Sport news

• Kike can replace Patrick Bamford's goals as Middlesbrough push for promotion - Five things we learned in the Football League 

  16-08-2015 23:59 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  With the second round of games in the Football League done and dusted, Sportsmail takes a look a the five most important things we've learned from the Championship and beyond.
  
  Read more

• Mourinho - deluded or distracted?

  16-08-2015 23:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chief football writer Phil McNulty assesses the fall-out from a dismal week for Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho.
  
  Read more

• Sam Turner's Racing Tips: All the best bets for Monday, August 17

  16-08-2015 23:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Daily Mail racing expert Sam Turner brings his hottest selections for Monday's races at Kempton, Thirsk, Chelmsford City and Windsor.
  
  Read more

• Jose Mourinho better watch his Ps: Why Chelsea's loss to Manchester City could mean worse is on the way for Blues and more amazing stats from the Etihad

  16-08-2015 23:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City continued their perfect start to the season with a 3-0 demolition of Chelsea, record defeat by some margin for a Jose Mourinho-led Blues side in Manchester.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• England looked like Australia in disguise at Twickenham with the backs shining while the forwards struggled

  16-08-2015 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  England's captain Tom Wood claimed that the home team showed ‘magic’ on Saturday night and it was a fair point as Anthony Watson and his fellow backs put on a show against France.
  
  Read more

• Henry Slade's rival for a spot in England's World Cup squad is not Sam Burgess... it may be a forward like Alex Corbisiero or George Kruis

  16-08-2015 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Henry Slade, like England, was impressive on Saturday night for much of the game but he’s not quite a shoo-in yet for England’s 31-man World Cup squad.
  
  Read more

• West Ham 1 Leicester City 2: Claudio Ranieri aims for survival despite his perfect start

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  Claudio Ranieri says he embraces the “Tinkerman” nickname and enjoys being called it but he has not yet changed Leicester City’s objective for the season and insists they are only targeting survival despite opening with six points from two games.
  
  Read more

• Wayne Rooney is burnt-out and the Manchester United captain looks as ineffectual as he has ever been

  16-08-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL: It was only one game, and Manchester United won it anyway, but even so there was something deeply troubling about Wayne Rooney’s performance at Villa Park on Friday.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Tottenham 2 Stoke City 2: Spurs must add to Jordan Njie to ease burden on Harry Kane

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  It has become something of a dilemma for managers of all those teams now playing the fashionable 4-2-3-1 formation, or any variation using only one main striker: how many top-class centre-forwards can one squad carry?
  
  Read more

• Swansea 2 Newcastle 0: ‘Uncaged’ Jefferson Montero had freedom to outrun Magpies

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  Neil Taylor admits he is glad his team-mate Jefferson Montero is kept in check during training at Swansea before being unleashed on anxious Premier League defences.
  
  Read more

• Southampton 0 Everton 3: Toffees' boss Roberto Martinez backs Saints’ commitment to Europe

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  Southampton resume their Europa League campaign on Thursday with concern growing at the tournament’s potential impact. They have one point from two Premier League matches, and five players in the injury room. While none of this is down to their European involvement so far, a 5-0 two-legged stroll over Vitesse Arnhem, it has increased awareness as to how easily a club can be knocked out of its stride.
  
  Read more

• Sam Burgess: I was close to tears as I sang our anthem at Twickenham prior to my England debut against France 

  16-08-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAM BURGESS - EXCLUSIVE: Singing the National Anthem at Twickenham was a special moment for me. I’d been looking forward to it and I actually got quite emotional.
  
  Read more

• Liverpool vs Bournemouth: Brendan Rodgers still wrestling with defensive frailty

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  During a lengthy press conference ahead of Bournemouth’s visit tonight, Brendan Rodgers made a subtle but swift defence against an accusation levelled at him since he took charge at Liverpool. “I’m not dogmatic,” he claimed, reasoning that the recruitment of Christian Benteke was proof of this, the striker providing “variety” for his team.
  
  Read more

• Crystal Palace 1 Arsenal 2: Gunners thought Francis Coquelin was off, insists Alan Pardew

  16-08-2015 23:30
  
  Alan Pardew, the Crystal Palace manager, said that the case for dismissing Francis Coquelin was so clear that even the Arsenal bench knew their midfielder should have received a second yellow card.
  
  Read more

• Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho: I knew we were in trouble after 10 seconds against Manchester City... the start wasn't good

  16-08-2015 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER: Jose Mourinho feared that his game plan could be in tatters after just 10 seconds of a comprehensive defeat at the Etihad Stadium.
  
  Read more

• Belinda Bencic wins the Rogers Cup as Simona Halep retires in the final set

  16-08-2015 23:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Belinda Bencic has won the 2015 Rogers Cup with victory over Simona Halep in Toronto, Canada. The 18-year-old Swiss took glory after Halep retired in the final set.
  
