The anniversary of Abramovich’s first fully tooled up side shows how the club are going backwards despite millions spentIt was twenty years ago today. Or close enough, at least, to make for a startling sense of circularity.As Chelsea travel to Bournemouth on Sunday in search of their first away win since March (also, by coincidence, at Bournemouth) there …

Johnny Sexton becomes Ireland's all-time top points scorer in the Rugby World Cup victory over Tonga in Nantes.

One-Day Cup final: Leics, 267-7, beat Hants, 265-8, by two runsSwindell’s 117 lifts Leicestershire from 17-4; Hull bowls final overHarry Swindells struck an unbeaten century as Leicestershire held off Liam Dawson’s late fightback to end their 38-year wait for a List-A trophy with a dramatic two-run win over Hampshire in the Metro Bank One-Day Cup final …

Of course governments do things that football clubs shouldn’t – but that’s precisely why sport mattersIt’s a strange world that makes you yearn for the days of Ted Croker, Bert Millichip and Gordon McKeag. Football seemed so simple then. And to think that they once seemed absurd in their pomposity, with their velvet bag in the wood-panelled Football …

Catalans Dragons charged back into the Super League's top two with a 61-0 humiliation of woeful Leeds in Perpignan.

Follow live BBC Three coverage from the Diamond League finals in Eugene as Noah Lyles and Sha’Carri Richardson compete in the 100m finals and Great Britain's Laura Muir goes for success in the 1500m.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored twice to help Internazionale crush Milan 5-1 in Serie A on Saturday and continue their perfect start to the season.Inter, who won their first three matches without conceding a goal, moved two points clear at the top of the table on 12 points from four games. Continue reading...

NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: Brighton gave Manchester United a drubbing on home turf with their 3-1 victory over Erik ten Hag 's side on Saturday afternoon.

CHRIS WHEELER: Their victory sent them into the top four and De Zerbi's men were the puppet masters at the Theatre of Dreams, consigning their foes to a third defeat in five games.

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: The catwalks and beauty of Milan in fashion week await. But first, an ugly win on Tyneside for Eddie Howe's Newcastle side.

NATHAN SALT AT OLD TRAFFORD: United raced out of the blocks but soon had the doors blown off in a 3-1 defeat which will be remembered largely for the loud boos directed at boss Erik ten Hag .

CHRIS WHEELER AT OLD TRAFFORD: Ten Hag was roundly booed by United fans over his decision to take off new £72million signing Rasmus Hojlund.