Jorginho is playing well - Mancini defends much-maligned Chelsea midfielder

Jorginho has won the backing of Italy boss Roberto Mancini despite criticism of his debut season in the Premier League with Chelsea.The deep-lying

Mancini challenges Balotelli to earn Italy recall

Italy boss Roberto Mancini believes Mario Balotelli is still not at peak form as he prepares for the start of Italy's Euro 2020 qualification

Chelsea say player was racially abused during Dynamo Kiev game

Chelsea say one of their players was racially abused by Dynamo Kiev supporters during their Europa League game in Ukraine.Maurizio Sarri's side

Mata: Defeats will test Man Utd spirit

Juan Mata accepts Manchester United's team spirit under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be tested after successive defeats including an FA Cup exit

BREAKING NEWS: Barca confirm two-week absence for Suarez

Luis Suarez is set to be fit for Barcelona's Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United despite suffering a sprained

Walton defends LeBron after Knicks defeat

Luke Walton defended LeBron James after the Los Angeles Lakers star faltered in the final quarter of a 124-123 defeat to the New York Knicks on

BREAKING NEWS: Ronaldo charged by UEFA after Atletico celebration

Cristiano Ronaldo faces an improper conduct charge from UEFA before Juventus resume their bid for Champions League glory against Ajax next

Ward-Prowse called up by England as Delph, Stones and Loftus-Cheek withdraw

James Ward-Prowse has been called into England’s squad for the Euro 2020 qualifiers against Czech Republic and Montenegro.England boss Gareth

Leeds centre-back Jansson out for three weeks

Leeds United defender Pontus Jansson will be sidelined for three weeks after suffering a knee injury, the Championship club have confirmed.Jansson

River Plate star Quintero suffers ruptured ACL

River Plate playmaker Juan Fernando Quintero has suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament, the Copa Libertadores champions have

Brewers spoof Mean Girls during spring training

The Milwaukee Brewers, who previously created a hit Sandlot parody, had a hilarious take on the movie Mean Girls.The team released the video during

Busquets takes pride in majestic Messi

Lionel Messi's brilliance no longer comes as any surprise to long-time Barcelona team-mate Sergio Busquets.Messi scored the 51st hat-trick of

Matic backing Solskjaer stay despite United wobble

Nemanja Matic has backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to get Manchester United back on track after consecutive defeats and wants the crowd favourite to

76ers top Bucks despite Antetokounmpo's 52 points

Giannis Antetokounmpo put on an impressive offensive performance on Sunday but the Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Philadelphia

MLS Review: Waston creates history on day to remember for FC Cincinnati

Kendall Waston wrote his name into FC Cincinnati history as Major League Soccer’s newest franchise recorded their first victory in a 3-0 triumph

Tuchel applauds PSG's mental strength as fans protest during Le Classique

Thomas Tuchel paid tribute to his team’s mental strength after Paris Saint-Germain defeated arch rivals Marseille in their first home game since

Pique not planning another Griezmann documentary amid Barcelona speculation

Gerard Pique says he is not planning to make another Antoine Griezmann documentary with the Atletico Madrid forward once more being linked with

Napoli keeper Ospina kept in hospital after head injury against Udinese

Napoli have confirmed goalkeeper David Ospina will be kept in hospital overnight after he collapsed on the pitch during Sunday's Serie A match

Valverde: Betis win an important step for Barcelona

Ernesto Valverde stressed Barcelona have not won anything yet but accepted a 4-1 win at Real Betis was an important step in their LaLiga title

Crowd disturbances force abandonment of Panathinaikos-Olympiakos

Panathinaikos' Greek Super League derby match against visitors Olympiakos was abandoned on Sunday due to crowd disturbances, which included