All news by author: Matthew Cooper

Sheikh Jassim's attempt to buy Manchester United from the Glazers was unsuccessful, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe now set to purchase a 25 per cent minority stake in the club

The match official appointments for the next round of Premier League fixtures have been announced and David Coote will be the video assistant referee for Liverpool's derby clash against Everton

Sir Jim Ratcliffe wants to take charge of the football side of Manchester United and Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag is already said to be on board with his plans for the club

Gylfi Sigurdsson featured for Iceland in their Euro 2024 qualifiers against Luxembourg and Liechtenstein, marking his first appearances for the national team since November 2020

Cricket, baseball/softball, flag football, lacrosse and squash have all been officially confirmed as Olympic sports ahead of the 2028 games following a vote at the International Olympic Committee Session

Daniel Ricciardo has been out of action for the last five Grand Prix races after breaking a bone in his hand, but the Australian is set to return to action in Austin, Texas this weekend

Sir Jim Ratcliffe looks set to purchase a minority stake in Manchester United after Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani withdrew his offer and the news has had an effect on the club's share price

France and Fiji have been knocked out of the Rugby World Cup by South Africa and England respectively, with the captains of both teams criticising the referees following their losses

A bizarre quirk in UEFA rules means Republic of Ireland's Euro 2024 qualifying hopes could be better served by losing to the Netherlands next month, provided Ronald Koeman's side beat Greece today

Sir Jim Ratcliffe is close to buying a minority stake in Manchester United after Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad al-Thani withdrew his £5billion offer to purchase the club outright

A number of Liverpool players are in action over the international break and Jurgen Klopp has already suffered a blow with Scotland captain Andy Robertson suffering a shoulder injury

Gareth Southgate has been slammed by Michail Antonio for not picking teammate James Ward-Prowse in his England squad for their games against Australia and Italy

Former Liverpool defender Joe Maguire retired from football at the age of 25 after falling out of love with the sport following his departure from Anfield in 2017

Former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho cracked a joke after three of his former players, Didier Drogba, Salomon Kalou and John Obi Mikel, reunited for the Africa Cup of Nations draw

Zainab Abbas was working at the Cricket World Cup for the ICC, but fled India after receiving backlash to old social media posts which left her feeling "intimidated and scared"

Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire from the Qatar Grand Prix after a collision with teammate George Russell and Red Bull adviser Helmut Marko took a dig at the Brit over the incident

Mykhaylo Mudryk was trolled by an Arsenal fan while on international duty with Ukraine, but the forward quickly hit back at the supporter ahead of Chelsea's game against the Gunners next weekend

Arsenal are interested in signing Ivan Toney in January but will need to sell before they can complete a deal, with midfielder Jorginho linked with a move to Barcelona

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag will be hoping he can turn things around after the international break, with the Red Devils struggling so far this season

The 25 finalists for this year's Golden Boy award have been announced, with Jude Bellingham, Rasmus Hojlund, Jamal Musiala, Alejandro Balde and Levi Colwill among the nominees

Chelsea have won their last three games in all competitions following a disappointing start to the season and Blues boss Mauricio Pochettino has hailed the impact of Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer

Everton chairman Bill Kenwright was diagnosed with liver cancer in August and recently underwent surgery to remove a tumour, the club have announced

Cristiano Ronaldo criticised Manchester United's facilities in an interview with Piers Morgan last year and former Red Devils youngster Charlie Savage believes the training ground at his new club, League One side Reading, is similar

Manchester United defender Diogo Dalot could not resist cracking a joke at Cristiano Ronaldo's expense while the pair, who are close friends, are on international duty with Portugal

Jamie Carragher has offered some advice to Kalvin Phillips over his Manchester City future, with the England international struggling for game time since joining the club from Leeds