A new VAR record was set at the weekend when it took more than five minutes for referee Jarred Gillett to conclude that Tomas Soucek had committed a deliberate hand-ball; West Ham United manager David Moyes was predictably seething. It was merely the latest drama involving the beleaguered and controversial review system and there is no prospect of any let-up in a process that is, for many, spoiling the national game as a TV spectacle.
Konstantin Koltsov, the Belarusian former pro ice hockey player and boyfriend of tennis player Aryna Sabalenka, has died at the age of 42, Russian club Salavat Yulaev said in a statement on Tuesday.
Mauricio Pochettino and Frank Lampard will lead the two sides at Stamford Bridge