Sport news

• Kash Ali disqualified for biting David Price in bizarre heavyweight bout

  30-03-2019 23:56
  • Birmingham fighter leaves arena under barrage from fans
  • Price says former sparring partner ‘lost his head completely’Kash Ali faces a lengthy ban from boxing after being disqualified for biting David Price during their all-British heavyweight contest in Liverpool.The incident happened in round five when Price, 35, landed a fierce blow on the 27-year-old previously undefeated Birmingham fighter. Ali reacted by forcing his former sparring partner to the canvas where he wa
  
  Read more

• Huddersfield are down, and now might lose their manager and owner

  30-03-2019 23:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Huddersfield manager Jan Siewert refused to commit his future to the club on Saturday night as they suffered Premier League relegation following defeat at Crystal Palace.
  
  Read more

• Sergio Busquets claims Lionel Messi's displays do not surprise Barcelona team-mates

  30-03-2019 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets was not surprised by Lionel Messi's latest feat of brilliance after the Argentina star scored twice in his side's 2-0 derby win over Espanyol.
  
  Read more

• £40m Wan-Bissaka is top of the shopping list as Manchester United shift transfer strategy to youth

  30-03-2019 23:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The appointment of Solskjaer as Man United boss will represent a shift in culture, away from what had previously appeared to be an attempt by the club to recreate Real Madrid’s galatico model.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• FIFA slam Switzerland for making a concussed Fabian Schar play on in Euro 2020 qualifier

  30-03-2019 23:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  FIFA's medical chief has criticised the decision to allow Fabian Schar to play on after he was concussed during Switzerland's Euro 2020 qualifier with Georgia last weekend.
  
  Read more

• Cardiff boss Warnock hoping Hazard starts on the bench as he plots vital win in relegation battle

  30-03-2019 23:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Neil Warnock is hoping Maurizio Sarri will give England new boy Callum Hudson-Odoi his first Premier League start for Chelsea against Cardiff on Sunday - provided he leaves out Eden Hazard.
  
  Read more

• Manchester United will regret not going for Mauricio Pochettino 

  30-03-2019 23:40 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JERMAINE JENAS: Much as I was delighted that Manchester United confirmed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager, I think they should have gone for Mauricio Pochettino.
  
  Read more

• Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is a humble, articulate manager who will be able to attract big-name players 

  30-03-2019 23:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DANNY MURPHY: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer Solskjaer has shown himself to be much more than just a nice guy who puts smiles on players’ faces and an arm around their shoulder.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Former England bowler Chris Lewis insists attitudes towards racism are changing for the better

  30-03-2019 23:36 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chris Lewis shifts in his seat and rubs his eyes. He is watching a theatrical interpretation of the moment when he began a six-and-a-half-year prison sentence.
  
  Read more

• Keeping manager Mauricio Pochettino at Tottenham is even bigger than the new £1billion stadium

  30-03-2019 23:31 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JERMAINE JENAS: When Tottenham opened their training ground back in 2012, it lifted the club to a higher level. Players who would come to sign for them couldn't help but be impressed.
  
  Read more

• Son Heung-min: ‘I miss White Hart Lane but the new stadium is amazing’

  30-03-2019 23:30
  The Spurs forward believes the move to a shiny new ground can provide fresh impetus for their stuttering Premier League formSon Heung-min has never known anything like it. Not since his arrival at Tottenham in August 2015 have the team endured a worse run of Premier League form during a single season. And, by the forward’s reckoning, he has never gone three weeks without a match inside a domestic campaign.Seismic change is also afoot. After all the delays, Spurs are primed to enter their 6
  
  Read more

• Solskjaer is a bold choice, but it only works if United worry more about results than money

  30-03-2019 23:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  OLIVER HOLT - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The people who say that the appointment of Solskjaer as Manchester United’s full-time manager is a gamble are right. Of course it’s a gamble.
  
  Read more

• Jürgen Klopp piles praise on Spurs and Pochettino before Anfield clash

  30-03-2019 23:30
  The Liverpool manager makes no secret of his admiration for his counterpart and the way he has built his ‘world-class’ teamThis is supposed to be the business end of the season, squeaky-bum time in terms of the title race, yet Tottenham’s visit to Anfield on Sunday afternoon may turn out to be more of a love-in than a leadership contest. For one thing, games between the two clubs in recent seasons have featured exquisite goals, open football and marvellous entertainment. For an
  
  Read more

• Gordon Elliott is driven only by winners, and he could make history next Saturday 

  30-03-2019 23:29 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY OLIVER HOLT: The four horses do not look up from their grazing as we lean on the gate and stare at them but they are quite a sight, these kings and queens at their leisure.
  
