Borussia Dortmund scored three goals in five minutes to cap 2024 with their first Bundesliga away win of the season in a convincing victory against Wolfsburg. Donyell Malen kicked off the scoring when he gave Dortmund the lead after 25 minutes with an acrobatic finish from a corner. Three minutes later, Dortmund doubled their lead

Glasgow City go into the winter break five points clear at the top of the SWPL after thrashing Dundee United as Hibernian stunned second-placed Rangers. Defending champions Celtic eased to a 5-0 win at Spartans, while Montrose moved out of the relegation zone with a 1-0 victory over Queen’s Park. Third-placed Hearts were held to

Teenager Joao Fonseca beat American Learner Tien to be crowned the second-youngest winner of the Next Gen ATP Finals title. The 18-year-old Brazilian, who was the youngest player in this year’s competition and lowest ranked, overcame Tien 2-4 4-3 (10-8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah. Only Jannik Sinner, in 2019, has lifted the title at a

With Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham all out of form, could Bournemouth qualify for Europe for the first time in their history? Their fans think so – they were singing about European qualification during the win at Old Trafford. “I think they have to enjoy it a lot because normally it doesn’t happen a

Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca beat American Learner Tien to become the second-youngest player to win the ATP Next Gen Finals title on Sunday in Saudi Arabia. The 18-year-old dropped his first set before battling back into contention and then dominated the rest of the match to beat Tien 2-4 4-3 (8) 4-0 4-2 in Jeddah. Fonseca

Gary Neville has called for a “cultural overhaul” at Manchester United while also branding the squad as “mediocre” following the 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford. Ruben Amorim’s side failed to build on the dramatic 2-1 win against Manchester City last weekend and will now continue to dwell in the bottom half of the

Ipswich, Wolves and Southampton occupy the relegation slots, with the latter two very recently changing managers. It is quite rare for the relegation zone to contain the same three teams at Christmas and on the final day – but it did happen last season. Luton, Burnley and Sheffield United were 18th, 19th and 20th respectively

Ange Postecoglou has suggested he may stop answering questions about his attacking approach and reiterated his intention to continue his uncompromising style despite suffering a 6-3 home defeat to Premier League leaders Liverpool. Arne Slot’s side moved four points clear of Chelsea with a game-in-hand after easing to a win which began with two headed

Lancashire Police are investigating an allegation of racial abuse aimed at a Watford player during yesterday’s Championship match at Turf Moor. The Clarets, who won the game 2-1, released a club statement, external appealing for witnesses and said that they “will ensure that those responsible are held accountable.” The statement also said: “Burnley Football Club

Vitor Pereira made the dream start to life as Wolves head coach as his new side ended a run of four straight defeats with a 3-0 win against Leicester on Sunday. Goals from Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo Gomes and Matheus Cunha across a 25-minute spell in the first half sealed an impressive win for Pereira, who

Neither Tyson Fury nor Oleksandr Usyk wanted to be drawn on their next move in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s world championship fight. Usyk defended his unified WBO, WBA and WBC heavyweight titles when he handed Fury a unanimous points defeat, to repeat the victory he’d secured earlier this year in May. It was a

England’s John Parry fired a superb final-round 64 to win the Mauritius Open and clinch his first DP World Tour title in 14 years. Having started his last round five shots back, Parry hit seven birdies and an eagle to finish on 14 under – two strokes clear of South African duo Dylan Naidoo and