PETE JENSON: Madrid sit top and Barcelona fourth in the money leagues but the numbers hide the fact that all is not perfect at Madrid and that Barcelona still have the water up to their necks

The Catalan outfit crashed out of the Copa del Rey on Wednesday after they suffered a 4-2 defeat by Athletic Bilbao. They have now also dropped eight-points behind Girona at the top of LaLiga.

Solanke revealed the message 'R.I.P Donna' on his undershirt after scoring Bournemouth's fifth goal in the first half of their FA Cup tie.

The Football Association launches an investigation after Aston Villa field Noelle Maritz, who had already played for Arsenal, in the Women's League Cup.

The 17-year-old won the Bahrain Masters in his first tournament since his sensational debut run to the World Championship final.

Cardiff City are suing football agent Willie McKay in order to gain information about his involvement in the Emiliano Sala transfer in 2019.

ESPN report that Real Madrid's current offer to Mbappe is lower than what has been offered in the past, while PSG are said to have offered a fresh contract on the same terms, namely £31.6m.

Luke Littler threw a 180 to fend off competition from Harry Maguire and Christian Eriksen and send his Manchester United heroes into a frenzy after a darts showdown at their training ground.

Bournemouth defender Lloyd Kelly gives his team the perfect start in their FA Cup fourth round clash with Swansea with a "brilliant finish" to put the Cherries 1-0 up inside seven minutes.

History-chasing Novak Djokovic faces the sternest test of his Australian Open title defence against Italian fourth seed Jannik Sinner in Friday's semi-final.

The new moniker for Minardi, an enterprise with a long and storied history, is unlikely to do anything to improve the image of a sport already struggling to attract a younger audienceWere there any last, lingering doubts about what really drives modern sport, Formula One managed to dispel them with crushing and depressing finality on Wednesday. Welcome, …

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY WILL PICKWORTH: Nunez has laid on 10 goals and 10 assists in 32 games in all competitions so far this campaign to go with his 15 strikes last season.

42-year-old helped revive Baker Mayfield’s career in TampaCarolina finished 2-15 last season and have QB strugglesThe Carolina Panthers have agreed to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Dave Canales as their new head coach, according to multiple sources.Canales has informed the Buccaneers that he is taking the job, although there are still …

WWE boss Vince McMahon has been accused of sex trafficking in a new lawsuit filed by a former employee, who claims the 78-year-old billionaire defecated on her head during a threesome.

Teenage sensation Luke Littler will play Dirk van Duijvenbode in his opening match at the TOTO Dutch Darts Masters.

Prior reports suggested Chelsea were leading the race for him but PSG appeared to move into pole position in December. 'This is one of the best days of my life,' Moscardo said.

It comes after Beterbiev extended his unbeaten record, which now sits at 20-0-0 by defeating Callum Smith in Quebec City to set up the mouthwatering clash against Bivol.