DAVID COVERDALE: Dickie Bird paid a heartfelt tribute to his 'true friend' Sir Michael Parkinson on Thursday after the TV talk show icon died aged 88.

Manchester City star Kevin De Bruyne limped off in the first half against Burnley in the Premier League season opener last week and is now reportedly set to have surgery in Belgium.

Dwight Yorke has urged Manchester United to bring Romelu Lukaku back to Old Trafford, and suggested Tottenham would also be wise to try and sign the Chelsea outcast.

Fagerson faced an anxious wait after his sending-off against France before being hit with a reduced two-game ban.

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Follow text and radio commentary as Trent Rockets face Manchester Originals in the 2023 Men's Hundred.

The Rob Burrow Racing Club celebrated its first winner on Thursday when the Craig Lidster-trained Macarone came home clear at Beverley.

EXCLUSIVE BY LAURA WOODS: What we are seeing here isn't women's football. It's just football. It's the taxi drivers I've been enjoying the most. Some feigning ignorance, others diving straight in.

As Liverpool fans and supporters of rivals club clamour to get their head around the talent set to walk through the doors at Anfield, a few questions, aside from the obvious, remain.

IAN LADYMAN: there was a 'good riddance' vibe from far too many United supporters, and after all De Gea had given them over a decade or so, he deserved much better than that.

The Champions League group-stage draw will see Man City, Arsenal, Man Utd, Newcastle and Celtic discover their opponents for the opening round of the 2023/24 edition.

Pep Guardiola moved to outright second on the all-time most successful managers list after Manchester City's penalty win over Sevilla in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.

Ireland coach Andy Farrell describes the controversy over son Owen's current disciplinary process as a "circus" that is "absolutely disgusting".