija.

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp got the chance to see several fringe stars in action in the Carabao Cup at Lincoln as the Reds run out 7-2 winners.

Declan Gallagher was booked twice inside 60 seconds as Motherwell fell to a 3-0 Europa League defeat against Hapoel Be'er Sheva in Israel.

Lewis Hamilton wore a shirt with an anti-racism message across it after winning in Tuscany last time out

Angel Di Maria has launched an impassioned rant about his exclusion from the latest Argentina squad. The Paris Saint-Germain winger, 32, was influential during the French club’s run to the Champions League final, starring alongside Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. However, Di Maria has been deemed surplus to requirements by manager Lionel Scaloni for the …

For the second consecutive Thursday, Tottenham made heavy work of a Europa League qualifier in the Balkans.

PETE JENSON: At the end of last season Simeone's nose twitched when it became clear Barcelona were booting out Suarez. He had always wanted the club to sign the Barcelona star.