Stokes left the field with a groin injury in his second over of the fourth day at Sydney.

Stokes pulled up after bowling 10 balls on the fourth morning of the fifth Test and an England statement confirmed a ‘right adductor complaint’.

Mitchell Starc strikes in the first over yet again as Zak Crawley is trapped lbw for one, having made no attempt at playing a shot, to leave England 4-1 on day four of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

EXCLUSIVE: Solskjaer emerged as a leading contender on Tuesday as he bids to make an emotional return to Old Trafford.

England captain Ben Stokes leaves with the field with a right adductor injury on day four of the fifth Ashes Test against Australia in Sydney

Booed off the pitch after conceding a late winner at home against their relegation rivals and on a 10-game winless run - these are desperate times for West Ham.

Head coach Thomas Frank says Tottenham are "completely aligned" about the future as he faces pressure from fans to improve results.

Josh Tongue takes the wicket of Steve Smith, as the Australian batter is caught behind for 138 to leave his side on 544-8 with a lead of 160 runs on day four of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

Ben Stokes is forced off the field with a groin injury in the middle of his 28th over, on day four of the fifth Ashes Test in Sydney.

Rangers have made a "statement" by moving to within three points of Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts - but head coach Danny Rohl says moving above Celtic into second place is "still not what we want".

Nottingham Forest manager Sean Dyche was happy with the "grit and determination" his side showed to come from behind to beat relegation-threatened West Ham.

West Ham manager Nuno Espirito Santo reflects on his side's defeat by Nottingham Forest, insisting their relegation fight is "not over" with the Hammers seven points adrift of safety.

John Harbaugh has been sacked by the Baltimore Ravens after 18 seasons as head coach, following Sunday's season‑ending defeat to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The Hammers had a goal disallowed before Nottingham Forest scored a late winner from a disputed penalty.

Tuesday’s encounter was dubbed as a relegation six-pointer

Australia go into day four at the SCG with the upper hand after centuries to Travis Head and Steve Smith - with more than a little help from some awful England fielding.

Resolution has been delayed by packed fixture scheduleManager says defender may be sold for the right priceOliver Glasner expects to decide in the coming weeks whether he will sign a new contract at Crystal Palace and has said Marc Guéhi could be sold this month if his “threshold” is met.Glasner is the bookmakers’ early favourite to be the permanent …

A late Morgan Gibbs-White penalty gave Nottingham Forest a crucial away victory over West Ham, leaving the London side seven points adrift of safety.

Red Devils embark on new dawn at Turf Moor

Erik ten Hag has been confirmed as the new technical director at FC Twente, over a year after he was sacked by Manchester United.

Swede is yet to play under new Tottenham manager

Under-21s boss ends his interim reign with a west London derby

City have a lengthy list of absentees, particularly in central defence, with Josko Gvardiol and Ruben Dias joining John Stones on the sidelines.

Fletcher has been put in temporary charge after a whirlwind few days at Old Trafford.

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Darren Fletcher says he sought the blessing of his old Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson before taking interim charge at the Old Trafford club.

Fletcher will lead Manchester United in their Premier League game with Burnley on Wednesday evening