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Liverpool host Roma in the first leg of what is a mouth-watering tie in the Champions League semi-finals. Mo Salah will be looking forward to facing his former club as he looks for his 42 goal in 46 appearances this season. The Egyptian king…

When full-time came at Goodison Park, Rafael Benitez will have known after his 100th game in charge of Newcastle United exactly what he knew after his first: the Magpies were a work in progress. The progress was clear, though, even as Sam Allardyce’s…

Neymar will never win the coveted ballon D’or at PSG and must leave the French outfit for Real Madrid in order to do so, insists Brazilian legend Rivaldo. Speaking to GloboEsporte in the two players’ shared homeland, the former…

Last year’s Juddmonte winner Roaring Lion had been as short as 5/1 for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas before his disappointing seasonal reappearance in defeat in last week’s Craven but may now swerve the race altogether. The son of Kitten’s…

Mohamed Salah took his Liverpool goal total to 41 in all competitions at the weekend. The Egyptian was crowned PFA Player of the Year as he was rewarded by his fellow professionals for his outstanding contribution to the Premier League season.…

It’s needy, it isn’t required and it’s making even more of a mockery of the game’s traditional elite level. Welcome to the English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2018. Content with the coach’s performance despite…

This afternoon see’s the start of the Punchestown Festival over in Ireland, five days of fantastic jumps action that is kicked off with three Grade 1 races this afternoon. The feature of those is the Boylesports Champion Chase where Douvan…

Ding Junhui claims he’s never felt as confident on his chances of becoming China’s first ever world champion – and it certainly showed after a comprehensive first-round win. The Dragon quickly got over a slow start after hitting…

Bayern Munich vs Real Madrid  There aren’t many competitions steeped in history like the UEFA Champions League, and even fewer football clubs with as proud a tradition as Real Madrid. It is no surprise, then, that Los Blancos have…

Every so often, sport produces an inspiring, against-all-odds story that moistens the eye of anyone that reads it. Shaquem Griffin is such a case, just don’t say that to the University of Central Florida prospect hoping to get picked…

Make no mistake about it, Roma are the underdogs in their Champions League semi-final clash with Liverpool. It was easy to see from watching Jurgen Klopp’s men versus Manchester City in the previous round of the competition just how much…

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp has gradually worked towards moulding a squad in his own image: aggressive, fast-paced, capable of exciting football and of making the crowd feel involved, excited and optimistic. It has been a big step forward for…

Currently recovering from a kidney operation, neither old age nor deteriorating heath are enough to get between Ramon Maddoni, 77, and his profession. For the past 24 years now, he has been the head scout for Boca Juniors youth at the Club…

Jurgen Klopp managed to suppress his glee as the cameras focussed on him as Liverpool were paired with Roma in the semi finals of the Champions League. The Italians are, after all, the weakest team left in the competition, even after their…

16:20 Punchestown - Paloma Blue 5/1 - 1pt win The esteemed pair of Gordon Elliott and Willie Mullins take their battle for the Irish Trainers’ Championship to County Kildare this afternoon, where this year’s Punchestown Festival…