Rio Ferdinand says VAR were wrong to deny Chelsea two penalties during their 4-1 defeat to Liverpool on Wednesday and said those calls could have changed the dynamic of the game.

Crystal Palace have finalised a £22.5m deal for 19-year-old midfielder Adam Wharton from Blackburn after the player completed his medical at the club on Wednesday afternoon.

Cherki played an integral role last season as Lyon recovered from a dismal spell before the winter break for the 2022 World Cup to eventually finish seventh in Ligue 1.

Darwin Nunez becomes the first player in the Premier League to hit the woodwork four times within one match since Opta started recording data in 2002.

Darwin Nunez becomes the first player in the Premier League to hit the woodwork four times within one match since Opta starting recording data.

The 4-1 victory over Chelsea was the Reds’ sixth win in seven matches in the month.

New model for 2025 season will feature eight ‘Tier 1’ sidesECB inviting bids from first-class counties to run a teamWomen’s domestic cricket is to undergo a huge shake-up under new plans from the England and Wales Cricket Board in which ownership of teams would be transferred back to the first-class counties.Currently there are eight indepen­dent …

Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright praises Kevin de Bruyne as he starts his first Premier League game since the opening day of the season in Manchester City's 3-1 win over Burnley.

First-class counties and the MCC can apply to run eight professional sides in a new closed three-tier structure from 2025.

One man convinced parents to let their daughters surf. Now they are challenging and changing social stereotypes in rural Ghana.

Swathe of changes unveiled by game's bosses

Match of the Day pundit Ian Wright describes Liverpool's Conor Bradley as an "unbelievable find" after the 20-year-old's man-of-the-match performance in the 4-1 Premier League win over Chelsea.

Tottenham stars had the last laugh as Neal Maupay was brutally mocked.

Liverpool thrashed Chelsea 4-1 at Anfield to take command of the Premier League title race.

The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has announced the creation of a three-tiered domestic competition structure and a shift in the ownership model underpinning the women’s professional game.

World Cup runners-up New Zealand confirm they will face Ireland and England as part of their autumn tour to the northern hemisphere in 2024.

Conor Bradley's display for Liverpool against Chelsea was "special" - has it given Jurgen Klopp a selection headache?

Maupay opened the scoring in the 15th minute at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and copied Maddison’s trademark.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...