Declan Meredith plays with Carter Gordon and Ben Donaldson outNew Zealand make three changes to starting XV for Sydney clashAustralia coach Les Kiss has named Declan Meredith as starting flyhalf and uncapped playmaker Harry McLaughlin-Phillips ⁠as back-up for Saturday’s second Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Sydney.Kiss suffered the first …

When the full-time whistle went at Wembley and Crystal Palace had won the FA Cup, John Textor leaned over to embrace Steve Parish. The trophy drought was over. The animosity had just begun.

There's a small statue of a boxer in Ray and Carol Hatton's home. Perched on a table by the front door, the clay figurine of their son is nine inches tall and evokes a sadness impossible to measure.

This is by far the most interesting this club have ever been and they faced PSG, a kind of twin entity in all this as oil state glove puppetsAnother day, another note of unreality; another vivid and brilliant spectacle that feels as though it has been whipped together out of meringue and burnt sugar. Time flies when the world is closing in. Two weeks on, …

Tomas Soucek rounds off big victory after two redsPortsmouth strike late to beat 10-man Sheffield UnitedWest Ham returned to winning ways as they cruised to a 6-0 Championship victory against nine-man Lincoln at the ProAmpac Stadium.The hosts had Tom Hamer sent off after just three minutes and Conor McGrandles followed him off the pitch 20 minutes later, …

West Ham boss Nuno Espirito Santo briefly delivered a Phil Brown-esque half-time team-talk away at Lincoln this evening, but it seems to have been a stroke of genius. 

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Lincoln City and West Ham United.

Champions League Match of the Day pundits Nedum Onuoha, Stephen Warnock, and Rory Smith analyse Lisandro Martinez's comments following Manchester United's 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid and the impact they'll have on the club.

Former Manchester City defender Nedum Onouha, former Liverpool defender Stephen Warnock and journalist Rory Smith discuss how good Paris St-Germain were in their impressive 4-2 win at Manchester City in the Champions League.

Nicolas Jackson continues his fine goalscoring form as Aston Villa record an impressive Champions League win.

Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez says he "spoke out of anger and frustration" when launching a scathing attack on the club's hierarchy.

On their return to Etihad Stadium Manchester City put on a show of defiance - even in the face of a PSG masterclass, writes Phil McNulty.

The three-time Olympic champion disappointed in Glasgow, picking up one silver medal and two bronzes despite the high hopes for his participation in he return to a major competition.