Photograph: Paul Currie/Colorsport/Shutterstock Sammie Szmodics’s 20th and 21st goals of the season made him the star turn of Blackburn’s knockout win against the EFL’s glamour club, setting up a fifth-round visit by... Read more »

Photograph: Christian Kaspar-Bartke/Getty Images August seems like a long time ago. On the balmy evening on which Harry Kane was introduced to an ecstatic Allianz Arena, it was actually RB Leipzig that... Read more »

Photograph: Ashley Crowden/Alamy Live News/Alamy Live News. West Ham saw off a Bristol City ­comeback at Ashton Gate to secure an important three points in their Women’s Super League relegation ­battle. Honoka... Read more »

The injured Mohamed Salah will not get the chance to return to the Africa Cup of Nations after his Egypt side were knocked out of the competition on Sunday in a dramatic... Read more »

Photograph: David Klein/Reuters The Football Association has launched an investigation into the crowd trouble that marred the first Black Country derby with supporters for 12 years as players had to leave the... Read more »

Xavi announced he plans to step down from his role as manager of Barcelona at the end of the season. The Camp Nou icon guided Barca to a La Liga title in... Read more »

American Nelly Korda reacts after sinking a birdie putt on the 18th green to seize a four-stroke lead after the third round of the LPGA Drive On Championship (Julio Aguilar) Reigning Olympic... Read more »

Composite: AFP/Getty Images; AP A few years ago, one of the greats of African football invited me to his home for dinner. While his wife grilled fish and plantains, we watched Sunderland... Read more »

Photograph: Aijaz Rahi/AP When tens, perhaps hundreds, of millions of people – OK, many of them were from China, hoping for a miracle – are breathlessly tuning in to see what happens... Read more »