  Read more

• Malone targets Cardiff promotion

  16-08-2015 23:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Defender Scott Malone says Cardiff City are capable of achieving automatic promotion from the Championship.
  
  Read more

• F1's stats of the season so far

  16-08-2015 23:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  From Pastor Maldonado's penalty points to Lewis Hamilton's three 'grand slams', BBC Sport logs the stats of the season.
  
  Read more

• England 19 France 14: Fine points of game a mystery to eager Sam Burgess

  16-08-2015 23:00
  
  Sam Burgess is a ton-of-bricks tackler, Henry Slade has a passing game to die for, Calum Clark spends too much time getting on the nerves of the refereeing fraternity and Luke Cowan-Dickie’s line-out throwing is approximately 100 per cent worse than the rest of his game. So what’s new? The one thing England’s quartet of previously uncapped World Cup challengers failed to deliver during their big night out at Twickenham was a “eureka” moment.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says Chelsea should be flattered by the scoreline... and praises Sergio Aguero 

  16-08-2015 22:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manuel Pellegrini told Jose Mourinho that Chelsea were lucky to escape with only a three-goal defeat after Manchester City crushed their Premier League title rivals at the Etihad.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea PLAYER RATINGS: Sergio Aguero was the star man as Branislav Ivanovic endured difficult game

  16-08-2015 22:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN KEOWN AT THE ETIHAD: The first titanic clash of the Barclays Premier League season saw champions Chelsea fall to an embarrassing 3-0 defeat against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium
  
  Read more

• Teenager Bencic wins Rogers Cup

  16-08-2015 22:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Swiss 18-year-old Belinda Bencic wins the Rogers Cup as Simona Halep retires hurt in the third set of the final.
  
  Read more

• Chelsea's new medical pair endured a busy afternoon with Gary Cahill and Diego Costa suffering nasty injuries - MEDIC WATCH 

  16-08-2015 22:34 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  CHRIS WHEELER AT THE ETIHAD STADIUM: Alongside Jose Mourinho in the Chelsea dugout, sat Dr Chris Hughes and physio Steven Hughes, as they replaced Eva Carneiro and Jon Fearn.
  
  Read more

• John Terry's substitution was statement by Jose Mourinho to Roman Abramovich that he wants signings, says Graeme Souness

  16-08-2015 22:32 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Graeme Souness has rubbished comments that John Terry's career could be coming to an end and believes his substitution in the Manchester City defeat was Jose Mourinho making a statement.
  
  Read more

• Liverpool v Bournemouth

  16-08-2015 22:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bournemouth manager Eddie Howe says they have to find a way to win at Anfield, and that the football is "irrelevant".
  
  Read more

• Jose Mourinho's criticism of referee Martin Atkinson is over the top... he had a fine game as Manchester City beat Chelsea

  16-08-2015 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  GRAHAM POLL: Chelsea can’t ever seem to lose a game without laying some blame on a match official. But referee Martin Atkinson had a fine game in their 3-0 loss to Manchester City.
  
  Read more

• Sergio Aguero was vastly superior to Diego Costa as Manchester City thumped Chelsea - FIVE THINGS WE LEARNED

  16-08-2015 22:02 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Sportsmail's Ian Ladyman assesses five things we learned as Manchester City beat Chelsea 3-0 at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday afternoon to set an early marker in the title race.
  
  Read more

• Mourinho defends Terry substitution

  16-08-2015 22:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho defends his decision to substitute John Terry during the 3-0 defeat at Manchester City.
  
  Read more

• John Terry comment: Chelsea defender gets huge reminder age will finally beat him during Manchester City's 3-0 win

  16-08-2015 21:32
  
  John Terry was out of the picture at the moment when the reality of his 34 years must have coursed through him like a lightning bolt.
  
  Read more

• Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone glassed in a brawl as the team celebrated reaching Twenty20 finals day

  16-08-2015 21:27 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Lancashire batsman Liam Livingstone required around 20 stitches in his face after being glassed during a pub brawl in Kent after his side qualified for Twenty20 finals day on Saturday evening.
  
  Read more

• City hungrier this year - Pellegrini

  16-08-2015 21:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his players are "hungrier and angrier" after losing their league title last season.
  
  Read more

• Jose Mourinho frustrated with Chelsea's defensive errors and believes Manchester City should have finished with nine men

  16-08-2015 21:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Jose Mourinho has bemoaned Chelsea's defensive mistakes as he saw his side slip to a 3-0 defeat to Manchester City but believes their rivals should have had two men sent off.
  
  Read more

• Chelsea sign Ghana defender Rahman

  16-08-2015 21:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea agree to sign Ghana international left-back Baba Rahman from Bundesliga club Augsburg for an undisclosed fee.
  
