Non-league Lincoln City reached the FA Cup fourth round for the first time in 41 years as Nathan Arnold’s injury-time strike secured a deserved victory over Ipswich at Sincil Bank. Arnold fired home in the first of four added minutes to secure a famous triumph against the Championship side. The Imps were dominant throughout and … Read more
Manchester City are out of the Premier League title race after a 4-0 loss to Everton at Goodison Park, according to manager Pep Guardiola. City are now 10 points behind leaders Chelsea after defeat on Merseyside – the heaviest league loss in Guardiola’s managerial career. Asked if the gap was too great, he said: “Yes. … Read more
Striker Diego Costa has been left out of the Chelsea squad to face Leicester on Saturday after a dispute with a coach over his fitness. The Spain international has not trained for three days and has not travelled for the Premier League leaders’ match with the champions (17:30 GMT). The news comes amid reports he … Read more
Britain’s IBF super-middleweight champion James DeGale admits money is motivation enough for his unification fight with WBC champion Badou Jack. DeGale, 30, meets Sweden’s Jack, 34, at New York’s Barclays Centre on Saturday. “I’ve worked hard all my life,” he said. “Now I’ve got myself in a position where I can financially secure me and … Read more
Fifa will vote on Tuesday on plans to expand the World Cup to 48 teams from 2026, in line with the vision of president Gianni Infantino. The Swiss, who claims to have “overwhelming” support for the expansion plan, favours 16 groups of three countries, with the top two progressing to the knockout rounds. If successful, … Read more
An American couple, whose daughter was killed by a driver allegedly using FaceTime on his iPhone, have launched a lawsuit against Apple. The lawsuit alleges that the firm should have introduced a feature that disabled use of the video-chat application while driving. It points to a patent for a such feature for drivers filed by … Read more
Chelsea need two more victories to equal Arsenal’s PL record for successive wins Premier League leaders Chelsea should be given the trophy now, says BBC football pundit Robbie Savage. The Blues are seven points clear of nearest rivals Manchester City with just over half the season still to go. And speaking on BBC Radio 5 … Read more
Andy Murray has been voted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year for a record third time. Murray, the 2013 and 2015 winner, took Olympic gold, claimed his second Wimbledon title and became tennis’ world number one in a remarkable 2016. Triathlete Alistair Brownlee was second and show jumper Nick Skelton third. “It’s been a … Read more
Jose Mourinho defended his decision to send on Marouane Fellaini in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw at Everton on Sunday. The midfielder conceded a penalty moments after his 85th-minute arrival – allowing Everton to snatch a point. Asked about his decision, United manager Mourinho said the reason for introducing Fellaini was “obvious” due to his height … Read more
An ex-Southampton youth coach accused of abusing boys in the 1980s was not police checked for a later coaching job, the BBC understands. Bob Higgins, who had been a coach with Fleet Town Football Club, was cleared of sexual abuse charges in 1992. Fleet Town FC said that Mr Higgins was not police checked in … Read more
Fawlty Towers star Andrew Sachs, who played hapless Spanish waiter Manuel in the BBC sitcom, has died aged 86, his family has confirmed. The actor died on 23 November and was buried on Thursday, his wife Melody said in an interview in the Daily Mail. She told the paper that Sachs had been diagnosed with … Read more
Man Utd cruise into last four as banned Mourinho watches from ‘secret location’ Anthony Martial had only scored twice before the EFL Cup tie. Manchester United eased into the EFL Cup semi-finals as they beat West Ham with manager Jose Mourinho absent from the Old Trafford dugout. The Portuguese, given a one-match touchline ban before … Read more
Swansea City Boss Bob Bradley says they need to replace former striker Andre Ayew and ex-captain Ashley William. Andre Ayew scored 12 Premier League goals for Swansea but was sold to West Ham after just one season at the club. Defender Williams played more than 300 times for the Swans after joining from Stockport County … Read more
Former Germany player and boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been sacked as coach of the United States. The 52-year-old, who won the World Cup as a player with Germany in 1990, took over as US boss in 2011. “We remain confident we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018,” said US Soccer president … Read more
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp played down talk of a title challenge despite his side topping the Premier League for the first time since May 2014. Two and a half years after the Reds finished two points behind champions Manchester City, a 6-1 win over Watford moved them one point clear of Chelsea. City and Arsenal … Read more
Liverpool were last top of the table in May 2014 – the season they narrowly missed out on the title Liverpool went top of the Premier League for the first time under manager Jurgen Klopp with an emphatic victory over Watford at Anfield. Sadio Mane’s acrobatic header finally put the Reds ahead after a host … Read more
Online trolls angered by this week’s bombshell UK court ruling that the Brexit process cannot begin until Parliament has had its say have directed rape and death threats at Gina Miller, the woman behind the legal case. A look at Twitter also reveals a catalog of racist and sexist abuse against Miller, whose legal action … Read more
Seats, coins and plastic bottles were thrown by fans Crowd trouble marred West Ham’s EFL Cup fourth-round home win over Chelsea, with police making seven arrests. Plastic bottles, seats and coins were thrown during the Hammers’ 2-1 victory at London Stadium as hundreds of supporters clashed and riot police entered the concourse. It is the … Read more
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic criticised the “unacceptable” behaviour of some fans after crowd trouble marred the EFL Cup fourth-round win over Chelsea. Plastic bottles and seats were thrown towards the end of West Ham’s 2-1 victory at London Stadium as hundreds of supporters clashed and riot police entered the concourse. Bilic said: “We are … Read more
the comic writer focus is to empower women in her books Wonder Woman is never going to “fade away”, the president of DC Entertainment Diane Nelson has said. The United Nations has appointed the comic book character as an Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls at a ceremony in New York. Speaking … Read more