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Kane gets guard of honour before 6-1 win over Magdeburg Serie A: Inter sink Venezia, Milan lose at home to Bologna Bayern Munich sailed to a 6-1 win over second-tier Magdeburg in the DFB-Pokal after their head coach, Vincent Kompany, was discharged from hospital earlier on Wednesday. Kompany’s assistant, Aaron Danks, was in the dugout for Bayern for the last-32 tie, while Harry Kane was rested. T…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Having made a passing reference to Mick Fleetwood in Tuesday’s thrilling edition of your favourite email, Football Daily genuinely wasn’t expecting to be repeatedly typing that particular F-word in our lead story in today’s edition. While we were aware Arsenal were in the coastal town of Fleetwood for a Fizzy Cup tie that could scarcely have bee…

Nations Championship games against Australia and Japan should be the end of experimentation for Steve Borthwick Even on the most serene days no one would describe coaching England as a relaxing gig. With his side’s opening November Test looming on Sunday week, Steve Borthwick is already faced with assorted injury-related complications at precisely the moment he needs to start finding lasting answ…

Derek McInnes was making first return to Tynecastle Martin O’Neill ‘disappointed’ after Dundee United result Olwethu Makhanya scored a late equaliser as Rangers earned a 2-2 draw with Hearts on the much-hyped Tynecastle return for Derek McInnes. The Rangers manager was booed loudly by the home support as he emerged from the tunnel for his first match back since leaving for Ibrox in June, just wee…

Cherries win 3-0 to set up Anfield visit in last eight Wearsiders resist Brentford fightback in 3-2 success Bournemouth continued their impressive run of results by thumping Aston Villa 3-0 to reach the Carabao Cup quarter-finals for the first time in eight seasons, while Sunderland scored three times in 10 minutes at the Stadium of Light to leave Brentford too much to do as the home side won 3-2…

Chelsea must have known their fate as soon as the last 16 tie at Anfield went to penalties. Four times they had faced Liverpool in a penalty shoot-out previously and four times they had lost. Make that five, after Wesley Fofana’s woeful attempt sailed high into the Kop and sent Andoni Iraola’s side into the Carabao Cup quarter finals. The defender was not the only culprit as Chelsea’s catalogue o…

After Jérémy Doku’s second-half substitute appearance transformed Manchester City into a high-octane proposition, the smart money was on the momentum continuing and the penalty shootout going their way. So it proved as Enzo Maresca’s men triumphed 4-3, Gerónimo Rulli’s save from Lewis Dunk’s fifth spot-kick decisive, the Argentinean also having repelled Yasin Ayari’s fourth penalty. Continue read…

Alessia Russo wrote herself into the history books once again as she became the highest English goalscorer in the Women’s Champions League. Her hat-trick gave Arsenal a 3-0 win over Benfica to send the Gunners up to second in the league phase table. It is safe to say that Arsenal’s season has yet to fully burst into life. Struggles in front of goal, unforced errors and rather lackadaisical perfor…

If Crystal Palace could play all their matches in this stadium then Pierre Sage surely would not be under any pressure at all. A fifth victory over Fulham on their own patch in the space of 18 months courtesy of Eddie Nketiah’s goal against the run of play eased some of the growing pressure on the Palace manager as his side booked a third consecutive appearance in the quarter-finals of the Caraba…

Even an elite coach would surely struggle at Old Trafford amid the executive chaos and with an unfit, uneven squad In January 2014 the 13th series of Celebrity Big Brother aired in the UK, the show so popular that its run time was extended by five days before a public vote anointed Jim Davidson the winner. Then, two years later when Brexit happened, people wondered where their tolerant country ha…

70-year-old wants to spend more time with family Johnson leaving after 37 years in role Ernie Johnson, the widely loved host of Inside the NBA , has announced he will step away at the end of the current season after 37 years in the role. Johnson made the announcement on social media on Wednesday . Continue reading...

Teenager was maybe harshly sent off in the Carabao Cup tie but his reaction was a mistake he will learn from, while his manager might also have regrets Mikel Arteta’s reaction said it all. As Max Dowman trudged towards the touchline after becoming the youngest player sent off in a League Cup match at 16 years and 300 days, the Arsenal manager could not help himself. Arms folded across his chest l…

The England captain spoke movingly on a night of deserving winners and unintentional hilarity in London Well, there’s something new. Football: now available in new, genuinely heartwarming flavour. There was a lovely moment at London’s Palladium theatre on Monday, with the clock creeping towards 11pm at the end of a startlingly shrill and bloated evening of never‑ending awards and never-ending awa…

There’s plenty of blame to go around at Old Trafford. Like all downfalls it started with a seemingly small, unconnected moment Sign up for our free newsletter here And so here we are again, at that point as the nights draw in and Manchester United prepare to sack a manager . Autumn: season of mists, mellow fruitfulness and a crisis at Old Trafford. Sunday’s 3-0 home defeat to Bournemouth , coming…

The Dream and Valkyries are tied at 2-2 after four absorbing games. Many in America would rather we revisited the national anthem debate When Tyler Perry leading lady Crystal Renee took center stage at State Farm Arena to sing the national anthem before the Atlanta Dream’s WNBA finals clash with the Golden State Valkyries on Saturday afternoon, a smattering of photographers, game officials and ev…