World Cup: England plot route to finals with Jarrod Bowen backed to join them
England start their World Cup countdown in earnest on Saturday with West Ham star Jarrod Bowen being backed to force his way into the reckoning for Qatar.
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Erling Haaland fires Norway to Nations League win over Serbia - in pictures
Manchester City-bound striker striker Erling Haaland's superb first-half volley gave Norway a 1-0 win away to Serbia as they got their Nations League Group B4 campaign underway on Thursday, but they needed goalkeeping heroics from Orjan Nyland to secure the win.
Spain vs Portugal player ratings: Gavi 9, Morata 7; Pepe 6, Ronaldo 4
Portugal striker Ricardo Horta grabbed a late equaliser to earn his side a 1-1 draw with Spain in their Nations League opener at Estadio Benito Villamarin on Thursday.
Arsenal 2021/22 season ratings: Saka 9, Odegaard 8, Pepe 3, Aubameyang 2
After three matches, most Arsenal fans would have taken fifth place come the end of the 2021/22 Premier League season. The Gunners were rooted to the bottom of the table with no points and no goals, and a crisis looked to be closing in on Mikel Arteta and his players.
Portugal thwart Spain with late leveller after Cristiano Ronaldo introduced
Spain were denied a winning start by Portugal in the Nations League on Thursday as Alvaro Morata's first-half finish was cancelled out by a late equaliser from Ricardo Horta.
Juan Mata to leave Manchester United on a free transfer this summer
Juan Mata will leave Manchester United on a free transfer when his current deal runs out at the end of this month, the club have confirmed.
Matthew Potts leads bright start for new England but old batting failings remain
Out with the old, in with … well, the very old.
Iga Swiatek extends incredible run to reach second French Open final
Iga Swiatek booked her place in a second French Open final on Thursday as the world No 1 outclassed Russian Daria Kasatkina to extend her unbeaten run to 34 matches.