Midfielder undergoes surgery on persistent groin injuryNo timescale placed on 27-year-old’s returnDele Alli has endured another setback in the attempt to revive his Premier League career after undergoing surgery on a persistent groin injury.The Everton midfielder last played a competitive game 11 months ago when sustaining a hip injury on loan at Besiktas. …

Former Premier League star Nicolas Anelka is the new chief executive of Turkish second division outfit Umraniyespor.

The Argentine manager was incensed by a comment made by former Chelsea player Pat Nevin about the lacklustre vibe in west London ahead of the Carabao Cup semi-final versus Middlesbrough.

There aren't many other competitions where you get 40-yard free-kick screamers , Hand Of God attempts and players picking up injuries trying to do a back-flip in training all rolled into one.

Pep Guardiola has hit back at UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin over comments the European governing body was right to punish Manchester City for financial irregularities.

Gauff ended up defeating Kostyuk, 7-6 (6), 6-7 (3), 6-2, in three-hour match. Shortly after, she clapped back at Heorhii on Instagram. 'Shakey Shake,' she wrote with a heart and laughing emoji.

A clip from January 2018, which shows Virgil van Dijk beating Pickford to the ball to score on his debut in the FA Cup third round against Everton, had Gakpo and Jones mildly amused.

Hopes of a third Ryanair Chase win for Allaho have been dashed for the second year in a row after connections were forced to rule him out of the Cheltenham Festival.

The budding footballer, 13, cut a detached figure while playing for Al-Nassr's youth side side as an opposition player from Al-Shabab tried to chat with him.

NASSER HUSSAIN: For a left-hander, playing Ravichandran Ashwin in India is about as tough as it gets. Ben Duckett acknowledged as much before a ball was bowled in this series.

SIMON JONES: The deal will include an option to buy for around £40million in the summer and the 28-year-old hopes to figure against Bournemouth next weekend.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES: The Carabao Cup final kick-off is set to be brought forward at the request of the police amidst concerns about clashes between Chelsea and Liverpool fans.