Historically, Liverpool were already in a title-winning position before a ball was kicked on Wednesday. After beating Manchester City on Sunday they were nine points clear of second place after 13 league games. Only two teams in Premier League history have had a lead of at least nine points after the same number of matches

City are now unbeaten in their past 31 Premier League games with De Bruyne starting. He has been involved in 25 goals (nine goals, 16 assists) in those games. De Bruyne said: “There have never been issues between me and Pep. He knows I’ve been struggling. It’s painful and uncomfortable. “Hopefully I can get back

Ruben Amorim suffered his first league defeat since December 2023 at Arsenal – and his first Premier League loss was a reality check of the task he has on his hands at Manchester United. The Portuguese, hired off an incredibly dominant spell in charge of Sporting in his homeland, had warned a storm was coming

Arsenal moved within seven points of leaders Liverpool as Jurrien Timber and William Saliba scored from corners to inflict Ruben Amorim’s first defeat as Manchester United boss. Liverpool’s 3-3 draw with Newcastle opened the door for Arsenal to close the gap and, after a frustrating first half against Amorim’s well-drilled side, their set-piece prowess proved

A much-changed Chelsea moved seven points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool after a 5-1 thrashing of bottom-side Southampton, who had captain Jack Stephens sent off for pulling Marc Cucurella’s hair. The Blues made seven changes for the trip to St Mary’s and still produced a fine attacking display that will only increase talk of a

Transgender women who have gone through male puberty will not be allowed to compete on leading women’s golf tours from next year. Updated rules on gender policy will also apply to United States Golf Association events including the US Women’s Open and will prevent Scottish-born American Hailey Davidson from seeking membership of the LPGA Tour.

England were beaten by six wickets after a below-par showing in the first one-day international against South Africa. Chasing 187 in scorching conditions in Kimberley, Proteas captain Laura Wolvaardt anchored the innings with a gritty unbeaten 59 from 114 balls to reach the target with 11.4 overs to spare. England’s bowlers toiled, but were left

Vinícius Júnior has asked Javier Tebas to retract an allegation of piracy, sources have told ESPN, after the LaLiga president claimed the Real Madrid star watched the club’s Champions League game at Liverpool illegally. The Brazil international missed the game with a hamstring injury and published an Instagram story that appeared to show him watching

Streaming platform DAZN has secured exclusive rights to broadcast next summer’s Fifa Club World Cup. DAZN will show all 63 matches during the expanded 32-team tournament, which takes place in the United States between 15 June and 13 July next year. Every match will be live-streamed and free to view on on its platforms, while there

Moore slipped 600 places in the world rankings during her case and, as players serving a doping suspension cannot enter official tennis facilities, ultimately earned money by coaching beginners on public courts in the US. Moore told The Times in July, external she believes the total cost of the case will be £200,000, and she