NATHAN SALT: Thomas Frank talked of relishing the battle even with the odds against them. The gap to Watford in the second automatic spot is down from nine to eight but with five games left.

The in-form Englishman was seen hobbling off in the latter stages of Saturday's defeat in Newcastle to the concern of West Ham fans amid an injury pile-up at the east London club.

France will meet England in next weekend's Six Nations final after a thumping 15-56 win over Ireland in Dublin.

Former Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner has been ‘charged with seven driving offences’ and reportedly faces having his Porsche seized. The Denmark international, 33, has been ordered to appear before Copenhagen City Court on April 27 in relation to the charges. Danish website Avisen.dk reports Bendtner is facing five counts of driving without a …

Scotland were improved but fell to defeat against Italy, with the visitors proved too strong in attack and organised in defence 7.03pm BST Scotland fell to a 41-20 defeat to Italy, with tries from the visitors in Scotstoun including a brace from Player of the Match, Beatrice Rigoni, and a hat-trick from captain Manuela Furlan.While the scoreline may not show …

Hakim Ziyech sent Chelsea to the final and ended Manchester City’s quadruple dream 7.31pm BST Chelsea celebrate a deserved victory. They’re in the final for the fourth time in five seasons! What a record they’ve got in this famous old competition. They were the better team this evening from the off; City were strangely undercooked. “Everybody is …

Chelsea and Manchester City face off at Wembley this evening in the semi-finals of the FA Cup. Chelsea saw off Sheffield United in the last round while City beat Everton to reach in the final four. City are targeting an unprecedented quadruple this season and this clash will be a major test of their credentials. […]

Broome had to work hard to justify odds-on favouritism in the Holden Plant Rentals Alleged Stakes at the Curragh.

  Frank Mir, now 41, is back in action this weekend on the Jake Paul vs Ben Askren undercard.Originally, the former two-time UFC heavyweight champion was going to face Antonio Tarver on his boxing debut but now he will take on former IBF cruiserweight champion Steve Cunningham, a man who has fought Tyson Fury in […]

Reigning champions Exeter run in seven tries for a bonus-point win as they come from 13-10 down at half-time to beat Wasps.

OLIVER HOLT AT WEMBLEY: Hakim Ziyech's second-half goal sent Chelsea into the FA Cup final as Thomas Tuchel's Blues beat an off-colour Manchester City to end their quadruple hopes.

Chris Smalling has confirmed he and his family were unharmed after being robbed at gunpoint in their Italian home this week. The former Manchester United defender, who now plays for Roma, said they were left ‘shaken’ after hooded and masked burglars broke into their villa and stole watches, jewellery and cash. The ex-England international thanked …

Newcastle United will have no problems staying in the Premier League and could even enjoy a strong season next term if they keep star man Allan Saint-Maximin fit. The Frenchman was branded ‘Newcastle’s Roy of the Rovers’ as he led the charge in a surprise victory over in-form West Ham in the Premier League on […]

Manchester City got their Women’s FA Cup defence off to a fantastic start as they thrashed fellow Women’s Super League side Aston Villa 8-0.Chloe Kelly scored a hat-trick as the hosts eased past an unthreatening Villa side to reach the fifth round. The striker opened the scoring after 16 minutes with an acrobatic effort for Gareth Taylor’s team. …

Leeds United are reportedly planning an ambitious move for Ajax defender Nicolas Tagliafico. Marcelo Bielsa has made signing a new left-back a priority this summer.

As they say in Spain: Ramos is 'mucho' Ramos. When you leave him out you are leaving an awful lot out of the side - the experience, the goals and undoubtedly the commanding leadership.

The Arsenal manager has warned in-form winger Nicolas Pepe he has no more excuses now to justify his £72million price tag after an upturn in form for the Ivorian international. 

Club president Joan Laporta has been looking at ways to improve the club's financial situation since his re-election in March, which in turn could help fund transfers down the line.

Norwich City have sealed their return to the Premier League at the first time of asking after both Swansea and Brentford dropped points to secure the Canaries' automatic promotion. 

Exeter 43-13 WaspsWasps lead 13-10 at half-time only to implode in second halfThey are a long way shy of their best – witness the summary ejection here from Europe last weekend – but Exeter, champions of both Europe and England, keep up their defence of the latter title at least. Here they needed an extraordinary implosion by Wasps in the second half to …