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Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara has been questioned as part of an investigation into allegations the 2011 Cricket World Cup final was fixed.

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp says Manchester City and Pep Guardiola will have a point to prove when the two teams meet at the Etihad on Thursday, live on Sky Sports.

Exeter Chiefs has declined to comment on a fan petition to remove its “racist imagery and branding”.

Former Man City defender Micah Richards insists Pep Guardiola’s side need a leader in defence to close the gap on Liverpool next season.

Administrators in charge of Wigan Athletic say 12 parties have expressed an interest in buying the Championship club and must now prove they have funds of at least £10m to progress in negotiations.

Jamie Carragher believes Manchester City will close the gap on newly-crowned Premier League champions Liverpool next season – but only if they get their recruitment right this summer.

Few would have believed the turnaround Moussa Sissoko has managed in two years at Tottenham. Apart from the man himself.

England back row Lewis Ludlam says he does not believe ‘Swing Low Sweet Chariot’ should be banned, because it is not sung in “the context of race and slavery anymore”.

William Saliba will miss the French Cup final after Arsenal confirmed they will not be extending his loan at Saint-Etienne until the end of the season.

Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has been crowned the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) Women’s Footballer of the Year for 2019/20.