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Southampton have sacked manager Mauricio Pellegrino with the team just one point and one place above the Premier League relegation zone with eight games left this season. The Saints have won just one of their past 17 league matches and lost 3-0 at Newcastle United on Saturday. Pellegrino, 46, was appointed in June as the successor to Claude Puel. Saints ...

Serena Williams was beaten in straight sets by sister Venus in round three at Indian Wells to end her comeback after the birth of her child six months ago. The former world number one had her serve broken four times as she lost 6-3 6-4 in California. “I’ve a long way to go. It wasn’t easy, obviously,” said Serena, who ...

ALEXIS SANCHEZ and Romelu Lukaku shared plenty of jokes during Manchester United training at Carrington. Manchester United stars enjoyed training at Carrington ahead of their Champions League showdown with Sevilla on Tuesday night. Alexis Sanchez and Romelu Lukaku had plenty of fun joking around together – a welcome sight to United fans who are desperate to see the potentially lethal ...

PREMIER LEAGUE teams have been flooded with TV money, but sponsorship deals are still worth mega-millions to the top six. Manchester City have been the dominant force in the Premier League table this season, and they’re also growing ahead of their rivals off the pitch. In previous seasons, Chelsea and Arsenal would have challenged Manchester United at the top of ...

MANCHESTER UNITED boss Jose Mourinho has provided fitness updates on Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial ahead of the Red Devils’ Champions League clash against Sevilla. Manchester United face Sevilla tomorrow night aiming to make the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2014. The Red Devils go into the game knowing they must score, with the first ...

Novak Djokovic suffered a shock defeat by world number 109 Taro Daniel of Japan as he was knocked out of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The 30-year-old lost 7-6 (7-3) 4-6 6-1 in the second-round tie on his first appearance since an injury ended his Australian Open challenge in January. Djokovic had further surgery on a persistent elbow injury in February. “It ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has been fined £20,000 for wearing a yellow ribbon on the touchline during the FA Cup defeat at Wigan. On Monday, the Spaniard accepted the Football Association charge for “wearing a political message”, a breach of kit and advertising regulations. In November, Guardiola said he wore the ribbon to support imprisoned politicians in his native Catalonia. He ...

JAMIE CARRAGHER has been axed from a TV punditry gig as a result of his spit shame. The Liverpool legend was due to assess Manchester United’s Champions League clash against Sevilla on Tuesday for TV3 Sport. But bosses at the Danish channel have pulled Carragher from their line-up after he was filmed appearing to spit at a United fan and ...

Zinedine Zidane has confirmed Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos soiled himself during their weekend win over Eibar. Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice for Los Blancos to secure a 2-1 victory and three LaLiga points to add to their tally. But it was the sudden disappearance of Ramos during the 73rd minute that raised eyebrows and provoked laughter in Zidane’s post-match press conference. ...

The Greek Super League has been indefinitely suspended after PAOK Salonika’s president invaded the pitch with a gun during a match on Sunday. Ivan Savvidis tried to confront the referee with a gun in a hip holster after his side had a late goal ruled out for offside against AEK Athens. AEK’s players left the pitch concerned for their safety ...