While working for CBS Sports this week, Carragher made a joke at the expense of presenter Kate Abdo which wasn't very well received.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: It is a long shot, but England can still win the 2024 Six Nations with a victory away to France on Saturday night so long as Ireland are beaten at home by Scotland.

Limerick Lace has won the Mrs Paddy Power's Mares Chase on day four of the Cheltenham Festival.

Stats boffins have been working with advanced technology to forecast the peaks and troughs of the European season so far, and have had some notable successes.

Aaron Donald, one of the NFL's greatest defensive players, announces his retirement with immediate effect.

BBC sports editor Dan Roan explores why the Premier League and the EFL remain unable to agree a 'new deal' over funding.

Liverpool and Manchester United meet in a heavyweight clash, while Coventry are the lowest-ranked side remaining.

Scotland have a chance of defeating Ireland, England and Wales in a single championship for the first time since the 1990 Five Nations.

The Liverpool captain is resurgent as the Reds chase perfection in Jurgen Klopp’s final season

Premier League clubs to meet in semi-finals if they progressAtlético v Dortmund, plus PSG v Barça completes last eightManchester City and Arsenal will meet in an all-Premier League Champions League semi-final should the former beat Real Madrid and the ­latter overcome Bayern Munich in their respective quarter-finals.Friday’s draw for the quarter and …

GRAEME SOUNESS: I am back in the TV studio on Sunday and don't tell ITV, but it's a game I'd do for nothing. United against Liverpool is THE great rivalry of English football.

SAMI MOKBEL: Mail Sport takes you to the heart of the doping crisis that leaves one of world football's most iconic figures fighting for his career and legacy.

CRAIG HOPE: Despite the protestations of Sheffield Wednesday, the overcrowding during Newcastle's FA Cup tie at Hillsborough last year has now been classified as a 'near miss'.

EXCLUSIVE: Man United have come under fire again from fans who fear the club's new policy regarding match-day attendance at Old Trafford will lead to 'a bloodbath for season ticket holders'.