Darwin Núñez keeps working hard to prove his worth to Arne Slot’s Liverpool Arne Slot shows faith in the striker who is making the most of Jota’s absence to underline his hard-tackling, goal-hungry workrate
Nicolas Jackson shrugs off faltering start to fill Chelsea’s No 9 slot Striker once mooted as a makeweight for Newcastle’s Alexander Isak is now outperforming his attacking rival
Rangers’ European highs paper over cracks at club lurching between crises A total lack of structure in the boardroom and the obsession with catching Celtic has left Ibrox side adrift domestically
Dominic Thiem: ‘The way we play tennis is not healthy. Nobody stays injury free’ Wrist injury was catalyst to Austrian’s retirement as trying to keep up with big three destroyed his generational talent
Pakistan beat England in third Test to seal series victory – as it happened Pakistan quickly racked up the 36 runs required to complete a 2-1 series victory after England crashed to 112 all out
Dismal England slump to series defeat as Pakistan wrap up third Test victory England crashed to 112 all out, with Pakistan racing to their target of 36 to seal a 2-1 series win
Arsenal’s red mist threatens to derail title tilt before crunch Liverpool clash Poor discipline is only one issue Mikel Arteta is grappling with before Sunday’s key date with Arne Slot’s leaders
Roberto Mancini departs Saudi Arabia job richer but with team no better off Former Italy coach upset players and attracted fans’ ire; he now leaves a team struggling for World Cup qualification
RFU must connect grassroots to elite rugby union by aligning player pathway England are thriving at youth level but governing body has been urged to act to save rugby from irrelevance elsewhere
New York Yankees 3-6 Los Angeles Dodgers: World Series Game 1 – as it happened Rolling report: The LA Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in Game 1 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium. David Lengel was watching
Sarina Wiegman ‘happy’ with England team selection despite Germany defeat Lionesses manager Sarina Wiegman has defended her decision not to pick in-form players from the start in the 4-3 loss at Wembley
Leicester 1-3 Nottingham Forest: Premier League – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: Chris Wood was Forest’s two-goal hero as Nuno Espírito Santo’s increasingly impressive side deservedly won an open and entertaining match. Scott Murray was watching
England 3-4 Germany: women’s international football friendly – as it happened Two goals from Giulia Gwinn give Germany the edge over England in seven goal thriller at Wembley