Author: Kate Man

Manchester City came from behind to beat Club Brugge and squeeze into a place in the play-offs, while Aston Villa and Arsenal joined Liverpool – who had long booked their place – with automatic progression to the last 16.Celtic, who lost 4-2 to Aston Villa in their final league game, join City in the play-offs – all five British teams progressed through the league phase.These are the teams through to each stage:Last 16: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa.Knockout phase play-offs: Atalanta, Borussia Dortmund, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, AC Milan, PSV, Paris St-Germain, Benfica,…

Barcelona defender Alejandro Balde is a summer transfer target for Manchester United, with the Red Devils also battling Chelsea for Ipswich striker Liam Delap, while Newcastle eye PSV Eindhoven forward Johan Bakayoko.Manchester United are ready to submit a bid of £33.3m (40m euros) for Barcelona’s 21-year-old Spain left-back Alejandro Balde in the summer. (El Nacional – in Spanish), externalNewcastle are planning a £33.3m (40m euros) summer bid for PSV Eindhoven’s 21-year-old Belgium forward Johan Bakayoko. (Tuttosport – in Italian), externalNewcastle are also set to beat Barcelona and Real Madrid to the free transfer signing of 18-year-old Spain Under-19 winger Antonio…

Espanyol have accused Barcelona and Spain defender Mapi Leon of “violating the privacy” of their player Daniela Caracas following an incident during a Liga F game.In the 15th minute of the derby match between the Barcelona-based clubs on Sunday, Leon and Caracas collided while the Espanyol player defended a set-piece.Leon then appeared to touch Caracas around the groin area.Espanyol expressed their “total discontent and condemnation” of the incident – a clip of which has gone viral on social media.Colombian centre-back Caracas has been “subject to hundreds of social media insults” as a result, Espanyol said.The statement published on the Espanyol…

Townsend will get heat for this latest loss, not just because they were beaten – most people predicted an away win – but because they were beaten playing the same brand of rugby that always sees them beaten by Ireland.On Townsend’s watch, Scotland have won five out of seven against England, with one draw. They’ve beaten France five times and have beaten Wales twice in a row – with historic away victories against both.They are four wins from five against the Wallabies and, in two Tests against the All Blacks, they were there until the end, losing one by five…

When Ireland emerged from a chaotic, injury-filled game at Murrayfield with a win two years ago, it put them on the verge of the Grand Slam. There may be three rounds of fixtures left this year, but Sunday’s 32-18 success in Edinburgh coupled with France’s defeat by England on Saturday means they are the only team still capable of securing the clean sweep. And given the manner in which they battered Scotland, having put England to the sword in the second half last week, the evidence suggests it will take an almighty effort from Wales, France or Italy to derail…

Belgium’s Thomas Detry claimed his first PGA Tour title with an impressive seven-shot win at the Phoenix Open. The 32-year-old carded rounds of 66, 64, 65 and 65 to finish 24 under par overall, ahead of Americans Daniel Berger and Michael Kim, who both ended 17 under. Detry closed out the win with four successive birdies in his six-under-par round and was immediately congratulated by his wife and two young children.”It’s incredible, it’s what dreams are made of,” Detry told Sky Sports. “That walk on the last hole was incredible.”Former world number one Jordan Spieth and South African Christiaan were…

It is that belief and commitment that Argyle showed as they upset a Liverpool side who finished top of the Champions League group stage and have a healthy six-point lead at the summit of the Premier League under Arne Slot.Conversely, Muslic inherited an Argyle side spiralling towards League One.To add to his tough start, he saw his best defender, Lewis Gibson, and star forward, Morgan Whittaker, leave during the transfer window.But, just like Muslic’s early life in Austria, the shoots of recovery could well be sprouting under him at Argyle.Last Saturday, the Pilgrims paid a club record fee for Ukraine…

Great Britain’s SailGP team extended their lead in the overall standings with a thrilling first win of the season in Australia. Driver Dylan Fletcher led the British team to podium finishes in the opening two events, finishing second in November’s season-opener in Dubai and third last time out in Auckland, New Zealand in the 14-regatta event.GB claimed four top-three finishes in the seven qualifying races to reach the final in Sydney Harbour, alongside hosts Australia and Canada, led by former British driver Giles Scott. And they found the better breeze in the closing stages to overhaul Canada and win by…

Chisora spoke in the build-up to his UK send-off about it being an emotional week and those feelings got the better of him when he entered the venue earlier in the night, with the TNT broadcast showing him in tears.By the time he made his walk to the ring wearing a cowboy hat, Chisora had steadied himself mentally and he was warmly welcomed into the arena as fans sang along to Hotel California.’Del Boy’ set the tempo from the outset, fighting on the front foot and not allowing Wallin space to get behind his jab.Short bursts to body and head…

Belgium’s Thomas Detry is in position for the first PGA Tour title of his career after extending his lead to five shots at the Phoenix Open.The 32-year-old, who has finished runner-up twice in 65 events, started the day with a two-shot lead in Scottsdale, Arizona.Seven birdies, including five on the first nine holes, saw him go round in 65 to reach 18 under par overall.Rasmus Hojgaard, Daniel Berger, Jordan Spieth and Michael Kim are all tied second on 13 under.Scotland’s Robert MacIntyre matched Detry’s round of 65 and is seven shots off the lead, with world number one Scottie Scheffler…