MANSFIELD husband-and-wife owners John and Carolyn Radford have had plenty of romantic weekends away. During their 16-year stewardship John has treated his lady to unglamorous, wet and muddy trips to places like Alfreton, Braintree and Barrow. Even a recent Valentine’s Day date was spent in BURNLEY… hardly a top-tier destination for a loved-up couple. But  their…

MANCHESTER UNITED have to qualify for the Champions League if they are to have any chance of signing Elliot Anderson or Adam Wharton. Anderson is of interest to United but well-placed sources say they would not be able to compete with frontrunners Manchester City on Anderson’s salary unless they are back in the Champions League….

ARTHUR OKONKWO faces Chelsea on Saturday with Blues legend Petr Cech’s pearls of wisdom ringing in his ears. The Wrexham keeper worked with Cech as an Arsenal kid when Arsene Wenger allowed him to train with the first team. Okonkwo, 24, said: “Petr was huge for me when I was a kid. He was so experienced…

TOTTENHAM have been ridiculed for cashing in on their relegation crisis — by flogging £30 T-shirts with “Spursy” on in the club shop. Fans are already desolate after enduring the North London club’s worst run since 1975 and seeing them sink to 16th in the Premier League. They claim owners are rubbing salt into the…

MIKEL ARTETA admitted the state of Mansfield’s pitch will impact what side he picks for Arsenal’s FA Cup clash. Arsenal travel to League One side Mansfield in the fifth round and there are concerns over the surface at the One Call Stadium. AFC Wimbledon boss Johnnie Jackson described it as “really hard to play on”…

THE Grand Old Man of English football has returned to the dugout at his 17th managerial club. Welcome back, Neil Warnock. National League South side Torquay is Warnock’s latest home and the sprightly septuagenarian is up to his old tricks. No sooner had the final whistle blown on the Gulls’ 2-2 draw with Farnborough on…

PEP GUARDIOLA believes English football chiefs are more interested in domestic cups than the Champions League. The Manchester City boss says Saturday's 8pm FA Cup fifth-round kick-off at Newcastle does his side no favours ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Real Madrid.  Guardiola said: “Here, it is more important what happened in the Carabao Cup than the…

LIAM ROSENIOR wouldn't swap red-hot Joao Pedro for any striker in world football.  The Brazilian’s Villa Park hat-trick has seen him go from being in ‘signing of the summer’ conversations, to ‘best in the world’ conversations online. The stats, in fairness, back it up. This season, only Erling Haaland, Harry Kane, and Kylian Mbappe have…

TWO Chelsea academy prospects will travel with the team to Wrexham tomorrow, and Liam Rosenior has his eye on two more Blues talents for the future. Blues boss Rosenior announced that promising midfielder Jesse Derry will travel to Wrexham, so too will talented teenage winger Ryan Kavuma-McQueen. The Chelsea chief said, "Ryan and Jesse will…

PREM managers griping about corners becoming too rough and boring need to take a look at themselves. There are perhaps three teams in the Premier League who are actually good at set-pieces. Arsenal, of course, Brentford and then I’d say Everton. What are the rest doing? They all have overpaid set-piece coaches, who can’t seem to work…

A MAN who spent years claiming he was the secret son of football icon Diego Maradona has been cuffed in a drug bust. Santiago Lara was arrested in La Plata, about 40 miles south-east of Buenos Aires, alongside two other suspects including his biological father Marcelo. Cocaine, cannabis resin, ecstasy and crystal meth were seized in…

THANK heavens for Liverpool and Andy Robertson that his proposed January move to Tottenham never happened. Robertson’s fabulous strike, his first domestic goal since a Premier League goal against Spurs in May 2024, set the Reds on the way to the last eight of the FA Cup. And moments later the Scot sent in a…

DAZN host Diletta Leotta has opened up about her sex life with former Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius. Diletta, 34, tied the knot with Karius, 32, in 2024 after dating for two years. The couple have a daughter Aria, who was born in 2023, and are now expecting a second child. And the TV personality unveiled some…

