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Alexander Isak opened up on his Newcastle United future, saying his contract will be a talking point in the summer. Source link

Charles Leclerc topped second practice at the Australian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton was unable to match his team-mate’s pace on his Ferrari debut. With all eyes on Hamilton on Friday in Melbourne as the seven-time world champion participated in his first race weekend sessions for Ferrari following his blockbuster move from Mercedes, the 40-year-old … Read more

Rory McIlroy overcame an erratic display off the tee to get within a shot of the lead at The Players, as Scottie Scheffler made a strong start to his title defence. McIlroy found just four fairways during an eventful opening round at TPC Sawgrass, where he mixed seven birdies with two bogeys to post a … Read more

The Unbridled team are back with their fourth and final Cheltenham Festival daily preview show as Matt Chapman and Paddy Brennan look ahead to Gold Cup day on Friday. Brennan famously lifted the Gold Cup with Imperial Commander in 2010 so he knows exactly what it takes to get a winner around Prestbury Park. Both … Read more

Former Australian Test cricketer Stuart MacGill has been found guilty of taking part in the supply of cocaine in Sydney. The 54-year-old former spin bowler, who played 44 Tests for Australia and took 208 wickets, had pleaded not guilty to a single charge of participating in the supply of a prohibited drug. The charge related … Read more

Aston Villa are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League as Marco Asensio inspired them to beat 10-player Club Brugge 3-0 to secure a 6-1 aggregate win. The game was goalless at the break despite Kyriani Sabbe’s early red card but Asensio came off the bench to score either side of a goal by … Read more

The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… THE SUN Arsenal want to sign Bruno Guimaraes as part of a stunning triple summer transfer spree under incoming new chief Andrea Berta. Premier League owner Tony Bloom has lost £50,000 after betting on his own horse at Cheltenham. Ange Postecoglou snapped at a journalist’s question … Read more

Julian Alvarez’s spot kick was controversially ruled out in Atletico Madrid’s shoot-out defeat to Real Madrid in the Champions League – but why was it disallowed, and did the forward even break the rules at all? Alvarez was second on Atletico’s list of penalty takers in their Champions League last-16 shoot-out, after they had beaten … Read more

Real Madrid beat Atletico Madrid in a Champions League penalty shootout – again – to set up a Champions League quarter-final clash with Arsenal. After Atletico had won 1-0 on the night, leaving the tie at 2-2 on aggregate after extra-time, Real defender Antonio Rudiger scored the decisive spot-kick in a 4-2 shootout win after … Read more

Arsenal set up a Champions League quarter-final showdown with either Atletico Madrid or Real Madrid as a 2-2 draw with PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates Stadium sealed a 9-3 aggregate win. Mikel Arteta took the chance to rotate following last week’s 7-1 first-leg win, naming a much-changed side which included Kieran Tierney on the left … Read more