EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Maresca, who had guided his team to the Club World Cup trophy in the summer, was shown the door earlier this month.

Blues legend, who has died aged 85, made 410 appearances for the club and later guided them back to the First Division

Wilson defeats Si Jiahui, Higgins sees off Barry HawkinsAll six matches at Alexandra Palace have ended 6-2Kyren Wilson, the 2024 world champion, defeated Si Jiahui in impressive fashion to reach the Masters quarter-finals with the 6-2 result continuing a curious statistic: every match at Alexandra Palace this week had finished with the same scoreline. That …

A coroner concludes that a 36-year-old Liverpool fan took his own life after he was enticed to use illegal gambling websites to bet on football matches.

Novak Djokovic will go down as one of the sport's greatest when he eventually decides to call time on tennis, and retirement could come sooner than many fans think

Arsenal reaped the benefits of an incorrect refereeing decision earlier in the campaign.

Alejandro Garnacho could be about to face a very familiar issue at Chelsea.

Michael Carrick is on his way back to Old Trafford in an interim capacity, becoming Manchester United's 11th change of manager or head coach since Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement in 2013.

Uganda and Vargar forward Rogers Mato signs a pre-contract agreement to join Scottish Premiership leaders Heart of Midlothian this summer.

Gabon's government lifts the sanctions it imposed on the national team and striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after their exit from Afcon 2025.

Now Michael Carrick has been installed as Manchester United's interim head coach, talk will inevitably turn to Ruben Amorim's long-term successor at Old Trafford.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: The move will mark the first significant infrastructural investment of the Saudi-led ownership, more than four years after their takeover from Mike Ashley.

Newcastle 0-2 Man City: Late Rayan Cherki goal leaves Magpies with a mountain to climb in Carabao Cup semi-finals

Former world champion Kyren Wilson puts his UK Championship disappointment behind him to defeat China's Si Jiahui 6-2, with John Higgins also winning to move into the Masters quarter-finals.

The 42-year-old is a potential candidate for the Tennessee Titans, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders.

There has been a 30 percent rise in VAR mistakes over the first half of the Premier League season and each blunder has been listed by the Key Match Incidents panel.

Jurgen Klopp has addressed speculation linking him to Real Madrid after Xabi Alonso left his role by mutual consent on Monday

Cadillac are the newest Formula 1 team on the grid.

Manchester United have waved goodbye to a promising young player.

Michael Carrick enjoyed tremendous success at Manchester United but even he wasn't spared the wrath of Sir Alex Ferguson.