In Pictures: Sporting photos of the week

After the game, Gueye – who is in his second spell with the Toffees – apologised on social media. “I want to apologise first to my team-mate Michael Keane,” he wrote. “I take full responsibility for my reaction. “I also apologise to my team-mates, the staff, the fans and the club. “What happened does not…

Crystal Palace have completed the signing of Jorgen Strand Larsen from Wolves in a club-record deal worth up to £48m. Strand Larsen, 25, has signed a four-and-a-half-year deal at Selhurst Park and will wear the number 22 shirt. The FA Cup holders have also agreed a deal to sign Dwight McNeil on loan from Everton….

McInnes’ calmness does not just extend to transfers, but also the knowledge his team deserve to be where they are. There is no obvious data pointing to over-performance, or a sense of luck. Hearts have won the most games, scored the most goals, and have the best goal difference. They have the best home record,…

England’s squad for this summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup will skip this weekend’s round of domestic matches for a camp with the British Army. The 15-strong group will spend the weekend on a programme focusing on “decision-making, resilience and delivering high performance when the pressure is turned up”, the management says. The trip, at an…

Mark Selby made a superb 131 break in the deciding frame of his 5-4 win over Jackson Page to move into the semi-finals of the English Open. The four-time world champion trailed 2-1 and 3-2 against Welshman Page before levelling the match with a run of 111. Selby, who is aiming to capture his 25th…

While Littler cruised through, there was no such luck for Van Veen as he beat his idol Anderson in a remarkable match. It began with the Scot winning the first set against the darts with a 104 average, but any thoughts that Van Veen, 23, might be overawed in his first world semi-final were quickly…