JAMES MILNER has joked that Sadio Mane's furious row in Liverpool's win over Burnley was "reaction to me not getting subbed on". The Reds star, 33, could be seen holding Mane back on the bench after he was taken off the pitch late on in the thumping 3-0 win at Turf Moor. But Milner moved to defuse the tension by […]

SIX years ago, FIFA 14 was released. Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Radamel Falcao and Franck Ribery were the only players rated 90 or more. Way down the list (and in some cases, way way way down the list), were a group of players plying their trade across the world. Six years on, that group have come together and become Champions […]

DANIEL JAMES should be dropped to the bench despite his impressive spell of form for Manchester United, according to Danny Mills. The 21-year-old has scored three goals in four Premier League games for the Reds following his £15million summer switch from Swansea. He found the net on the opening day of the season against Chelsea and has been United's only […]

Seth Rollins has been crowned the best wrestler in the world in prominent magazine Pro Wrestling Illustrated. The long-running periodical has Rollins in first place in their annual list of the 500 best wrestlers in the world today, known as the ‘PWI 500’. It is the second time Rollins has been top of the list, following his nomination in 2015, […]

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola was told to limit his spending this summer – and it could leave him with a central defensive headache. City are yet to discover the full extent of the injury Aymeric Laporte sustained in Saturday’s 4-0 win against Brighton. But Guardiola says “it doesn’t look good” and knows any absence will leave him with just […]

TOTTENHAM were lucky to hold on for a 2-2 draw against their bitter rivals Arsenal in the 199th North London derby at the Emirates today. And while Mauricio Pochettino will be pleased enough with the result, he will certainly be happier with his team's performance compared to last weekend's embarrassing home defeat to relegation candidates Newcastle. Spurs are ninth in […]

LEWIS Hamilton led a minute's silence in honour of F2 driver Anthoine Hubert this afternoon, ahead of the F1 main event in Belgium. Hubert was killed, aged just 22, in a horror smash at the F2 Belgian Grand Prix in Spa yesterday. Hamilton stood solemnly with F1 drivers – Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc and Sebastian Vettel – wearing black armbands […]

UNAI EMERY's Arsenal are preparing for their huge North London derby at home to Tottenham. The Gunners made a promising start to this season with wins against Newcastle and Burnley but were overwhelmed by Mo Salah and Co on Merseyside as the Reds cruised to a 3-1 win. And on Friday they learned their Europa League fate and will face Eintracht […]

JUAN MATA has called on boss Ole Gunner Solskjaer to put all his trust in exciting young winner Dan James. A low-key summer arrival from Swansea, the 21-year-old proved to be a thorn in Southampton's side and scored a stunner in the 1-1 away draw. That took his Premier League tally to three goals – as many as Alexis Sanchez […]

OLEKSANDR USYK hilariously photobombed legendary promoter Bob Arum just minutes after Vasiliy Lomachenko's win against Luke Campbell. The O2 in London had just been treated to a boxing masterclass when Lomachenko defeated courageous Brit Campbell over 12 rounds. It meant the pound-for-pound best boxer in the world added add the WBC lightweight title to his WBA and WBO belts. As Arum […]