Graham Potter believes his Brighton side have performed well so far this season and that expectations of results should be realistic.

Lampard unhappy with implication of anti-US player attitudeBlues coach says pre-season conversation was misconstruedFrank Lampard has denied he was slow to trust Christian Pulisic after the RB Salzburg coach, Jesse Marsch, said Chelsea’s manager doubted the American winger because of his nationality.Marsch was left with the feeling that Lampard was unsure …

Irish rider relegated after combative bunch sprint‘After all the crashes, we have to take care of the other guys’The German rider Pascal Ackermann won stage nine of the Vuelta a España on Thursday despite finishing second behind the Irishman Sam Bennett, who was relegated for shoulder barging an opponent twice in a highly disputed end to the …

Eddie Jones has picked four debutants for the visit to Italy, where England hope to win a first Six Nations title since 2017 It is not often that a team hoping to close out a Six Nations title on the final weekend includes four uncapped players among its glory hunters. The England side heading to Rome may now have an appropriately ancient and modern feel but …

Matteo Minozzi has been recalled by Italy for Saturday's clash with England as the Azzurri chase a first win of this year's Guinness Six Nations.

It took a jovial debate about African animals to finally crack Oleksandr Usyk, the normally unflappable maverick showing interesting signs of annoyance that his size was being constantly questioned by Derek Chisora.

St Mirren will be investigated by the SPFL after they were charged for allegedly breaking coronavirus rules which led to the cancellation of two matches earlier this month.

We look at the talking points ahead of 2020's Six Nations Super Saturday, which could see England, Ireland or France take the title...

Egyptian businessman Mohamed El Kashashy and lawyer Chris Farnell are reportedly in talks to purchase the club

Jeff Reinebold takes on a couple of England internationals in NFL Predictions, as he goes up against former footballer Darren Bent and netball star Tamsin Greenway in Week Eight.

Liverpool are expected to be without Fabinho for their three matches before the international break following an injury he sustained in midweek. Fabinho pulled up during the Reds’ Champions League win over FC Midtjylland on Tuesday night, joining the likes of Joel Matip and Virgil van Dijk on the Anfield treatment table. It’s understood the …

James Rodriguez is still battling an injury to his testicles that was sustained in Everton’s 2-2 draw with Liverpool earlier this month. Carlo Ancelotti said the Colombia playmaker was unlikely to feature in the 2-0 defeat to Southampton last weekend, but he ended up playing through the pain for the full 90 minutes. However, Spanish […]

All the action from the Europa LeagueAntwerp tame Tottenham in Europa League thanks to Refaelov strikeLeicester make light of absentees and ease to beat AEK AthensEmail Daniel or tweet @DanielHarris 9.41pm GMT They’ve had an hour against 10 men, but Slavia Prague have finally taken the lead against Leverkusen, Peter Olayinka with the goal. 9.39pm GMT …

Norwich joint majority shareholder says it can be ‘perfectly safe’‘Before final whistle is blown, can we have our football back?’ Delia Smith has written an open letter to Boris Johnson, calling on the prime minister to let football fans back into stadiums. Related: EFL's Rick Parry says football being 'ignored or victimised' by government Continue …

Sean Dyche claims to know no more than Burnley's fans on the latest reports of a £200m club takeover.

Oleksandr Usyk came armed with a hurley and sliotar before responding to Derek Chisora's declaration of war by warning his heavyweight rival: 'I brought peace, it will be pure boxing'.

The Premier League extends its pay-per-view model to matches on 6-8 November but will review the service after the international break.

Brazil have confirmed Fabinho is out of their squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers because of injury – and they have called up Everton’s Allan to replace him.

The findings come as Racing Victoria leads a push for Australia to limit how many times a rider can whip their horse during a raceThere is no benefit to jockeys using a whip in horse racing, according to a world-first study that found there was no difference in race times and rider safety between races where whipping is permitted and apprentice races that …