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Reigning NBA champions the Milwaukee Bucks started the new season as they finished the last with a dominant 127-104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. The home side celebrated their first ...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer knows he is under pressure but the Manchester United boss is confident the side will turn things around and bounce back from their chastening loss at Leicester. ...

The Champions League’s third round of group-stage fixtures sees Liverpool travel to Atletico Madrid for an old-boy reunion. Here, the PA news agency looks at the four English teams’ ...

Steve Bruce has insisted he will always have cause to thank Mike Ashley for handing him the reins at Newcastle. The Magpies’ head coach will celebrate 1,000 games in management on ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said he was not aware that Raheem Sterling was open to leaving the Premier League club due to a lack of playing time but added ...

Newcastle head coach Steve Bruce and Watford counterpart Claudio Ranieri will find themselves in the limelight as the Premier League returns this weekend. For many, Bruce will be a surprise ...

Deontay Wilder has finally paid tribute to Tyson Fury in his first public statement since losing their WBC heavyweight title showdown in Las Vegas. Fury came through a bruising third ...

By Jamie Gardner, PA Chief Sports Reporter The continued high level of incidents being reported to the police at football matches shows now is not the right time to consider ...

Former Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has urged youngsters in typically stern terms to “play football, go running and climb the stairs at home” in a bid to get ...

With the latest round of European qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup complete, there is still plenty to be decided heading into the final fixtures in November. Here, the PA news ...

Wayne Rooney will give an insight into his thinking during some of the biggest moments in his career and also open up on his battle with his mental health during ...

Penalty awards are back to a typical level this season in an indication the Premier League is getting to grips with VAR. After 70 games of the current campaign there have ...

England manager Gareth Southgate joked he commits a crime with every team selection given the strength in depth of a squad edging closer to World Cup qualification. A mammoth year ...

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping two women and sexually assaulting a third. Mendy, 27, who has been in custody ...

Introducing B teams to the EFL is “non-negotiable”, according to its chair Rick Parry. He is looking to remove the cliff edge between the Premier League and the Championship, and ...

Former England goalkeeper David James is optimistic that gender will not be an issue for long in the debate on referees and the focus will shift back to the quality ...

Andy Murray has revealed his wedding ring has been stolen after a mishap with his tennis shoes. The three-time major winner is preparing for action at the Indian Wells tournament, ...

Home advantage appears to be back in the Premier League, with the return of crowds bringing a feeling of normality to the game after a season that bucked the trend ...

Compulsory breaks to prevent player burnout are urgently needed, world players’ union FIFPRO has said. Its 2020-21 workload report for men’s football shows top professionals are now playing more ...

The ATP has announced it is investigating high-profile allegations of domestic abuse made by the former girlfriend of Olympic champion Alexander Zverev. Last October, former junior player Olga Sharypova publicly ...

Watford have appointed Claudio Ranieri as their new head coach following the sacking of Xisco Munoz. The Premier League club have announced the Italian former Chelsea and Leicester boss has ...

Liverpool and Manchester City had to settle for a point each at Anfield after a pulsating 2-2 draw. City dominated the first half but could not find the finishing touch ...

Timo Werner and Ben Chilwell’s late strikes sent Chelsea top of the Premier League as the Blues dispatched 10-man Southampton 3-1 at Stamford Bridge. James Ward-Prowse scored a penalty ...

Just a week after getting the better of Champions League-winning manager Thomas Tuchel, Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola will aim to do the same to his Liverpool counterpart Jurgen Klopp. ...