Images from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
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The move would end a turbulent spell at the club for the Argentine, who has fallen out with fans along on the way and provided fodder for the gossip columns thanks to his marriage to Wanda Nara, a media personality who also acts as his agent.
England cricketer Ben Stokes will test his driving skills against five Formula One drivers, including Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, in the sport's second virtual Grand Prix this weekend. The World Cup winning all-rounder will team up with Thai racer Alexander Albon in the Red Bull line-up for his first esports competition.
Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool raised the spirits with a rip-roaring 2-2 draw in a pre-Christmas Premier League classic on Sunday after a weekend marred by COVID-19 related postponements.
Max Verstappen put his Red Bull on pole position for the Austrian Grand Prix
Manchester City moved 13 points clear at the top of the English Premier League table after a 2-1 win over West Ham United on Saturday - their 20th straight win in all competitions.
IMAGES from the Premier League matches played on Sunday.
The first few months of this season have been disappointing, as Spurs have won only three of their opening 12 Premier League games and are in 14th spot. They were also thrashed 7-2 by Bayern Munich in the Champions League and knocked out of the League Cup by fourth-tier Colchester United.
Among other transfer news globally, defender Rahul Bheke joins Mumbai City FC while Locatelli completes Juventus move.
Formula One is working to put on a British Grand Prix in July even if the country imposes quarantine measures on visitors during the COVID-19 crisis, F1 sources said.
Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar was lucky to escape unhurt in a car crash while travelling from Manchester to London on Sunday after the completion of the third Test between India and England.
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
'People are going to make mistakes, we all are, but for the sake of everyone's safety and the cricket, we need to operate within these protocols as much as we can'
Twelve months ago Liverpool were ripping up the record books on the way to their first English top-flight title for 30 years but defeat by Everton on Saturday left them mulling a host of far less flattering statistics.
Ashes debutant Joe Denly confirmed that Joe Root had phoned him this week and said he wants to bat at three, dropping Denly to fourth man in.
'What you've really got to try and get is something that's less complex and a bit more straightforward in order for people to understand.'
Seasoned pacer Stuart Broad has shown that he still has the "fire in the belly" to achieve a lot more for England, said former captain Michael Atherton, asserting that the "champion sportsman" has the potential to claim 600 Test wickets.
Lionel Messi was so distraught at Barcelona missing out on reaching the 2012 Champions League final that he was reduced to tears
Messi, whose deal expires in 2021, had called his side "weak" and "inconsistent" after they lost the league title to Real Madrid.
Former captain Alastair Cook believes England have an "outstanding chance" to lift the World Cup on home soil, having built a squad full of proven match winners.
'We knew it was going to be hard to play against them, but I give all the praise to the lads for the hard work.'
The Nottinghamshire pace bowler doesn't want to look too far ahead, but next year's Ashes series is definitely on his radar.
Formula One is considering holding closed races without spectators, most likely at European circuits, once the season is able to start after being stalled by the new coronavirus pandemic. Formula One has brought forward and extended its August break from March through to May to clear the European summer for a rescheduled calendar that could see races on successive weekends and into the New Year.
England begin their World Cup campaign on May 30 against South Africa at The Oval in London.
Liverpool's Robertson frustrated by Neymar 'playacting'
Manchester United's players lost confidence and belief under David Moyes and played poor football but the manager's sacking on Tuesday showed a "lack of decency", according to former United defender Gary Neville.
Manchester City move a step closer to the Premier League title after a game in which both sides finished with 10 men.
The former United striker has rejuvenated the team since replacing the sacked Mourinho in December, helping them win 10 out of the 13 Premier League games since his appointment
'I physically need to get a little better and hopefully over time I get a little bit faster... I think I will'
Schar's goal for Newcastle United in the 1-1 draw with Watford should have been chalked off
Britain's world number one Andy Murray will play against France in the Davis Cup quarter-finals in April after missing the first-round victory against Canada last weekend.
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting, who retired in 2012, has said he delayed his international retirement by two years in his bid to help the team deal with a generational shift.
Stewards said the sixth new turbocharger exceeded the driver's permitted allocation, triggering the automatic drop.
Watford enjoyed their first Premier League win of the season as goals from Gerard Deulofeu and substitute Andre Gray gave them a 2-0 win at Norwich City in a bottom-of-the-table game on Friday.
Premier League leaders Chelsea moved 10 points clear at the top on Sunday despite being held by Burnley in an entertaining game played amid flurries of sleet and snow.
Banned former FIFA president Sepp Blatter said he feels the soccer World Cup underway in Moscow is a little bit like "my World Cup" because he has been so well received on his visit to Moscow.
Ian Botham says the criticism around the inclusion of spinner Adil Rashid in the home team's squad for the first Test against India is 'unnecessary'.
Elworthy believes the need for a COVID-replacement will not arise since players will be thoroughly tested before getting into the bio-secure environment.
Leach was taken to the cleaners by Pant on the third afternoon of the first Test, but fought his way back to pick six wickets over the next two days
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