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Liverpool have rejected an approach from Real Madrid for defender Trent Alexander-Arnold, who is entering the final months of his current contract.The Spanish giants made an informal approach for the 26-year-old England international, though no formal offer was submitted.Reports from Spain suggest Alexander-Arnold has expressed his desire to switch Anfield for the Santiago Bernabeau. The right-back is one of three key Liverpool players, alongside Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk, […]

Emma Raducanu has suffered another injury setback, withdrawing from her season-opening event in Auckland due to a back problem ahead of the Australian Open.The 22-year-old former US Open champion was scheduled to face American Robin Montgomery in the Last 32 on Tuesday but pulled out on the morning of her match.Despite recent training, Raducanu's back has not recovered sufficiently following her travel to the southern hemisphere."I tried my best to […]

Former England manager Gareth Southgate has been called one of the country's 'greatest ever managers after receiving a knighthood in the New Year Honours.He becomes the fourth ex-England boss to receive the honour, joining Sir Walter Winterbottom, Sir Alf Ramsey and Sir Bobby Robson in the exclusive group.During his time in charge of the Three Lions, England reached the European Championship final twice - though his side never went one […]

Luke Littler survived a near-exit from the World Darts Championship after narrowly beating Ryan Joyce 4-3 on Monday night.Joyce put on an excellent clinic in how to finish - but ultimately, could not compete with Littler's high-scoring in a pulsating showstopper at the Alexandra Palace.Darts fans were treated to a classic that went all the way, though Littler never lost the lead.Nevertheless, he could not shake off Joyce, who gave […]

Joshua Zirkzee suffered a nightmare display for Manchester United after being hauled off on barely 30 minutes of play against Newcastle on Monday evening.With United 2-0 down after 19 minutes at Old Trafford, Ruben Amorim took drastic action to try get his side back into the contest.And that meant taking off Zirkzee, who was booed by United fans as he made his way off the pitch. The Netherlands international did […]

Frank Warren has insisted he still thinks Tyson Fury didn't deserve to lose to Oleksandr Usyk in the recent rematch between the pair.Usyk beat Fury via unanimous decision on December 21, with the Ukrainian reigning supreme after the bout went the distance at the Kingdom Arena.When it was announced that Usyk had, once again, come out on top both Warren and Fury were left enraged.Fury claimed he was 'robbed' by […]

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola inadvertently revealed that striker Erling Haaland has become a father for the first time, following his team's victory over Leicester on Sunday.The Norwegian star marked the end of an emotional week by scoring in City's 2-0 win, his first goal in five games.Guardiola disclosed the personal news whilst discussing Haaland's recent form, mentioning the player had experienced "a lot of emotions and an exciting few […]

Luke Humphries was left crestfallen after crashing out of the World Championship following a sublime display of darts from Peter Wright on Sunday night.The world champion simply could not keep up with the Scotsman's phenomenal finishing power, who won 4-1 at the Alexandra Palace.Wright swept up the first set before Humphries levelled it up but that was as good as it got for Cool Hand.With the third set going to […]

Wayne Rooney has admitted he may consider resigning as Plymouth Argyle manager after his side slumped to a 2-0 defeat at Oxford United, leaving them rooted to the bottom of the Championship.The former England striker, who took charge in May, has overseen just one victory in Plymouth's last 14 matches, with mounting pressure from supporters following their latest setback.The Pilgrims now sit four points adrift of safety, with Rooney acknowledging […]