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Scott Brown, the former Celtic captain, says he "couldn't have got a better opportunity" in management after taking his first role as the new Fleetwood Town boss. The League One club interviewed a number of potential appointments but Brown was "the outstanding candidate", according to chairman Andy Pilley, who described him as "a born leader, a serial winner, and incredibly serious about becoming a successful manager".

Ange Postecoglou's first year at Celtic has been nothing short of a miracle. Many people had completely written off the Bhoys' chances of even mounting a credible title challenge this season. With the size of the rebuild, the off-field changes and supporter unrest - the Australian boss has worked wonders...

By their own exceptionally high standards, vast portions of Manchester City’s 2021/22 season have been marred by mediocrity. City had finished inside the Women's Super League top two every year since their inaugural one in 2014, but now find themselves temporarily ousted. For a campaign that began with such...

Edouard Mendy - 8 Had to be alert in the face of heavy Liverpool pressure early on, making an excellent one-on-one save to deny Luis Diaz. Commanded his area superbly from then on and made a couple of important interventions when running off his line to sweep up danger. Could not prevent Chelsea's shootout defeat despite saving from Sadio Mane.

Jurgen Klopp praised both Liverpool and Chelsea for being "mentality monsters" after an epic FA Cup final penalty shoot-out whilst Thomas Tuchel was "sad but proud". Liverpool completed a clean sweep of the domestic cups with another dramatic win over Chelsea on penalties at Wembley, as Kostas Tsimikas struck the decisive spot-kick after Mason Mount's effort was saved by Alisson.

Manchester Thunder are hosting Saracens Mavericks at Belle Vue in Round 18 of the Vitality Netball Superleague. Thunder remain unbeaten so far this season and prevailed over Leeds Rhinos Netball 84-49 in Round 17, while Mavericks lost to Strathclyde Sirens by seven goals in the same round. Coverage of the...

Erling Haaland scored in his final Borussia Dortmund match before his proposed move to Manchester City, with the Norwegian striker helping his current club to a 2-1 victory over Hertha Berlin on the final day of the Bundesliga season. Haaland netted a penalty with just over 20 minutes in a...

Nottingham Forest took a significant step towards reaching the Championship play-off final as a dominant display helped them to a 2-1 semi-final first-leg win over Sheffield United. Jack Colback took advantage of an ill-timed slip from Ben Osborn to fire Steve Cooper's men in front (10), before Blades captain John...

Dundee United secured fourth spot in the Premiership table by beating Ross County 2-1 in a match marred by the behaviour of the visiting fans. Blair Spittal broke the deadlock in the 66th minute with a fabulous strike from 25 yards out, only for United to equalise from the penalty spot five minutes later through Nicky Clark.

Dundee have begun the search for a new manager after announcing they will not be renewing the contract of Mark McGhee following their relegation from the cinch Premiership. The 64-year-old took over in February on a short-term deal until the end of the season after the sacking of James McPake.

Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele has been added to Bayern Munich's list of transfer targets this summer. The Bundesliga champions want to sign a new forward - someone who can make the difference in attack - and Sky Germany reported last week they are interested in Liverpool's Sadio Mane. Sky Sports News...

"Of course I'm confident - it's still in our hands. It's not in someone else's control. Everything is down to us, and of course we're going to fight for it." Two days on from a potentially chastening, season-changing 3-0 defeat to biggest rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Mohamed Elneny is back in bullish mood.

Hannah Rankin defended her WBA & IBO super-welterweight titles following a 10th-round stoppage victory against Alejandra Ayala. Rankin developed as the fight progressed, before connecting well in the final round and causing the stoppage. The victory for the Scot elevates the prospect her potentially stepping into the ring with Natasha...

Harry Kane’s contentious penalty in first-half stoppage time edged Tottenham past Burnley with a 1-0 victory – to move two points clear of rivals Arsenal in fourth spot. Spurs were frustrated in front of goal for most of the match, with Antonio Conte's side missing a host of chances as Burnley goalkeeper Nick Pope was busy throughout.

Pascal Struijk headed home in injury time to nick a 1-1 draw with Brighton which moves Leeds out of the relegation zone and gives them renewed hope of Premier League survival. Jesse Marsch's side were heading for a perilous position on the final day when Danny Welbeck chipped home a first-half opener.

Roy Hodgson's last home game as Watford boss ended in a heavy defeat as Leicester ran out 5-1 winners at Vicarage Road on Sunday. With incoming Watford head coach Rob Edwards in attendance, the already relegated Hornets made the perfect start as Joao Pedro (6) capitalised on some poor Leicester defending to open the scoring.

Riyad Mahrez had a late penalty saved by Lukasz Fabianski as Manchester City missed the chance to move six points clear of Liverpool in a thrilling 2-2 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium. Pep Guardiola's side came into the game knowing victory would put them on the brink...

Chelsea manager Emma Hayes says Man City "underestimated" her side during the Women's FA Cup final, and that the current squad will "go down in history" after picking up another trophy. Chelsea twice took the lead during the showpiece event at Wembley, but Gareth Taylor's side pegged them back late...

Everton are helping police after Brentford's Rico Henry and Ivan Toney claim members of their family were racially abused in the Premier League match. Toney played the full 90 minutes as Brentford beat relegation-threatened Everton 3-2 at Goodison Park, tweeting after the game: "For the man that racially abused my family Il (sic) do everything I can to get you the punishment you deserve!"

All the top stories and transfer rumours from Monday's national newspapers... Juventus will hold fresh transfer talks over Paul Pogba on Monday with the Italian giants due to meet with Pogba's representatives in the hope of agreeing a deal for the Manchester United midfielder. Manchester United transfer target Frenkie de...