Sports - Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Arne Slot's gamble to start Alexander Isak against PSG backfires with his own future also in the balance after a Champions League exit.

Liverpool out of Champions League after loss to PSG Ekitiké carried off with suspected achilles injury Arne Slot once again lamented Liver­pool’s wastefulness in front of goal after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Paris Saint-Germain and suffered the added blow of losing Hugo Ekitiké to a potentially serious injury. Liverpool produced a vastly improved second-leg display against the European champions but exited at the quarter-final stage after a 4-0 aggregate defeat. Ousmane Dembélé scored twice late on to extinguish Anfield’s hope of another European comeback. Continue reading...

We explore the next moves each team should make this summer and forecast expectations for 2026-27.

Former England midfielder Jonjo Shelvey retires from playing and takes over as manager of UAE third tier side Arabian Falcons FC.

There isn't much season left to determine playoff seeding and draft lottery order. Here's a rundown of what's on tap.

Stage was set for one of Liverpool’s classic comeback nights – but not this team against these European champions Often in the past Liverpool has demanded and Anfield has delivered. Past glories perhaps shouldn’t influence the present, but they do; precedent begets belief. That’s part of the mythos of the great stadiums, how they develop a life and an identity of their own. But a club cannot simply give itself to an arena and hope that it will do the job that players and management and the executive body cannot. No ground, not even Anfield, has an infinite capacity for miracles. Just because Liverpool came from 3-0 down to beat Barcelona in 2019, there’s no reason to believe they could overhaul a two-goal deficit against Paris Saint-Germain in 2026. Anfield did its bit on a windy night on which early drizzle gave way to teeming rain. The rendition of You’ll Never Walk Alone was suitably stirring, the noise from both sets of fans boisterous. But it was not enough. Continue reading...

Adam Wilkie, a marketing manager and the son of Olympic swimming champion David, is chasing his father's world record time in his memory.

What can we expect next from Rory McIlroy? Who disappointed at the Masters? Will Scottie Scheffler add to his major total this year? We answer some big questions following the 2026 Masters.

Former England defender John Terry attends Colchester United's win over Accrington amid reports that he is part of a consortium looking to buy the club.

‘We have to show on the pitch that we have the mindset’ Manager unsure when Saka will return from injury Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal must prove to themselves they have the right mindset to win the Premier League title, but revealed there are major doubts over when Bukayo Saka will return from an achilles injury. The England forward will miss the second leg of Arsenal’s Champions League quarter-final against Sporting on Wednesday and looks set to be sidelined for Sunday’s crucial Premier League showdown with Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola said after City’s win over Chelsea last Sunday, which cut Arsenal’s lead to six points, that their recent resurgence is “about mindset, not tactics” as he attempts to win a seventh title in England. Continue reading...