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Newcastle United may have to compete with Tottenham if they want Wolves striker Jorgen Strand Larsen, Roma’s interest in Joshua Zirkzee is complicated by Manchester United sacking Ruben Amorim and Liverpool are unlikely to let Federico Chiesa leave in January. Newcastle United will have Tottenham for competition if they go back to Wolves in an…

McTominay got the second and Adams the third and fourth following fine work from Ben Gannon-Doak, who was another positive for Clarke. His run downfield was a big part of Adams’ fourth. The Bournemouth youngster is still raw, still searching for consistency with his final ball, but he looked sharper here. The head coach said…

Liverpool have agreed a £125m fee with Newcastle to sign Alexander Isak. Sources close to the deal have told BBC Sport that an agreement for the Sweden international to join the Anfield club is now in place. Isak will undergo a medical on Monday ahead of signing a six-year deal at the club. Liverpool had…

There was no winner on stage 11 of the Vuelta a Espana as race organisers ended Wednesday’s racing three kilometres before the finish line because of pro-Palestinian protesters. The announcement about the early finish on what was supposed to be a 157.4km stage in Bilbao came with about 20 kilometres to go. “Due to some…

Since Amorim’s arrival, he has attempted to get United playing his specific system, rarely straying away from his philosophy. By taking a system-first approach, Amorim looks for specific qualities from his players in each position, asking them to adapt to what he wants, rather than altering his system to fit the players at his disposal….

In addition to former Scotland scrum-half and British and Irish Lion Blair, Rennie has appointed former New Zealand captain Tana Umaga as defence coach, while Jason Ryan will continue as forwards coach and Neil Barnes will be senior assistant coach. Phil Healey, who has also worked with Rennie at Warriors and in Japan, is the…