Ian Porterfield, Sunderland's 1973 FA Cup final scoring hero, has died from cancer at the age of 61, the Premier League club confirmed on Tuesday.
Bayern Munich beat Manchester United 4-2 on penalties in the second match of the Champions World Series.
Arsenal dealt a hammer blow to Chelsea's title chances with a 2-1 win over their 10-man rivals
Liverpool snatched three points with a wild 1-0 victory over relegation-threatened Nottingham Forest.
The Dutch striker has spent four seasons at Stamford Bridge, making 177 appearances and scoring 87 goals.
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List of major transfers in the top Premier League ahead of the 2019-20 season (all transfer fees as reported by British media):
Brazil lived up to expectations by smashing Bolivia 5-1 at home in their 2026 World Cup qualifiers opener on Friday.
Charlton Athletic moved into the fourth spot in the Premier League standings with a 3-1 victory over London rivals Fulham.
The Leeds United midfielder was found guilty of "an act of serious assault, stamping on an opponent's head", the UEFA said.
Chelsea has made record English soccer losses of 88 million pounds in 2003-04.
A summary of Tuesday's League Cup matches.
Michael Owen scored a Liverpool beat Leeds United 3-1 to end their three-match losing streak in the Premier league.\n\n
Manager Gerard Houllier will hope his policy of continuity pays off after an unfulfilling 2002-03 season.
IMAGES from the EPL matches played on Wednesday.
After a string of middling transfer windows, Manchester United have made their biggest statement of intent in recent years by signing centre back Raphael Varane and winger Jadon Sancho.
The Netherlands caused the World Cup's second major upset in three days, as it shocked an in-form South Africa by 38 runs.
John Charles enjoyed the rare distinction of playing an entire career without being booked or sent off.
The Australia and Liverpool midfielder won the award for the third time in six seasons.
Images from Saturday's action in the English Premier League.
Chelsea stay a point clear of Arsene Wenger's unbeaten team with 36 points.
Thiago, 29, won the Bundesliga title in each of his seven seasons with Bayern and played in last month's Champions League final victory over Paris St Germain.
Following captain Sergio Busquets' positive test at the weekend, Spain's players have been in isolation and only able to train on an individual basis - with their first game just three days later.
Ajax Amsterdam registered a 4-1 win at De Graafschap, their first title since 2014 and a record-extending 34th overall completed the double after they won the KNVB Cup earlier this month.
Ackermann, who bowls off-spin, said the Netherlands would be cautious against sixth-placed Afghanistan's spin trio of Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Mohammad Nabi.
Speaking after Chelsea secured second place in the premier league and a slot in the Champions League, the Italian said "everything is open".
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Brentford scored a stoppage-time penalty through Bryan Mbuemo following Pontus Jansson's header to secure a comeback 2-1 home win over Watford in the Premier League on Friday as they cancelled out a first-half opener from Emmanuel Dennis.
FIFA's Status Committee will discuss the case of Tottenham Hotspur's Frederic Kanoute, Leeds United's Lamine Sakho and Valencia's Mohamed Sissoko.
Bahader had previously told media he was 75, which he attributed to "rounding up".
Images from Sunday's action in the Premier League.
A round-up of Saturday's action in the Premier League.
IMAGES from the English Premier League matches played on Saturday.
Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah and Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny have returned another positive test for COVID-19, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said on Wednesday.
Norwich opened the floodgates in one of three earlier kickoffs, with their new U.S. international signing Josh Sargent and Greek winger Christos Tzolis each scoring twice on their full debuts at Carrow Road.
Images from the ICC World Cup match between India and the Netherlands, at the M Chinnaswamy stadium in Bengaluru, on Sunday.
