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Luiz Júnior's calamitous early own goal was enough to give Spurs a 1-0 win over Villarreal on their return to Europe's top table ...

Mikel Arteta lauded Gabriel Martinelli's attitude and commitment after his goal off the bench in Bilbao and said he liked rugby's rebranding of substitutes ...

The FBI director's seeming fandom of the Premier League club also represents an unexpected clash of politics ...

The captain accepted the Club World Cup winners are Champions League contenders before they face a Bayern side that may include Nicolas Jackson ...

Gabriel Martinelli scored less than a minute after coming on then set up Leandro Trossard as Arsenal won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao ...

Axelle Berthoumieu's ban for biting Ireland's Aoife Wafer has been reduced to nine matches but she and Manaé Feleu will miss the rest of the World Cup ...

Minute-by-minute report: The Europa League holders make their return to the competition in north London. Join Scott Murray ...

Follow all the goals and the latest news from the league stage opening night, with Rob Smyth ...

Liverpool have won all four Premier League games this season and their manager, Arne Slot, said: "I think we are far above my expectations from during this summer"

Dallas Wings star Paige Bueckers was a runaway choice for WNBA Rookie of the Year after one of the best debut seasons in league history ...