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Galatasaray said they would “initiate criminal proceedings” against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho after claiming he made “racist statements” following the teams’ 0-0 draw on Monday.Speaking in the news conference after the Istanbul derby, Mourinho said the Galatasaray bench had been “jumping like monkeys”.As well as the threat of legal action, Galatasaray said they would submit “official complaints” to football’s governing bodies.Mourinho – a former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager – and Fenerbahce are yet to responded to the accusations.Monday’s match was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture.Asked after…

Manchester United will make up to 200 jobs redundant to “return the club to profitability”.About 250 members of staff were made redundant last year in a first wave of cost-cutting measures by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.In a meeting with staff on Monday, United chief executive Omar Berrada informed employees that there would be a fresh round of redundancies as part of a “transformation plan”.A club statement read: “The transformation plan aims to return the club to profitability after five consecutive years of losses since 2019.”It added that “approximately 150-200 jobs may be made redundant, subject to a consultation process with…

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca says he is not concerned by Cole Palmer’s form or body language.The Italian manager addressed the issue of the England international’s dip in form amid Chelsea’s run of two wins in 10 matches in all competitions.The 22-year-old forward has not scored in any of his past six matches in all competitions and has not registered an assist in any of his past 13 matches. But in 2024 he registered 26 goals and 13 assists – a Chelsea record and more than any other player in the Premier League during the last calendar year.Asked about Palmer’s struggles…

Ruben Amorim urges Manchester United to sign Geovany Quenda, West Ham target Taylor Harwood-Bellis, while Real Madrid are reluctant to meet Everton’s Jarrad Branthwaite valuation.Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has urged the Old Trafford hierarchy to sign 17-year-old Portugal Under-21s winger Geovany Quenda from his former club Sporting for £35m. (Star), externalWest Ham are interested in Southampton’s 23-year-old England centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis. (Sun – subscription required), externalReal Madrid remain keen on Jarrad Branthwaite but are reluctant to meet Everton’s £62m valuation of the 22-year-old England centre-back. (Diario AS – in Spanish), externalCrystal Palace are keen on signing Liverpool’s 19-year-old Wales…

Slot, understandably, was cautious.”In every other league, having a lead like would be very comfortable, but not in this league,” he said. “There is a challenge in every game. We even saw Plymouth Argyle challenging us in the FA Cup.”The fans can sing what they want but we know how hard we have to work. Someone asked me after we drew at Aston Villa whether we were having a dip. I never believed that and I’m not going to say anything now.”Seemingly insurmountable leads have been surrendered at the top of the Premier League in the past, but very few…

Second Twenty20 international, HarareZimbabwe 141-7 (19.2 overs): Munyonga 43; Young 4-24, Tector 1-5Ireland 137-8 (20 overs): Tucker 46; Gwandu 3-24, Sikandar Raza 2-22Zimbabwe win by three wicketsScorecardTony Munyonga guided Zimbabwe to a three-wicket victory over Ireland in the second Twenty20 international in Harare.After the opening T20 was abandoned because of rain, Ireland batted first and set a chase of 137.Craig Young claimed four wickets are Ireland piled pressure on Zimbabwe, but the hosts rallied through Munyonga’s unbeaten 43 and claimed the match with four balls to spare.Zimbabwe can win the three-match series in the final T20 between the sides on…

Mirra Andreeva made history by becoming the youngest player to claim a WTA 1000 title after the 17-year-old won the Dubai Tennis Championships.The Russian beat Clara Tauson 7-6 (7-1) 6-1 and her victory means she will next week climb into the top 10 for the first time.Andreeva defeated Grand Slam winners Marketa Vondrousova, Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina on her way to the final.”I’d set a goal for myself to be in top 10 by the end of the year,” she said.”Now it’s the end of February and I’ve already made it, so this is something incredible for me.”Denmark’s Tauson,…

It took just 137 days for the two best light-heavyweights of their generation to once again square off.While the first fight was a captivating classic, the rematch was even better.With no drawn out ring walks, the fighters raced to the ring. There was no bad blood in the build-up. This was strictly business – two warriors, generational greats, putting their bodies on the line in their quest for legendary status.Bivol worked behind his jab and quick feet, two of his world-class attributes, to make a sharp start with eye-catching combinations and a counter right hand in the second.The crowd -…

Anna Morris broke her own world record for the third time in a week to win the women’s 4km individual pursuit title at the British Track Championships in Manchester.The Welshwoman had broken her own record twice in one day when winning gold at last week’s European Track Cycling Championships.She made it a hat-trick by shaving off more than a second to claim victory with a time of four minutes 24.060 seconds at the National Cycling Centre.”The motivation was really high, especially on my home track in front of a home crowd,” she said. “I am feeling it a bit after…

“There were so many people there,” Sayell said. “We didn’t really know what was going on.”However, on her return home there was no paparazzi. Instead, she was banned for three months and the team’s manager, Harry Batt, was banned for life.Despite this, Sayell went on to become a founder member of the Arsenal women’s team and continues to support women’s football today.”It’s so great to see all the young girls with their football kits on now, because I was the only little girl that had a football kit where I was from,” Sayell said.Now the footballer is being honoured with…