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Manchester City have beaten Everton at Goodison Park in each of the past eight seasons, but can they repeat that result on their first visit to Hill Dickinson Stadium on Monday? “This is a huge test for City’s title bid, and probably the toughest of their remaining fixtures,” said BBC Sport football expert Chris Sutton….

World number one Jannik Sinner remains on course for a record fifth consecutive Masters 1,000 title after reaching the Madrid Open final with a straight-set win over Arthur Fils. The Italian won his 22nd successive match to reach Sunday’s final, where he will face either second seed Alexander Zverev or unseeded Belgian Alexander Blockx. Sinner,…

Havertz has said that this season is not what he “expected it to be” and has been “stop and start”. The 26-year-old also said earlier this campaign that it was a new experience going through a major injury and he “hasn’t really faced a challenge like this before”. He looked disappointed by the latest setback…

Five members of a gang who were sent to prison for illegally streaming Premier League games have been ordered by the court to return their profits, worth £3.75m. In May 2023, Mark Gould, described by the judge as the driving force behind the illegal streaming service Flawless TV, and four other members, were sentenced to…

A Scottish FA investigation, led by sports event consultant Mark Blackbourne, has yet to report to the governing body on the cup tie. The Ibrox club stressed they had “been clear in condemning the actions of certain individuals on 8 March” and had been “attempting to work with Celtic to mitigate any security concerns for…

The jubilant and chaotic scenes in Leicester that night – sparked when the Foxes’ nearest rivals Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea in a title-deciding result – was an outpouring of delighted disbelief as the Foxes pulled off what remains one of the most famous underdog stories. The reason it is known as the 5,000-1 title…

Netherlands attacking midfielder Simons has been ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Wolves – and joined a lengthy Spurs injury list. Striker Dominic Solanke also went off at Molineux with a hamstring injury, while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will also be unavailable against Villa – with…

Daniel, Ipswich fan: Surely we’ve got it in the bag. QPR are possibly the most ‘on the beach’ a team can be, I cannot see us not winning. Millwall and Boro have been outstanding this season, probably performed better than us, but unfortunately it seems like we’ve just edged it. Andrew, Millwall fan: I hold…