JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: When one fan begged for a change late on against Newcastle, the Catalan retorted that maybe he should sit in the dugout and try it himself.

CHRIS SUTTON: The Lionesses tried their best but, ultimately, we have to accept the better team won on the night. As painful as it is, that's the truth Sarina Wiegman and her squad will have to embrace.

CHRIS FOY: The crisis is now so severe that a 'bring back Eddie Jones ' bandwagon started thundering along in Dublin on Saturday, as disgruntled fan lamented another calamitous night.

IAN HERBERT IN SYDNEY: This England team has given the nation something quite wonderful these past weeks - not just a journey to the foothills of the top of the world, but players to be utterly invested in.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT THE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM: Roy Keane - never one for tweezers when an axe is in reach - called United 'The new Spurs', and the inference is clear.

MATT BARLOW AT MOLINEUX: Right winger March, 29, netted twice in top-of-the-table Seagulls' second-half blitz in their win at Wolves to make it successive 4-1 victories.

STEPH HOUGHTON: Spain had obviously watched England closely and carried out their game plan. They are technically accomplished, have some great players and Aitana Bonmati ran the show.

Manager Mikel Arteta believes his side changed the external view of what they could achieve after winning at Selhurst Park on the opening day of last season before pushing for the title.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Spain reigned supreme in Australia and nothing summed up the nation's feelings more than Queen Letizia making her way to the centre of the team photograph.

KATHRYN BATTE IN SYDNEY: A number of key players in this team are still young. Lauren James is 21, Ella Toone and Lauren Hemp are 23, Alessia Russo and Georgia Stanway both 24.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Expectations will be very low for England at the Rugby World Cup on the back of poor performances in the three warm-up games they have played so far.

CATHAL DENNEHY: She said: 'Normally I'd think, "This is fast, you're going to die, slow down," but I just went with it. That was the easiest race. I wasn't thinking.'

CHRIS FOY: England are braced for a double whammy of disciplinary trouble with Owen Farrell and Billy Vunipola both facing the threat of being unavailable for the start of the Rugby World Cup.

Viktor Hovland produced a sensational back-nine birdie barrage to stun world No 1 Scottie Scheffler and claim a dramatic victory at the BMW Championship.

Manchester United interested in Marco Verratti, West Ham chasing two players, Aston Villa considering Nuno Tavares move, plus more.

The veteran manager believes a midfield anchor is the key position on the pitch.

Manchester United have asked about Benfica's German-born Greece international goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos with the club looking to sign back-up goalkeepers.

SPORTS AGENDA - EDITED BY MIKE KEEGAN: English clubs are being targeted by hackers - who are sending fraudulent invoices around the transfers of overseas players.

EXCLUSIVE BY LEWIS STEELE: The incident is alleged to have happened in the corporate boxes at Villa Park, when a fan asked Bailey to pose for a picture with his son.