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Manchester City have ended their pursuit of Barcelona forward Lionel Messi, according to Spanish football expert Semra Hunter.

England player ratings from their 18-7 Autumn Nations Cup victory over Ireland at Twickenham as their pack and defence stood out.

Latest scores from the season-ending ATP Finals in London, with Dominic Thiem up against Novak Djokovic before Daniil Medvedev faces Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals.

Tyson Fury has been told by promoter Eddie Hearn not to take “a small fight” and to take on Anthony Joshua as his next opponent in 2021.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has spoken to Mohamed Salah about his attendance at his brother’s wedding prior to him returning a positive Covid-19 test.

The Professional Footballers’ Association (PFA) is calling for restrictions on heading in training, following concerns over the number of former players suffering from dementia.

Conor Benn can overtake Kell Brook and Amir Khan as Britain’s most exciting welterweight contender if he controls his aggression and emotion to secure a career-best win tonight.

Dimitri Van den Bergh kept alive his hopes of another televised major title with a dazzling victory over Jonny Clayton at the Grand Slam of Darts.

World champion Peter Wright crashed out of the Grand Slam of Darts and defending champion Gerwyn Price survived another scare as the group stages came to a close on Thursday.

Ian Watson is excited by what he sees as Super League top-four potential at Huddersfield Giants after agreeing to become the club’s new head coach.