Ryan Gerard leapfrogged Adam Scott and Filippo Celli to take a two-shot lead at the halfway stage of the BMW PGA Championship, as Rory McIlroy impressed on day two to finish four shots off the lead.

Northampton reach agreement with a consortium including former Brazil forward Alexandre Pato over a "proposed shareholding acquisition".

The Football Association of Ireland says it had a request to keep the Republic of Ireland and Israel separate in future competition draws rejected by Uefa.

This most modern and well-honed of footballers will not be able to escape the spotlight in an age of constant scrutiny but looks equipped to handle itThe poet Jorge Luis Borges wrote a famous short story about a society that had become so good at making maps, so obsessed with capturing every detail, that its rulers decided the only way to do the job right …

Doncaster Knights’ new director of rugby is passionate about the Champ, who Steve Borthwick should pick from overseas and getting players to have a bit of funTurn up at Castle Park in Doncaster this week and, bang on cue, a pony and trap is being driven in stately fashion down the nearby main road. There is, some might argue, a similarly retro feel about …

⚽ Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off⚽ Live match centre | Read Football Daily | And mail ScottBrentford drew their last Premier League game 2-2; Chelsea’s last match ended 2-2; the last staging of this particular fixture finished 2-2. So … well … I mean, come on! Meanwhile Brentford’s six games up to this point of the season have …

Former Manchester United boss Amorim has reportedly been summoned for emergency talks by AC Milan bosses following his side's Europa League defeat by Benfica.

JJ Gabriel and his representatives are in Barcelona for talks about a potential move to the Catalan club.

Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire Police closed their investigation into an alleged assault following an incident involving the England cricketer at a nightclub in Derby.

Club captain Joe Newell insists sacked head coach David Gray can be proud of his record at Hibernian and believes his replacement has plenty of time to deliver success this season.

Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men's hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.

London City Lionesses owner Michele Kang shares why it is so important for more infrastructure in women's sports.

Michele Kang believes London City Lionesses' planned new training ground will set a new standard in the women's game and surpass facilities used by most men's Premier League clubs.

Uefa and Concacaf issue a joint statement calling on Fifa to pay $10m from its cash reserves to each of the 211 member associations.

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Wonderkid has touched down in Spain to hold talks with Blaugrana

Blues face tricky west London derby in final outing before international break

France captain also becomes a shareholder in company‘We have a shared dream, and this is only the beginning’Kylian Mbappé has ended a 20-year association with Nike to sign a boot deal with the Swiss challenger company On.The sports and leisure brand, which has previously focused on running and tennis, is planning a major move into football next year and …

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Fleetwood also gets a weekend off after missing cutScott cards second 67 to be well placed at halfwayMissed cuts for Tommy Fleetwood and Jon Rahm at the PGA Championship would be notable enough even without contemplating the latter’s 36-hole score.The sight of Rahm dead last was remarkable – after rounds of 78 and 77, he was 11 over par. Fleetwood’s …

Head coach is keen to focus on positives but Nations League squad hints at desire for greater tactical optionsThomas Tuchel should be listening to the 0.1%. As he unveiled his first England squad since the World Cup, he said 99.9% of supporters he bumped into did not talk about his substitutions during the Argentina game. According to him, the conversation …

Argentine Tosti, 30, was participating in the first day of the Biltmore Championship Ashville on Thursday in North Carolina, when the bizarre circumstances unfolded midround.

Bill Belichick has discussed a misconception surrounding his relationship with Jordon Hudson in a rare interview.

The police said they were looking into allegations of assault. That has now been dropped, but it remains to be seen if Carse will be disciplined by England as a cricket regulator investigates.

Mercedes chief Toto Wolff saw his son Jack clinch his first karting title.

Manchester United have rejected JJ Gabriel's request for his registration to be cancelled.