A reunion with Manchester City brings bad memories for the RB Leipzig defender Maxime Esteve. He scored two own goals at the Etihad Stadium last year. Not that he has advertised this to his new teammates. "Maybe they don't even know," he jokes.

Northern Ireland manager Michael O'Neill says new call-up Eoin Kenny's family connection to the Republic of Ireland is not something he considered before bringing him into the senior squad for this month's Nations League fixtures against Ukraine and Hungary.

Red Devils desperate for a win as pressure piles on Michael Carrick

⚽️ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off⚽️ Manchester United v Roma – follow it live ⚽️ Live scores | League phase standings | And email LukeSteven Gerrard and Ally McCoist are on co-commentary duty for TNT Sports alongside Darren Fletcher in Barcelona. The sight and sound of Gerrard has reminded me to recap CarragherGate:“Jamie …

⚽️ Champions League updates from the 8pm GMT kick-off⚽️ Barcelona v Aston Villa – follow it live⚽️ Live scores | League phase standings | And email WillGorton-born Butt on TV and another one on the blog. A big day for east Manchester. Both quite critical of United at the moment.Gene Salorio asks: “So now that Nuno is back on the market, does …

Rafael Nadal will return to the tennis court more than two years after retiring.

Rachel Apa, 24, collapsed during the New York City Marathon just two miles from the finish line in Central Park.

Ellie Watkins has returned to the UK with her children, while her husband Ollie remains in Saudi Arabia with Al-Hilal.

Clark Laidlaw, head coach at Super Rugby champions Hurricanes, has made a huge impact in New Zealand and would "welcome a conversation" about taking on the top job in Scotland.

Liverpool set an unwanted record against Arsenal as they failed to register a shot on target for the first time in 442 Premier League home games, dating back to when records began in 2003.

Eugenio Chacarra says he’s playing the "best golf of his career" as he looks to hold off Patrick Reed and Rory McIlroy and win the DP World Tour’s Race to Dubai title.

Novak Djokovic maintained his Nitto ATP Finals qualification hopes at the Rolex Paris Masters, where he rallied from a set and a break down to defeat Valentin Vacherot.

US set to host Summer and Winter Olympics USOPC CEO says business model in early stagesThe US Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) is in the advanced stages of setting up an entity to sell a stake ⁠in the commercial rights for Team USA in return for capital, according to multiple reports.Any deal would mark a significant shift for the USOPC, a …

Lucas Roehrig, the protege of elite world champion George Groves, is ready to make his mark.

Sussex name Beth Barrett-Wild as their next CEO with ex-England bowler Holly Colvin set to join as a non-executive director.

Fast bowlers dominate at Cricket Media Club awards as England's Ollie Robinson, Naayva Sharma and Ethan Bamber all claim prizes.

Jon Rahm explains his reluctance to join LIV Golf 2.0, saying he "wasn't willing to follow that path" after agreeing to leave the series last month.

Josh Kerr's mile world record and Sabastian Sawe breaking the two-hour barrier at the London Marathon are nominated for the moment of the year at the World Athletics Awards.

The Scotland head coach insists radical change is not required to improve his team after a mixed maiden camp.