Marcus Harris has been replaced by Usman Khawaja for the final Test in the Ashes, with Australia 3-0 up
The Blues boss refused to criticise Romelu Lukaku for his performance against Manchester City on Saturday
Fabinho opens scoring moments before half time against Brentford Oxlade-Chamberlain doubles lead with powerful header from Robertson cross Sub Minamino seals the win after Brentford defensive mishap
Selby was beaten 6-1 in his Masters quarter-final on Friday.
The saga has taken another dramatic twist
<strong>Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea</strong>: The Belgian’s sublime winner saw the Premier League champions increase their lead at the top of the table to 13 points
Tampa Bay completed a one-sided 31-15 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles on Super Wild Card Weekend.
City are 11 points clear at the top of the Premier League.
Man City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table as Kevin De Bruyne gave them a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at the Etihad. The home side were on top throughout the match but struggled to find the breakthrough until De Bruyne’s wonderful second-half strike finally gave his side the lead. It took City’s winning run in the league to 12 matches and while Liverpool, who are 14 points behind, have two games in hand, Pep Guardiola’s side continue to look unstoppable in their defence of the title.
Edouard Mendy was named the best goalkeeper in the world at Fifa’s awards ceremony on Monday night. The ceremony for The Best awards for 2021 saw Chelsea scoop three honours, including Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes as the coaches of the year. After backlash against his snub from the Ballon d’Or award longlist, Senegalese shot-stopper Mendy was named The Best Men’s Goalkeeper, beating Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer in the vote.
The multi-format Women’s Ashes series is set to get under way on Thursday with the first of three T20 internationals.
Hopes that Cameron Norrie would begin 2022 where he left off last season were dashed as the British No1 suffered a 6-3 6-0 6-4 defeat to Sebastian Korda in the opening round of the Australian Open. Korda, the son of former Australian Open champion Petr, is seen as one of the rising stars of the game but No12 seed Norrie never got into the match. At one point, the Briton lost nine consecutive games in a thoroughly one-sided contest.
The semi-final went to the final frame at Alexandra Palace
Manchester United surrendered the lead given to them by a Bruno Fernandes double as Philippe Coutinho came off the bench to change the game
Arsenal’s game against Tottenham on Sunday has been postponed. The Premier League confirmed the decision to accept the Gunners’ request to call off the match due to the impact of injuries, Covid-19 and the Africa Cup of Nations on their squad. League rules stipulate that matches must be played if 13 senior outfield players, including a goalkeeper, are available.
Football transfer rumours: Aubameyang to Juventus? Tielemans to Arsenal?. Today’s rumours have been up against it from the get-go
A pictorial of Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open through the years.
The Serbian’s hopes of defending his title in Melbourne now appear to be over with his first-round match scheduled for Monday evening
United have moved into third, just four points off leaders Arsenal, while City continued their strong form
Djokovic leaves Australia after failing to overturn decision from the government to cancel his visa.
There were nine pre-season friendlies this weekend, including Championship club Bradford beating Hull in Danny Brough's testimonial match.
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