  Read more

• Alaves 0-4 Atletico Madrid: Diego Costa and Thomas Partey hit crackers

  30-03-2019 23:21 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Atletico Madrid thrashed Alaves 4-0 on Saturday to keep alive their faint hopes of winning the La Liga title as they stayed 10 points behind leaders Barcelona in second place in the standings.
  
  Read more

• British boxer Kash Ali disqualified for biting David Price

  30-03-2019 22:48 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ali was disqualified and escorted backstage by security. Speaking to Sky Sports after the fight, Price blasted his opponent as he said: 'He is a disgrace for what he's done. Biting a man on the floor?'
  
  Read more

• Liverpool stars shake hands with fans before checking in to team hotel

  30-03-2019 22:37 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Roberto Firmino, Fabinho, Sadio Mane and captain Jordan Henderson were seen shaking hands with a group of fans who had gathered to greet the team. Jurgen Klopp waved at the group of supporters.
  
  Read more

• Owen Farrell misses Saracens' Champions Cup win over Edinburgh due to the birth of his first child

  30-03-2019 22:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Mark McCall revealed Owen Farrell was hopeful of making Saracens' 56-27 rout of Glasgow less than an hour before kick-off despite the imminent birth of his first child.
  
  Read more

• Dean Ashton opens up on his early retirement after injuries ended his dream career aged just 26  

  30-03-2019 22:15 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY AMITAI WINEHOUSE: Dean Ashton was the nation's next great hope when a challenge during England training broke his ankle. He cried in the changing room afterwards.
  
  Read more

• Careful Huddersfield pay inevitable price but are set up to return

  30-03-2019 22:06
  Karlan Grant is Huddersfield’s joint top scorer this season with three goals but there will be hopes he can help them return to the Premier League. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesAnd so Huddersfield’s Premier League journey nears the end that has long been signposted, via a sequence of results that reads like a faux-Welsh train station: LLDDLLLDLLWDWLLLLLLLLDLLLLLWLLLL. The No Limits hashtag and flags can be retired, as the two words that became the club’s de facto motto d
  
  Read more

• Leinster 21-18 Ulster: Hosts prove their class with Champions Cup quarter-final win

  30-03-2019 22:04 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RORY KEANE AT AVIVA STADIUM: Sheer agony for Ulster. In the days and weeks to come, they will wonder what might have been? They could and should have been their greatest away victory.
  
  Read more

• Football’s double jeopardy will take Forestieri racism case into extra time | Daniel Taylor

  30-03-2019 22:00
  As John Terry knows, acquittal in a court of law on the basis of ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ does not mean the FA will not take action on the balance of probabilitiesIt is coming up for seven years now since John Terry found himself in the dock of Westminster magistrates court on charges of racially abusing Anton Ferdinand and, though I could never say sitting through that week-long trial was a particularly fulfilling experience, there is one memory that offers some light relief amid
  
  Read more

• Marko Arnautovic throws bottle in frustration after being booed off

  30-03-2019 21:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham were accused of barely showing up to the game against Everton on Saturday, losing 2-0 when in fact the scoreline could've been a lot worse.
  
  Read more

• ‘Paul Pogba’s always said that he likes Madrid’ – Zinedine Zidane starts Real charm offensive for Man Utd star

  30-03-2019 21:34
  Real Madrid’s increasing interest in Paul Pogba took another turn after Zinedine Zidane appeared to start the charm offensive for the Man Utd star.As reported by Standard Sport, Real Madrid president Florentino Perez believes Zidane – who returned to the club as manager earlier this month – has the wow-factor to lure the biggest names in world football to the Bernabeu – and that includes Pogba.
  
  Read more

• Juventus 1-0 Empoli: Teenage star Kean bags winner three minutes after coming off the bench

  30-03-2019 21:19 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Teenager Moise Kean scored three minutes after coming on as a substitute to give Juventus a 1-0 win over lowly Empoli after the runaway Serie A leaders had been jeered off at half-time on Saturday.
  
  Read more

• Tiger Woods beats Rory McIlroy at WGC-Match Play Championship after late collapse

  30-03-2019 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  DEREK LAWRENSON: Rory McIlroy met Tiger Woods for the first time in head to head combat on Saturday and, for much of the match, played more like the star struck teenager he used to be.
  
  Read more

• Ashleigh Barty stuns Karolina Pliskova in straight sets to win Miami Open title

  30-03-2019 21:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Ashleigh Barty's rise up the rankings came with silverware on Saturday as she beat former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova 7-6, 6-3 to win the Miami Open, capping off a fine two weeks in the US.
  
