We pick the standout players from the weekend as England, France and Wales won in the Autumn Nations Cup, the Premiership returned, the Pumas and Wallabies drew and Red Roses won again...

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United host Basaksehir on Tuesday after 2-1 loss in TurkeyTeam have taken six points from their first three matchesOle Gunnar Solskjær has said Manchester United cannot afford further lax concentration against Istanbul Basaksehir after poor defending caused both goals in the defeat to the Turkish champions in the reverse Champions League fixture this …

‘At the moment I want him to stay,’ says LampardFrench striker has started only once this seasonFrank Lampard says Olivier Giroud remains an important part of his plans but suggested he may not put up resistance if the striker would like to leave in January.Giroud has started only once this season for Chelsea, against Tottenham in the League Cup on 29 …

Pope Francis invited players to Vatican City for receptionNBA players led protests against social injustice this summerPope Francis lauded a delegation of NBA players who met him at the Vatican on Monday as “champions” and said he supported their work on addressing social injustice.Five players – Marco Belinelli, Sterling Brown, Jonathan Isaac, Kyle …

Anne Keothavong and Leon Smith are presiding over competitive Billie Jean Cup and Davis Cup squads yet know there is still much to improve for Britain’s young playersFor one cloudy afternoon, Luke Milligan was as famous as Tim Henman. For the first time in 58 years, two Englishmen – one the 19-year-old son of a north London cab driver, the other the …

Wilfried Zaha is the latest Premier League star to test positive for coronavirus. The Crystal Palace star is now self-isolating and will miss their Premier League clash with Burnley on Monday at Turf Moor. “He has tested positive unfortunately for coronavirus so is self-isolating, and is awaiting the results of the next test,” said Crystal …

The Irishman is back after a year out following his win over Donald Cerrone last January

Zaha was set to make his 200th Premier League appearance at Turf Moor

Chelsea can take a huge leap towards qualifying for the Champions League knockout stage on Tuesday night as they face Rennes – live on talkSPORT 2. They currently sit top of Group E, ahead of Sevilla on goal difference, with seven points and now victory would put them all but out of sight. In fact, […]

Fast bowler Kagiso Rabada appeared to distance himself from a team stance that saw coach Mark Boucher say the gesture is 'not something we need continue to do.'

Third-placed Blues - who can qualify for the Champions League knock-out stages with a win in Rennes on Tuesday, while Spurs have a tie against Ludugorets in the Europa League on Thursday.

Michy Batshuayi has replaced the Ivory Coast winger in Crystal Palace's starting line-up for the top-flight encounter at Turf Moor against Sean Dyche's struggling Burnley.

Former Newcastle manager takes up post in SofiaBulgarian side are known as ‘The Armymen’Alan Pardew has joined CSKA Sofia as their director of football. The former Crystal Palace and Newcastle manager, who left ADO Den Haag in the Netherlands after his contract was cancelled in April, will take up his post with the Bulgarian side known as “The …

James Milner offered an explanation why there is a door hilariously named after him at Liverpool’s new training ground. The state-of-the-art AXA Training Centre replaced their Melwood base, which housed Liverpool players for 70 years, and cost around £50million. The new development includes three full-size pitches, goalkeeping and warm-up areas, along …

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha has tested positive for coronavirus and will miss Monday's match against Burnley.

Gareth Ellis has announced he is retiring from rugby league after an illustrious 21-year playing career.

Team news and stats ahead of Rennes vs Chelsea in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday; kick-off 5.55pm.

It is seven years to the day since Carl Froch controversially stopped George Groves in their super-middleweight world title fight. Billed as ‘The Battle of Britain’, it was expected to be an easy night for Froch after a sensational 2013 saw him defend his IBF world title against Mikel Kessler in a rematch of their […]

Diogo Jota’s flying start at Liverpool has come as no surprise to Troy Deeney, who has told talkSPORT the Portuguese winger was the player all teams feared when they came up against his former club, Wolves. Jota continued his incredible start to life with the Premier League champions with his latest goal in the Reds’ […]