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Chelsea joined Manchester City and Liverpool at the Premier League summit on Sunday as Riyad Mahrez blazed a late penalty over the bar when presented with a golden chance to end his team’s Anfield hoodoo. Arsenal, who lost their first two games of the season, are right back in the title hunt after a 5-1 stroll against Fulham while Chelsea ...

Ugly scenes marred UFC 229 as lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov began a brawl by the octagon after beating Conor McGregor. Seconds after landing a fourth-round submission, the Russian vaulted the cage and headed towards Irishman McGregor’s team, prompting a melee. Meanwhile, McGregor was involved in a bust-up in the octagon with members of his opponent’s team. Three of Nurmagomedov’s party ...

Tottenham closed to within a point of leaders Manchester City, while 10-man Watford suffered a humbling home defeat in Saturday’s Premier League action. Spurs moved to 18 points with a 1-0 win – matching their best Premier League tally from eight games – courtesy of midfielder Eric Dier’s goal as Joe Ralls’ second-half red card dented Cardiff’s hopes of a ...

Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville launched a fierce attack on the club’s board after it was reported manager Jose Mourinho will be sacked after Saturday’s game with Newcastle. Former England defender Neville told Sky Sports he was “furious” at the idea a manager’s dismissal might leak out before being made official. United have not responded to questions about the ...

Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez has been fined £60,000 after accepting a charge for commenting about the referee prior to his team’s Premier League game against Crystal Palace last month. The Spaniard was responding to Palace forward Wilfried Zaha, who had said he was not being protected by referees. Benitez said he had “confidence” in match official Andre Marriner. The Football ...

Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has admitted it would not be good enough for his side to go five matches without a win. The Portuguese is under pressure after United’s worst start to a league campaign for 29 years. His side have not won at Old Trafford since the opening day of the season. “We can do much better. To ...

Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo is not in the Portugal squad for this month’s internationals against Poland and Scotland. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United player was rested for Portugal’s internationals in September. On Wednesday, the 33-year-old denied an allegation that he raped Kathryn Mayorga in 2009 in Las Vegas. Ronaldo said he was calm over “any and all investigations” ...

Police in Las Vegas have reopened a sexual assault investigation from 2009 at the request of a woman who has alleged she was raped by Cristiano Ronaldo. Kathryn Mayorga says she was attacked by the Portuguese footballer in a hotel room in the US city that year. Juventus forward Ronaldo, 33, has dismissed the claim, first reported in Germany’s Der ...

Manchester United’s players need to take responsibility for a “horrendous” and “awful” defeat by West Ham, says defender Luke Shaw. A 3-1 loss on Saturday ensured United’s worst league start in 29 years. Jose Mourinho’s side are in 10th place, nine points behind leaders Manchester City, after losing three of their opening seven Premier League games. “It was not good ...

The President of the Malawi Football Association Walter Nyamilandu-Manda has been elected to the FIFA General Council ahead of SAFA’s Danny Jordaan. Nyamilandu beat out South African Football Association president Danny Jordaan, claming 35 votes to 18 for the South African. The vote took place on Sunday at a special sitting of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) Executive Committee ...