This week’s action saw Vincent Kompany’s men roll on, surprise results and a brilliant performance from a Liverpool defender• Vincent Kompany’s Bayern Munich. They rule supreme in Germany and are on a 16-match winning streak. Beating the defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain, on Tuesday was further proof of Bayern’s credentials. Luís Diaz, …

Jessica Pegula hammered Jasmine Paolini before Aryna Sabalenka dismissed Coco Gauff, the two winners moving on to the semi-finals Paolini nets to go down 0-15 but soon makes 30-15, and a backhand swiped wide gives her game point. And though a decent return incites her to go wide, a decent first serve serve secures the hold. “It’s always good to get the …

Joey Barton today claimed that his trial on charges of sending abusive tweets was part of a state conspiracy against him which ITV had pushed police officers to pursue.

Rory McIlroy has spoken out on a gesture made by a PGA chief after the abuse he received at the Ryder Cup

Pro-Palestine protestors clashed with match-going Villa fans before the hosts beat Maccabi comfortably

When Hearts snapped up Claudio Braga, it's unlikely anyone would have predicted that his name would be renowned among football fans across the globe a few short months later.

Kyle Steyn starts in place of Duhan van der Merwe and Zander Fagerson is not included as Scotland aim for a first win against New Zealand on Saturday.

With all six Premier league clubs sitting either in or close to the top eight at the halfway stage of the league phase, could every English side qualify for the knockout rounds automatically?

Kyle Steyn, D’Arcy Rae and Gregor Brown will deputise for the key Scotland trio at Murrayfield.

McLaren chief executive Zak Brown says the team would rather lose the Drivers' Championship to Max Verstappen than favour Lando Norris or Oscar Piastri in the title fight.

Newman’s inclusion means three Leeds players have the chance to represent their country at Headingley, while Burgess replaces the injured Dom Young.

Arsenal could get a favour from Chelsea and Tottenham as they look to win the Premier League title.

Mohorez Salah is set to hold talks with Egypt boss Hossam Hassan next week as he looks to avoid a club-versus-country row ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations.

The F1 driver was unable to complete his duties on Thursday in Interlagos.

The west Londoners face a tough battle to secure an all-important spot in the top eight of the Champions League group, with tricky ties against Barcelona and Italian champions Napoli to come.

Blues keen to put European disappointment behind them

Captain Caelan Doris returns for Ireland as one of eight changes to the side to face Japan in Dublin on Saturday.

The Munster centre is among eight changes to Andy Farrell’s starting XV.