A STAY of execution for now — but it still has the potential to be the shortest Tudor reign since Lady Jane Grey. Supposed short-term specialist Igor Tudor was brought in to Tottenham to provide a new-manager bounce after things had flatlined under predecessor Thomas Frank. Yet a hat-trick of defeats in his first three…

A TENNIS star has revealed chilling threats involving a gun and her family after receiving a string of terrifying WhatsApp messages from an unknown sender. World no. 95 Panna Udvardy says the messages warned she must lose her match at the Antalya WTA 125 or her family would be targeted. Posting on Instagram after her…

FA CUP fifth round ties will ALL utilise VAR this weekend – and fans aren't happy. Prior to the fifth round, technology is not used in FA Cup matches, even at Premier League grounds. This is due to the cost of implementing the required tech at all non-Premier League stadiums and a desire for consistency….

ENGLAND'S World Cup clash with Ghana has been thrown into chaos after the cost of hosting was "miscalculated". The Three Lions are due to play their second group clash in Boston at the Gillette Stadium – but the Town of Foxborough have released a statement as they react to rumours that an agreement had been…

ARSENAL flop Francis Jeffers revealed he found out he was moving to the Premier League giants while partying in a nightclub in Magaluf. Jeffers, 45, joined the Gunners in the summer of 2001 after four years with Everton despite his young age of 19. The former striker found out he was transferring to Highbury during…

WOLVES are keeping a close eye on Championship top-scorer Zan Vipotnik. No player in England’s second tier has scored more than the 16 goals the Slovenia international has netted for Swansea so far this season. The 23-year-old has attracted interest from several clubs, including Nottingham Forest and Scottish giants Rangers. SunSport understands that the Wanderers,…

FOOTBALL fans are starting to dream of a day out at Wembley as we reach the quarter-final stage of this year's FA Cup – and the details of the draw have been revealed! Quadruple-chasing Gunners are expecting to be in the hat as they face an away trip against Nigel Clough's League One outfit, Mansfield…

Toby Sexton kicked Catalans Dragons to a much-needed Super League win as the Leigh Leopards' new season woes continued at Leigh Sports Village.

Barney Stewart continued his impressive goalscoring form to send Falkirk on their way to the Scottish Cup semi-finals with the opener in a 2-1 victory over Dundee United.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Saturday's newspapers…

Ireland overcame a stubborn Wales to keep their Six Nations and Triple Crown hopes alive with a 27-17 bonus‑point victory in Dublin.

Liverpool bounced back from their recent defeat to Wolves with a 3-1 win at Molineux to progress to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Highlights of the Betfred Super League clash between Leigh Leopards and Catalans Dragons.

Highlights of Victoria Mboko against Kimberley Birrell from Indian Wells.

Highlights of Matteo Berrettini against Alexander Zverev from Indian Wells.

Emma Raducanu blazed past Anastasia Zakharova to win her first game at Indian Wells.

Brendon McCullum looks set to stay on as England head coach in all formats despite a difficult winter, according to reports.

Rome’s modern amphitheatre awaits a wounded England, their Six Nations campaign fraying and Italy sensing a rare chance to rewrite history, while at Murrayfield France can put both hands on a trophy Scotland still harbour hopes of claiming for the first time…

Alycia Baumgardner will fight top contender Bo Mi Re Shin over 10 three-minute rounds, the same round length as in men’s boxing, in New York City on April 17.

James Hurrell gets heated after falling to Charlie Manby, who advances to round four of the 2026 UK Open. X Credit: @OfficialPDC.

Luke Littler put in a 10-3 demolition of Damon Heta as he got his UK Open defence up and running in Minehead as Michael van Gerwen beat Nathan Aspinall in the fourth round.

Leeds have condemned the "unexpected and disappointing" booing from fans during a scheduled pause for players to break their Ramadan fast in last weekend's defeat to Man City – but set out a number of "mitigating circumstances" in their defence.

Tottenham's relegation fears intensified with their 3-1 loss at home to Crystal Palace on Thursday night as a miserable season teeters towards full-blown disaster.

