Ex-Barnsley and West Brom boss Ismael had been appointed to the job at Vicarage Road in May and signed a contract extension in October, but he has paid the price for a poor run of form.
ISAAN KHAN AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: In what are likely the final remnants of Aaron Ramsdale's Arsenal career, what a sorry ending.
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Former Premier League referee Mike Dean has taken a dim view of debutant Sunny Singh Gill's decision to sign autographs at half time of Crystal Palace 's draw.
A propensity to implode, as they did in Rome, will continue to hold back Gregor Townsend's Scotland, writes Tom English.
Here's everything you need to know about Indian Wells, including the draw, who's playing and the schedule. You can watch all the drama unfold live on Sky Sports.
Max Verstappen cruised to the latest in a long line of victories at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix but Red Bull are still embroiled in controversy, writes Andrew Benson.
Scottie Scheffler found his touch with the putter as he finished the third round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational on Saturday tied for the lead alongside Shane Lowry at Bay Hill.
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England's last-gasp 23-22 victory over Ireland at Twickenham was one of the "most emotional" and "proudest" days of captain Jamie George's career.
Match of the Day pundits Ian Wright and Ashley Williams look at whether Kai Havertz should have received a second yellow card for diving before he scored Arsenal's late winner against Brentford.
England crashed to a comprehensive and humiliating defeat within three days to end their tour of India on the lowest possible note as they were bundled out for 195.
One prescient punter displayed unbelievable forecasting abilities at Sandown Park races as they managed to turn a £1 bet into a head-spinning winning.
Toto Wolff says that Mercedes would "love to have" Max Verstappen next season but admits his team need to improve their car first.
OLIVER HOLT: When he speaks, it is in a voice that barely rises above a whisper. To begin with, it seems he is being deliberately taciturn.
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My mum Carole was there in person, though, sitting next to Jimmy's dad Michael in the stands and she sent me selfies of the two of them, doing superstitious cricket stuff.
Trainer Dan Skelton has expressed his relief that a long-running formal complaint which had potential to de-rail his career has been concluded with a £6,000 fine from the BHA.
It now seems a matter of when, not if, Max Verstappen joins Mercedes after Toto Wolff declared for the first time: 'I would love to have him here.'
DAN BIGGAR: Wales have a very young team at the moment, but their back-line selection has been pretty consistent which counts for a lot in Test rugby.
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England produced a superb performance to claim a 23-22 victory over Ireland and end the visitor's hopes of back-to-back Six Nations Grand Slams.
All the evidence suggests when Rodri is allowed to run the game, City don't lose. He's unbeaten in his last 60 games for the club - a mind-blowing statistic.
They have taken what was perceived as possible beyond any pair of managers in the competition's history. Of the top nine points tallies in PL history, six belong to Guardiola and Klopp.