‘Turn your pain to power’: Ademola Lookman’s rise to the best in Africa Powerful acceptance speech for best male player at CAF awards matched a specially designed agbada for the occasion
Shockwaves felt at Melbourne Victory as Patrick Kisnorbo exit leaves club stunned Former glories seem like an age ago and the coach’s departure shows how far the A-League Men club has fallen
New Zealand v Australia: first women’s one-day international washed out – as it didn’t happen The ODI at Basin Reserve was abandoned without a ball being bowed as the match fell victim to the Wellington weather
Tonali blows away Brentford to send Newcastle into Carabao Cup semi-finals A double from Sandro Tonali, plus a goal from Fabian Schär, gave Newcastle an emphatic 3-1 win against Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals
Christian Kist hits nine-darter at PDC world championship but loses match Christian Kist earned himself £60,000 for throwing a nine-dart leg at Alexandra Palace, even though he went on to lose his first-round match
‘Speak with the manager’: Amorim responds to Rashford’s remarks on exit Ruben Amorim has advised Marcus Rashford to speak to him directly, with the forward likely to miss Thursday’s Carabao Cup game at Tottenham
Ange Postecoglou claims Tottenham job is harder than being prime minister Ange Postecoglou vented on the fickle state of management as he looked ahead to Tottenham’s meeting with Manchester United in the Carabao Cup
Southampton 1-2 Liverpool: Carabao Cup quarter-final – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: Liverpool survived a spirited second-half Saints fightback to book their place in the semi-finals. Scott Murray was watching
Arsenal top WCL group after Caldentey’s late penalty settles thriller with Bayern A Mariona Caldentey penalty sealed top spot in Group C for Arsenal in the Women’s Champions League at Bayern Munich’s expense
Liverpool hold off Southampton fightback after Núñez and Elliott strikes Cameron Archer scored a fine goal for Southampton but Liverpool held on to their early advantage and won 2-1 to reach the Carabao Cup semi-finals
Arsenal 3-2 Crystal Palace: Carabao Cup quarter-final – as it happened Minute-by-minute report: Arsenal came from behind to book their place in the semi-finals courtesy of an unlikely hat-trick from the previously out-of-sorts Gabriel Jesus
Jesus hat-trick lifts Arsenal past Crystal Palace and into Carabao Cup last four Arsenal trailed early but managed to overcome Crystal Palace thanks to a hat-trick from Gabriel Jesus in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup
Usyk and Fury’s titanic battle flies under radar in surreal surrounds of Riyadh These complex, contradictory heavyweights are ready to recommence hostilities – let’s hope someone tells the locals
Barcelona 3-0 Manchester City: Women’s Champions League – as it happened Claudia Pina, Aitana Bonmati and Alexia Putellas cement Barcelona as group winners in dominant display