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Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford says he endured a “tough period” under former manager Jose Mourinho, but insists it made him a “better player”.

The Government was right to allow big sporting events, including the Cheltenham Festival and Liverpool’s Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid, to go ahead in March, insists chancellor Rishi Sunak.

“Quarterbacks need to make their team better, if it’s a bad team, they can even make a bad team better,” once said Fran Tarkenton.

Harry Maguire insists Manchester United want to be challenging for Premier League titles, not just Champions League spots.

Newcastle boss Steve Bruce is set to be given until the end of the season at least to prove he is the right manager to guide the club to European football.

Gunther Steiner said on the Sky F1 Vodcast he believes Haas are “here to stay” in Formula 1 – despite fears over finances and Gene Haas’ recent admission the project may not continue long-term.

Claire Williams has admitted to Sky Sports that a return to racing this year is “critical” for an independent team like Williams to survive, while also urging F1 to speed up a change to its “unsustainable” model.

Only three Premier League clubs will be able to spend money on transfers this summer, an agent has told former Liverpool and Tottenham director of football Damien Comolli.

World Rugby has begun an inquiry into the chairman of the Fiji Rugby Union (FRU), which seconded Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid for re-election as boss of the global game’s governing body.

Paul Merson insists even Pep Guardiola would struggle to turn this Arsenal squad into Premier League title challengers.