Maxence Lacroix was shoulder to shoulder with Mohammed Kudus as they chased Lucas Paqueta's through-ball. Crystal Palace's midfield had been bypassed by a quick West Ham attack. Their defence was exposed. But the footrace only had one winner.

Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson have been named as the finalists for the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award.

Highlights of Madison Keys against Iga Swiatek from the semi-final of the Australian Open.

Part-owners of Chelsea and Manchester United football clubs are among a quartet of finalists vying to buy a big stake in the Hundred franchise London Spirit.

BBC Scotland will broadcast live TV coverage of Ayr United versus Hibernian and St Mirren against Hearts in the Scottish Cup fifth round.

Pep Guardiola’s side looking to recover from PSG collapse

Australia’s Della Maddalena faces the British-Jamaican at the O2 Arena on 22 March

Barcelona and Benfica produced a classic that swung from the sublime to the ridiculous. We hand out honours and dishonours from the latest round of actionBarcelona Continue reading...

Clashes between players and spectators at Australian Open are just another example of the shouty polarities of our ageEva Asderaki-Moore probably loves her job. But there were times, during Novak Djokovic’s Australian Open win over Carlos Alcaraz on Tuesday, when the chair umpire clearly had it with the crowd. “Ladies and gentlemen, please,” she …

West Ham chasing Sunderland’s Dan NeilIpswich sign Brighton’s Julio Enciso on loanNapoli are pushing to reach an agreement with Manchester United over Alejandro Garnacho but their hopes of signing the winger could be derailed by Chelsea.Garnacho’s agents attended Chelsea’s win over Wolves this week and the Argentinian’s future remains up in the …

American victorious with 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (8) winAdvances to her second grand slam finalAs Madison Keys stared down a match point in the final set of one of the most extraordinary matches of her career, she had ample reason to slump her shoulders and lament the crushing defeat that seemed to be imminent.From a set down, Keys had rallied brilliantly, dragging …

The defender has less than six months remaining on his Arsenal contract and the date for the Gunners to add an extra 12 months to his stint has passed.

MATTHEW LAMBERT AT MELBOURNE PARK: Ever since turning pro aged just 14, Madison Keys has been reckoned to have the talent to win a major title -but that pressure has at times been a burden.

Ninety-eight items are up for sale including blazers from his England days, medals from his achievements in Italian football, and his second managerial contract at Gotehenberg from 1979

Kyle Walker won't be able to play for new side AC Milan until next month due to regulations brought in following Brexit, it emerged on Thursday. Walker has been thwarted by red tape brought in by the Italians.

Madison Keys struggled to hold back tears after reaching her first Australian Open final.