  Read more

• John Terry subbed off for the FIRST time in the Premier League under Jose Mourinho as the Chelsea boss confirms it was tactical  

  16-08-2015 20:49 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea captain John Terry was taken off at half-time for the first time under Jose Mourinho's management in the Premier League, as his boss admitted it was a tactical decision.
  
  Read more

• World Championships 2015: Doping report claims put world athletics body on the back foot

  16-08-2015 20:47
  
  The world governing body of athletics has denied that it suppressed the publication of a report showing that a third of athletes at the 2011 World Championships had confessed to doping, following more alarming claims about drugs abuse in the sport.
  
  Read more

• Chelsea complete £21.7million signing of Augsburg left back Baba Rahman 

  16-08-2015 20:44 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Chelsea have agreed a deal for Augsburg left back Baba Rahman, the Blues have announced. The Blues will sign the 21-year-old Ghanaian on a five-year contract for an initial fee of £14million.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City 3 Chelsea 0: 'The 3-0 is completely fake. Chelsea was the best team in the second half,' claims Jose Mourinho

  16-08-2015 20:21
  Jose Mourinho has claimed that his Chelsea team were the "best team in the second half" and that the 3-0 scoreline in which they were defeated by Manchester City today was "completely fake".
  
  Read more

• Blackpool delete Twitter account after it calls fans 'a***hole w*****s'

  16-08-2015 20:19
  
  Blackpool have been forced to delete a Twitter account belonging to the club after calling fans ‘a***hole w*****s’.
  
  Read more

• Smith fails again in Australia draw

  16-08-2015 20:13 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia Test captain-elect Steve Smith's miserable form continues in the drawn tour match against Northants.
  
  Read more

• County cricketers in bar disturbance

  16-08-2015 20:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Lancashire County Cricket Club has confirmed some of its players were involved in a disturbance in a Kent bar.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Pellegrini praises 'complete' display

  16-08-2015 19:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Manchester City boss Manuel Pellegrini says his men produced a "complete team performance" as they earned a deserved 3-0 home victory over title rivals Chelsea.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City 3-0 Chelsea: Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and Fernandinho strike as Jose Mourinho's champions are sunk

  16-08-2015 19:55 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  MARTIN SAMUEL AT THE ETIHAD: Sergio Aguero's sublime finish, a trademark Vincent Kompany header and Fernandinho screamer saw Jose Mourinho's week of off-field dramas extend onto on the pitch.
  
  Read more

• VIDEO: Man City win a fake result - Mourinho

  16-08-2015 19:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho says that the 3-0 loss to Manchester City is a "fake result", adding that his side were the better team in the second half.
  
  Read more

• Wolves 1 Hull City 1 match report: Allan McGregor throws away winning hand to deny Tigers perfect start back in Championship

  16-08-2015 19:46
  Allan McGregor’s inexplicable howler presented Wolverhampton Wanderers with a draw and left Hull City to rue a chance of victory that slipped through their grasp yesterday, literally and figuratively.
  
  Read more

• Nicolas Otamendi close to completing £28.5m Man City switch from Valencia while Eliaquim Mangala could depart on loan

  16-08-2015 19:42 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Manchester City are closing in on a £28.5million deal for Valencia defender Nicolas Otamendi, with the defender stating his desire to leave the Spanish club.
  
  Read more

• Manchester City 3 Chelsea 0 player ratings: Was Sergio Aguero City's hero, or did David Silva sparkle again?

  16-08-2015 19:38
  Chelsea's poor start to the Premier League season continued with a 3-0 thumping by Manchester City on Sunday to leave Jose Mourinho's misfiring champions with one point from their opening two games.
  
  Read more

• Hull KR 34-12 Halifax: Hat-trick hero Josh Mantellato stars as Rovers ease to victory in Qualifiers clash

  16-08-2015 19:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Australian points machine Josh Mantellato scored a hat-trick as Hull KR beat Halifax 34-12 to make it back-to-back wins at the start of the Qualifiers.
  
  Read more

• Black Caps level T20 series

  16-08-2015 19:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  New Zealand defeated South Africa by 32 runs at Centurion to level their Twenty20 series at 1-1.Opener Martin Guptill smashed 60 from 3
  
  Read more

• David Silva impresses for Manchester City as Eden Hazard and an out-of-sorts Chelsea struggle to compete at the Etihad Stadium

  16-08-2015 19:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  In Sunday's battle between Manchester City and Chelsea we had two of Premier League’s best sides battling it out for the three points in the race for the title. But it also had David Silva v Eden Hazard.
  
  Read more

• Arsenal beat Chelsea to top group

  16-08-2015 19:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Arsenal beat Chelsea and Birmingham City see off Oxford United to go top of their Continental Cup groups.
  
  Read more

Follow @SportUKnews on Twitter!