The Northern Irishman’s appeal was clear at the Australian Open with queues forming at the crack of dawn to catch a glimpse of the golf starOrganisers didn’t have to wait long to feel the full impact of Rory McIlroy’s appearance at the Australian Open on Thursday. Two thousand fans were waiting outside at Royal Melbourne at 6.30am, eager to get to the …

Goals from Mikel Merino and Bukayo Saka extended Arsenal’s unbeaten run to 18 matches.

Martin O'Neill leaves with one final performance after Celtic's grand old showman departs the stage.

Hearts' eight-point lead at the top of the Scottish Premiership has evaporated. So what has happened?

Leeds ended a four-match losing run to move out of the relegation zone.

In the relegation zone and under increasing pressure, Leeds' win over Chelsea was a "huge result" for Daniel Farke.

Virgil van Dijk must not be written off - but he looks a shadow of his usual imperious self, writes Phil McNulty.

Man United legend highlighted three positions where Blues must strengthen

Leeds ended a four-match losing run to move out of the relegation zone.

Will the captain return? Will Nathan Lyon play? Who will open? Ashes hostilities are renewed and the hosts don’t need to ask too many questionsAt last, at long last, an Ashes series is about to start. It feels that way, anyway, after so many months of lead-up, such an eternal blur of preview and prediction and preamble, were supposed to reach their end – …

Former Gunners keeper may not face his old club

Match of the Day pundit Shay Given praises Ollie Watkins' work ethic for Aston Villa as the striker scores twice in their 4-3 win over Brighton.

Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Shay Given look at Leeds boss Daniel Farke "stumbled" on a new system and how it worked in their favour in their 3-1 win over Chelsea.

Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy is impressed with the strength and depth of the Arsenal squad as the changes they made, particularly down the right side, paid off against Brentford.

Aston Villa were in the relegation zone after five games but are now third in the Premier League with 'demanding' Unai Emery having played a key part in the turnaround.

The Reds had to come from behind to take a point in a 1-1 draw against Sunderland.

Martin O'Neill claimed he'd had the time off his life in interim charge of Celtic as he signed off with a narrow win against Dundee to take the side joint top of the Premiership.

Gary Neville lambasted Chelsea's defending as he singled out two stars for criticism in the Blues' 3-1 defeat by Leeds on Wednesday.

Reds remain in eighth in the table

At what point does Mikel Merino come to be seen as a striker who sometimes plays in midfield, rather than a midfielder who fills in up front? His match-winning display against Brentford was just the latest example of him playing the role as if a natural.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday's newspapers...

The Gunners have a 63-hour break before facing Aston Villa on Saturday lunchtime

Brazilian starlet endured frustrating outing in Leeds

Sport and Rights Alliance has made seven requests for actionAmnesty International USA worried by US government’s roleFifa risks becoming “a public relations tool of an increasingly authoritarian US government”, human rights organisations have warned as they call on football’s international governing body to do more to protect the rights of residents …

LEEDS UNITED 3-1 CHELSEA: The west Londoners were nowhere near good enough at Elland Road.