At the end of his pre-match press conference on Wednesday, a visiting journalist invited Martin O'Neill to give a simple answer to a simple question.

Exasperated Celtic boss Martin O'Neill insisted his side were given a European lesson as they crashed to a demoralising home defeat to Ferencvaros in their Europa League opener.

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MK Dons are without a win in seven League One games this season after being held to a 0-0 draw by AFC Wimbledon at the Cherry Red Records Stadium.

Defending champion Michael van Gerwen falls to a 6-5 defeat by Daryl Gurney in the opening round of the World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam.

England fly-half Fin Smith says an under-par autumn would trigger fundamental questions about the team's direction.

Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racingShe forfeits points from her win in the Beijing raceThe Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in China despite soiling herself during the race has apologised to the “people of China” and rival athletes in a statement online.Posting on Instagram, Joanna Wietrzyk offered a …

Swift was once again front and center as her now-husband Travis Kelce began his 14th season in the NFL, and she could be seen celebrating wildly as Kansas City sealed a huge 31-10 win over Denver.

The inquest into Manchester United's poor start to the season is continuing following their abject Carabao Cup exit on Wednesday night.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT SOFIA GARDENS: Thanks to a 24-ball half-century from Tom Banton, England raced to a six-wicket thrashing of struggling Sri Lanka with nearly eight overs to spare.

Tributes flooded in from the footballing world, with Ipswich's official account commenting: 'The thoughts of everyone at Ipswich Town are with you and your family at this incredibly sad time, Gary.'

JACK GAUGHAN AT THE ETIHAD: Despite Cherki's efforts, the evening really belonged to a 17-year-old who first set foot on this campus as a junior.

REAL SOCIEDAD 1-2 AFC BOURNEMOUTH - NATHAN SALT: They have had to wait 127 years but finally Bournemouth are off and running in Europe after a thrilling win in San Sebastian.

WILL PICKWORTH AT SELHURST PARK: Pino opened the scoring, with Richards and Strand Larsen adding further first-half goals before Nketiah completed the rout late on.

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First-half goals by Justin Kluivert and Rayan helped Bournemouth start their maiden European campaign with a memorable 2-1 win at Real Sociedad.

Crystal Palace cruised to victory in their first-ever Europa League game with a 4-0 win over Polish champions Lech Poznan at Selhurst Park.

Celtic were punished again for their defensive errors as they followed up their Old Firm loss with a 3-1 home defeat to Ferencvaros in their Europa League opener.

Michael van Gerwen's title defence at the World Series of Darts Finals came to an end in the first round after he was beaten 6-5 by Daryl Gurney.

Arsenal are eyeing Bournemouth youngster Eli Junior Kroupi, Real Madrid are considering a move for Everton's Jarrad Branthwaite, Chelsea are interested in Nico Williams, plus more.