Pope, who came out of his box and was beaten by Pierre-Emerick Aubamayang in midweek, is not in the Newcastle squad

The state-run IRNA news agency quoted Iranian soccer federation spokesman Amir-Mahdi Alavi as saying that officials faced visa obstacles that go beyond sports considerations.

JONATHAN MCEVOY: Lando Norris hit back at Max Verstappen's jibe that we would 'easily' have won the world title by now if he was driving the McLaren - calling the four-time world champion clueless.

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Lando Norris has accused Max Verstappen of "talking nonsense" after his title rival claimed that he would have won this year's Formula 1 world championship "easily" in the Brit's McLaren car.

A brawl appeared to have been sparked by John Lundstram upon the final whistle, after the Hull star gestured with his finger to his mouth in front of the Stoke fans after sealing a late 2-1 victory.

Brighton apologise for "any offence caused in China" caused by a post on social media that featured an image of a Japanese World War Two soldier.

British driver can still be crowned world champion on Sunday

Oscar Piastri cuts McLaren team-mate Lando Norris' championship lead by two points with victory in the sprint race at the Qatar Grand Prix.

Brad Friedel suggests Xabi Alonso could replace Arne Slot at Liverpool after recent defeats, though the ex-keeper admits sacking the manager would be unlikely.

Constitution Hill suffered a dramatic fall in the Fighting Fifth Hurdle at Newcastle on Saturday, with The New Lion also coming down when leading

It's been an eventful season so far for Shaun Murphy on and off the table ahead of the UK Championship.

Oscar Piastri won the Sprint race, the final result of which changed after the chequered flag had flown.

Christian Horner has been strongly linked with Aston Martin since news of the team's impending leadership restructure.

Danielle Collins has opened up on her struggles in the dating pool.

Sarina Wiegman’s side face China in the first of two international friendlies to close out the year as their World Cup preparations continue

Tigers into top six after coming from behindSheffield United climb table after third win of weekJoe Gelhardt’s last-gasp goal earned Hull a smash-and-grab 2-1 win at Stoke and put them into the top six. Sorba Thomas scored a first-half wonder goal to give Stoke a deserved lead at the break, but, facing a third successive defeat, the Tigers battled back …

Outsider repeats Champion Hurdle successThe New Lion also falls when leading two outThere was another twist to what is becoming a sorry tale here on Saturday as Constitution Hill, whose first two seasons over jumps saw him ranked among the finest hurdlers of all time, fell for the third time in his last four starts in the early stages of a much-anticipated …

Oscar Piastri dominated the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint to cut his deficit to championship leader Lando Norris to 22 points after the British driver finished third.

Another heavy defeat came on Saturday, but this time for Liverpool's youth side as they were beaten 7-0 in a home Under-18 Premier League fixture by their rivals Manchester United.