Outgoing Hull FC coach John Cartwright suggested ahead of his side's Betfred Super League defeat to St Helens that he wants to remain in the job until the end of the season despite having been left as a "blubbering mess" by the club's recent decision to replace him.

Littler earned the wrath of the local fans following his spat with Dutchman Gian van Veen two weeks ago.

While Arsenal look like a team shackled by the weight of the world on their shoulders, Manchester City are leaning into the pressure of the title race. Nobody reflects that more clearly than Rayan Cherki.

Highlights from the Betfred Super League clash between Hull and St Helens.

Nottingham Forest 1-0 Porto: Morgan Gibbs-White scored the only goal to earn a 1-0 second-leg win.

Fiorentina 2-1 Crystal Palace: Ismaila Sarr scored his seventh goal of the Eagles’ European campaign but it wasn’t enough to secure an away win

Littler earned the wrath of the local fans following his spat with Dutchman Gian van Veen two weeks ago.

Aston Villa 4-0 Bologna: Goals from Ollie Watkins, Emi Buendia, Morgan Rogers and Ezri Konsa earned the hosts a 7-1 aggregate win in the quarter-final

Ismaila Sarr scored his seventh goal of the Eagles’ European campaign and 17th of the season to open the scoring but the Eagles lost 2-1 on the night.

A change-of-plea hearing for Jones is now scheduled for April 28

Crystal Palace booked their place in the Conference League semi-finals with a 4-2 aggregate victory over Fiorentina despite losing the second leg 2-1 in Florence.

Paralympic champion William Ellard sets a new world record time to take gold in the S14 mixed class 100m freestyle final at the Aquatics GB Swimming Championships in London.

Ollie Watkins kickstarted Aston Villa’s near-perfect evening as his 100th goal for the club enabled Unai Emery’s side to cruise into a semi-final against Nottingham Forest.The England striker, looking to earn a late recall into Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup squad, tapped home in the 16th minute before goals from Emiliano Buendía and Morgan Rogers followed …

The final whistle brought a second of relief before the celebrations truly kicked in after Nottingham Forest secured a place in the Europa League semi-finals. It should have been easier but nothing is simple at the City Ground as they made hard work of overcoming Porto, who played almost the entire match with 10 men.Morgan Gibbs-White settled the match, to …

JAMES SHARPE AT VILLA PARK: But right when it matters, with Villa in search of Champions League football via either European glory or domestic success, Watkins has found it again.

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Nottingham Forest moved a step closer to reviving their glorious European history as they prepare to meet Aston Villa.

You wonder, when the floodlights switch off on Oliver Glasner's reign this summer, how much he and Crystal Palace will regret their divorce.

The Eagles are now just 120 minutes away from a European final

Oliver Glasner’s side picked up two worrying new injuries in Italy

Morgan Gibbs-White scored the only goal to earn a 1-0 second-leg win.