Wrexham captain Dominic Hyam has called Saturday's FA Cup fifth round tie at home to Chelsea an "amazing distraction" from their promotion charge as they look to make more history in the competition.

With 100 days until the 2026 World Cup begins, our reporters ranked the top 15 contenders for this summer's top prize as they see it. Did your national team make the cut? And who do we think will challenge hardest?

Bayern Munich beat Borussia Mönchengladbach 4-1 on Friday to extend its lead at the top of the Bundesliga to 14 points over Borussia Dortmund.

A Foxborough official has insisted that no agreement has been reached over the funding of World Cup security costs, despite a commitment from organizers and the Kraft Group.

Morocco coach Walid Regragui has quit the team just months before it competes at the World Cup, he confirmed at a late-night news conference on Thursday.

Defender Andy Robertson was the unlikely architect of Liverpool's 3-1 FA Cup victory over Wolves which eased some of the pressure on head coach Arne Slot.

Paris Saint-Germain dropped points in the Ligue 1 title race after losing 3-1 at home to a slick Monaco side on Friday.

Cristiano Ronaldo will travel to Madrid to undergo treatment on his right hamstring injury, Al Nassr coach Jorge Jesus confirmed on Friday.

Álvaro Arbeloa called Federico Valverde "everything a Real Madrid player should be" after the midfielder scored a late winner against Celta Vigo.

It's Friday, and another full weekend of action awaits across the soccer calendar as Julien Laurens picks out the best games to watch in Europe.

Wolfsburg have enjoyed playing in the Bundesliga for nearly three decades, but as they currently sit in the relegation zone, that streak could be over at the end of the season.

As the calendar turns into March, we've seen more than enough in 2026 to rank the hottest, most in-form European clubs. Where does your team rank?

The Premier League season is nearing an end, but what should your team be focusing on in the transfer window?

Real Madrid are looking to the Premier League and Bundesliga to reinforce in the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest.

We break down how things stand as the countdown heats up.

The IFAB, which sets the laws of football, has agreed to make some big rule changes from July 1, with some adopted at the 2026 World Cup. But are they good?

After so much experimentation, how the USWNT will look under Emma Hayes at the 2027 Women's World Cup is becoming evident.

It's the month of the final matches for the USMNT before its pre-World Cup camp. Who is looking good, and who is on the outside looking in for Mauricio Pochettino's squad?

It's been five years since Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac's takeover and already they're on track for promotion.

Tottenham are on pace for Premier League relegation despite spending lots of cash. Where do they rank among the worst teams relative to spending?

Read how the young Reds fared in Premier League 2 action at the Arden Garages Stadium.

Academy graduate Jesse has another exotic stop on his footballing CV.

This is tough! Pick out the Red who played the highest number of games across a particular season…

Manchester United is now able to share information for seasonal renewals, alongside some wider plans.

Bryan is asked to pick a member of the current squad he'd have liked to play with – and the answer may surprise you!

Chido Obi's fine form pushes him into contention for Premier League 2's monthly prize.

Senne inspired primary school pupils at Partington Central Academy through the power of reading.

The United midfielder has retained a special WSL prize…

The United goalkeeper dropped in on a primary school class – the reactions will make you smile!

Michael is in contention to win back-to-back Premier League awards.

Our children's book brings 30 stories of the world’s most famous football club to life for young Reds.

Benjamin will compete against five other names for the Premier League's February prize. Help him win…

Senne Lammens highlights where it wrong at Newcastle on Wednesday night.

Michael provides reporters with his view on the defeat during his post-match press conference.

Michael was disappointed after his first defeat as United boss, but he's already focusing on the next big game.

The Reds lose our unbeaten run to the 10-man Magpies at St James' Park.

Michael Carrick has made one change to the XI which started the 2-1 victory over Crystal Palace.

Our games against Leeds United, Chelsea and Brentford have been picked for TV. Read the details…

Darren Fletcher's young Reds will play in the U18 Premier League Cup final, after an extra-time triumph.

Manchester United has worked with the youngster to strengthen his understanding of discriminatory language.