Sports

Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale is keen to remain at the club, despite speculation he could join Manchester United in the summer. Bale moved from Tottenham to Madrid in a world-record £85.3m deal in September 2013 and has been a...

Rangers midfielder Lewis Macleod is undergoing a medical with Championship side Brentford, according to Sky sources. The 20-year-old, who was drafted into Gordon Strachan's Scotland squad for the recent game against the Republic of Ireland, has established himself as a...

Newcastle striker Papiss Cisse has accepted a Football Association charge of violent conduct. Cisse will now serve a three-match suspension and misses the forthcoming fixtures against Burnley, Leicester and Chelsea. The 29-year-old was cited for swinging an elbow at Seamus Coleman...

Liverpool end 2014 with back-to-back wins Reds score four for the first time this season Rodgers' team up to eighth Swansea suffer first defeat in three games Liverpool moved to within five points of the top four as their recent upturn in form...

Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard will be out of action for up to six weeks because of a calf injury. American Howard, 35, was replaced at half-time during the Toffees' 1-0 home defeat against Stoke on 26 December. Spanish goalkeeper Joel Robles,...

Barcelona will not be allowed to sign any players in 2015 after their appeal against a transfer ban was dismissed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The Spanish club was handed a 14-month ban in April after being found...

Manchester City squandered a gilt-edged opportunity to close the gap on Premier League leaders Chelsea when they let slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 at home to struggling Burnley on Sunday. Chelsea stuttered to a 1-1 draw at Southampton...

Jonjo Shelvey risks being axed by Swansea manager Garry Monk unless he works harder to overcome his ‘laziness’ on the field of play. Shelvey, who was substituted in the 1-0 win over Aston Villa on Boxing Day after collecting his...

Oxford head coach Michael Appleton praised young striker James Roberts following his late winner in the 2-1 victory at Plymouth. Roberts - recalled after a hamstring injury - swept past Plymouth defenders before steering a measured 20-yard shot from the...

MK Dons manager Karl Robinson had no complaints as his side's 12-game unbeaten run ended in a 3-0 home defeat to Walsall. Dons midfielder Darren Potter deflected Andy Taylor's free-kick past his own goalkeeper after just four minutes as the...