Team ‘will adapt’ accordingly despite Rice absence Kai Havertz adds things ‘you probably don’t even notice’Mikel Arteta does not think that the absence of Declan Rice will affect Arsenal’s prowess at set pieces as they attempt to repeat their success in last season’s north London derby.Arsenal scored 22 goals from set pieces in the previous …

In the blue corner, Todd Boehly. In the other blue corner, Behdad Eghbali. In the meantime, Enzo Maresca must get on with the business of winning football matches. As the Chelsea soap opera takes its latest plot twist, it turning out this club ain’t big enough for two billionaire egos, Maresca’s team put in a performance often just as dysfunctional as …

THE SHARPE END: It never used to be like this. On north London derby day you could be sure of one thing: the team on their own turf would get something.

DANNY MURPHY: There are encouraging signs Matthijs de Ligt and Lisandro Martinez could be the solid central defensive pairing Erik ten Hag has craved.

RICHARD GIBSON: Jacob Bethell has spent his life surrounded by ­impressive role models and his latest helped him through a ­statement second England appearance.

INTERVIEW BY MATT BARLOW: One of the delights of listening to David Pleat talk football is that there is no telling where any given storyline might travel.

DOMINIC KING: This has been an ­outstanding year for Levey, who is the only black jockey to have ridden a ­Classic winner, thanks to his partnership with Irish 2,000 Guineas hero ­Rosallion, and Jayarebe.

The hosts were hit for six while Chelsea were handed eight bookings on a bad-tempered night at the Vitality Stadium.

Spurs will be looking to reignite their top four charge after a disappointing start to the season, while Arsenal will see this fixture as a must-win as they vie for a Premier League title.

BOURNEMOUTH 0-1 CHELSEA: The Blues left it late to decide the game at the Vitality Stadium.

Rory McIlroy carded a third-round 69 to take a one-shot lead into the final round of the Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.

Mykola Kuharevich and substitute Martin Boyle put struggling St Johnstone to the sword at Easter Road as David Gray savoured his first Premiership win since being named permanent Hibernian manager in the summer.

Miles Hammond and Cameron Bancroft shared a scintillating 112-run partnership to lead Gloucestershire to an eight-wicket victory over reigning champions Somerset and claim their first Vitality Blast final victory.

Uefa warns ministers that England could be excluded from Euro 2028 over "concerns" that an independent football regulator could mean "government interference".