Midfielder has missed large chunks of Premier League title charge

Italian takes charge of first Spurs game this weekend

Italian faces tricky task to keep struggling Spurs in Premier League

West Ham United 4-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers: Doubles from Konstantinos Mavropanos and Taty Castellanos help the Hammers to climb out of the bottom three

Bath Rugby 43-41 Northampton Saints: Attacking rugby was showcased in all its glory as the top two teams in this season’s Gallagher Prem cut loose

The award-winning show follows the adventures of Hollywood stars Ryan Reynolds and actor Rob McElhenney as they run the Championship club

Officials expected to reprimand Scottish playerMacIntyre to miss cut with seven-over-par totalRobert MacIntyre declined interview requests for a second Masters day in succession, with the fiery Scot facing a reprimand from Augusta National over his behaviour in the closing stages of round one.MacIntyre’s miserable visit to Georgia concluded with a 71, …

Three-time runner-up throws his putter after missing birdie chance on the 4th as he seeks Augusta glory after long waitHot days and hard greens at the Masters. It was up in the mid- 80s by lunchtime on Friday, and that was if you were underneath the trees with a Georgia peach ice-cream sandwich. Out there on the other side of the ropes it looked a whole …

Last year’s title ‘postponed’ overhaul says managerSlot insists he ‘can feel that support’ from fanbaseArne Slot has said last season’s title triumph “postponed” the end of an era at Liverpool but that the club were under no illusions a rebuild was required when appointing him as Jürgen Klopp’s successor.Two more links to the Klopp era …

No English stable has won the greatest prize in the sport since 2015 but the selection has all the attributes requiredIt is more than a decade since a Grand National winner was trained in an English stable, as Lucinda Russell, successful twice since 2017 from her yard in Scotland’s County of Kinross, is the only trainer to break the Irish stranglehold …

De Zerbi wants to replicate former manager’s style‘I want to see the Spurs I watched with Postecoglou’Roberto De Zerbi intends to bring back “Ange-ball” as he attempts to prevent Tottenham’s first relegation in 49 years.De Zerbi has only seven games in which to impart his complex football philosophy to his players and wants to replicate the …

'In my plan for sure there is the idea to stay for a long time,' said the 46-year-old Italian as he field questions for the first time in his new role.

LEWIS STEELE: Under-fire Liverpool boss Arne Slot says everyone at the club is aligned amid a difficult season - and insists he does feel backed by the hierarchy.

JAMES SHARPE AT THE LONDON STADIUM: Genuine belief is spreading around the London Stadium that the Great Escape is on. There's a unity, too, one thought lost for good.

West Ham showcased their survival skills as they walloped Wolves 4-0 and sent Tottenham tumbling into the relegation zone.

Highlights from the match between West Ham and Wolves in the Premier League.

15-year-old superstar Vaibhav Sooryavanshi smashed 78 off only 26 balls as the Rajasthan Royals faced the Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

Ulster are one game away from a first European final since 2012 after a 41-24 win over La Rochelle in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals.

Tristan Sailor is among the points again as St Helens breeze through their Challenge Cup quarter-final against Catalans Dragons.

Bath come from 21 points down to beat Prem leaders Northampton 43-41 and reach the semi-finals of the Champions Cup in an incredible clash at the Rec.