Everton defender Leighton Baines targets better game-management

Leighton Baines admits Everton have struggled to manage games recently when they have been leading. The Toffees were dominant in the first half of Saturday's game at Norwich but despite creating a...

Latest setback a “reality check” for Sunderland

Sam Allardyce says losing to Watford at the Stadium of Light was a "realty check" for Sunderland in their relegation fight. The Black Cats had gone into the game having won two of their previous three...

Ronny Deila says Nadir Ciftci is ready to lift weight from Leigh Griffiths

Manager Ronny Deila feels Nadir Ciftci is ready to lift some of the goalscoring burden from Leigh Griffiths at Celtic. The striker helped himself to a brace against St Johnstone on Sunday at McDiarmid...

Blackburn’s manager Paul Lambert delighted to win ugly

Paul Lambert says it is important his Blackburn Rovers side have shown the ability to win games in which they do not play well. Rovers scraped a 1-0 win over Rotherham United at Ewood Park on Friday, a...

Rocket faces Mark Williams on Alexandra Palace return

Five-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan will face Welshman Mark Williams when he returns to competitive action in next month's Dafabet Masters in London. O'Sullivan has not played competitive...

Boxing: Chris Eubank Jr confident he will fulfil promise

Chris Eubank Jr says he is fully confident he can fulfil his promise to be world middleweight champion by defeating Daniel Jacobs within the next 12 months. Eubank Jr became the mandatory...

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Ronny Deila heaps praise on Celtic starlet

Celtic boss Ronny Deila says teenage defender Kieran Tierney will be remaining at Parkhead for the foreseeable future. Tierney made his Celts debut towards the back end of last season and has managed...

Sergio Busquets shoulders Barca blame

Sergio Busquets feels he must take the responsibility for Barcelona's failure to down Deportivo La Coruna at Camp Nou on Saturday. The Catalan giants had appeared on course for a routine win thanks...

NBA: Buck stops in Milwaukee for Golden State Warriors

The Golden State Warriors saw their unbeaten start to the season ended by the Bucks in Milwaukee on Saturday night. The defending NBA Champions began the season with 24 successive victories, a new...

Man City boss Manuel Pellegrini heaps praise on Yaya Toure

Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini singled midfielder Yaya Toure out for praise following Saturday's 2-1 win over Swansea. City appeared to be heading for a draw at the Etihad Stadium until...