  Read more

• Tottenham's new £1bn stadium has the feel and spirit of White Hart Lane

  30-03-2019 20:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  It seems rather difficult to believe that one day the novelty will wear off. But right now, Tottenham’s new stadium feels like the sort of gift the club’s supporters have been waiting for.
  
  Read more

• West Ham 0-2 Everton RESULT - Toffees win at London Stadium

  30-03-2019 20:39 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Everton seem to have found a little rhythm at last and West Ham have rediscovered their knack for being the most embarrassing attendee at their own house party.
  
  Read more

• West Ham 0-2 Everton: Kurt Zouma and Bernard strike at London Stadium

  30-03-2019 20:38 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT LONDON STADIUM: West Ham United were booed off by their own supporters after losing at home to Everton on Saturday night. The Toffees were much the better side.
  
  Read more

• Leeds 3-2 Millwall: Late Pablo Hernandez goal secures crucial comeback win

  30-03-2019 20:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  RICHARD GIBSON AT ELLAND ROAD: Marcelo Bielsa admitted his heart was racing after his Leeds side came from behind to win and deliver a psychological blow in the promotion race.
  
  Read more

• Formula 1: Bahrain GP preview - Leclerc takes maiden pole

  30-03-2019 20:34
  Charles Leclerc upstaged Sebastian Vettel to claim his first pole position for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix. In only his second race for Ferrari, the 21-year-old from Monaco secured pole, beating Vettel by nearly a third of a second.
  
  Read more

• Solskjær: 'Everyone knows that we can perform better' – video

  30-03-2019 20:24
  Ole Gunnar Solskjær's first game as the permanent Manchester United manager got off to a less than convincing start as they secured a 2-1 victory over Watford. 'The first 20 minutes we started so slow and sloppy,' said Solskjær, adding that Javi Gracia's side 'deserved to take the lead'. United opened the scoring after a speedy counter attack lead by Luke Shaw before Marcus Rashford netted, then Anthony Martial poked home a second from close range Anthony Martial goal proves key
  
  Read more

• Saracens 56-27 Glasgow: English champions progress to Champions Cup semi-finals

  30-03-2019 20:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  WILL KELLEHER AT ALLIANZ PARK: Back in black, the English had no time for a Scottish surge here. Whacked, walloped and waved goodbye the Warriors of Glasgow were dumpedout of Europe.
  
  Read more

• Everton take advantage of woeful West Ham

  30-03-2019 20:19
  A woeful first half from West Ham proved costly as goals from Kurt Zouma and Bernard moved Everton up to ninth in the Premier League.
  
  Read more

• Will Grigg fired by Wembley ambition before Sunderland face Portsmouth

  30-03-2019 20:00
  The striker wants to make memories for the club’s fans at the Checkatrade Trophy final, even if the Black Cats have bigger aimsWill Grigg appreciates the potential conflict of interests. He fully understands the tension between short- and longer-term ambitions. Yet there is nothing remotely bittersweet about his anticipation of a first Wembley appearance. “It’s no secret that promotion’s our aim, but football’s about giving fans great days and memories of being at b
  
  Read more

• Anthony Martial goal proves key as Manchester United hold off Watford

  30-03-2019 20:00
  The sun shone, a gigantic banner sporting Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s face swirled in the Stretford End, and Manchester United claimed victory. This was the perfect way to herald the Norwegian’s full-time appointment as manager and to respond to the last two defeats. It was hardly pretty: United were stuck in second gear, the goals coming some time apart, but as winning while underperforming is a yardstick of a good team it was a satisfactory afternoon, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Ma
  
  Read more

• Andreas Weimann hat-trick puts dent in Sheffield United's automatic promotion hopes 

  30-03-2019 19:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  ALAN BIGGS AT BRAMALL LANE: Bramall Lane drew a 30,000 crowd for the latest instalment of a promotion charge but the shock waves were all felt by Sheffield United.
  
  Read more

• Celtic v Rangers: The goals that have decided this season's Old Firm derbies

  30-03-2019 19:41 via bbc.co.uk
  It's one win each for Celtic and Rangers in the Old Firm derbies so far this season. Watch the goals that won those two matches. (UK only)
  
  Read more

• Juventus star Cristiano Ronaldo steps up his recovery from muscle injury

  30-03-2019 19:28 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo has stepped up his recovery from a muscle injury by working out in a swimming pool with weights strapped to his ankle. 
  
  Read more

• Ebbsfleet United players REFUSE to warm-up before facing Wrexham due to pay row

  30-03-2019 19:25 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The National League side wanted confirmation from the owner that they would receive April wages after learning they would be 'punished' for releasing a statement to the local media about pay issues.
  
  Read more

• Man United 2-1 Watford: Red Devils win despite a below par day - Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

  30-03-2019 19:15 via bbc.co.uk
  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer got his permanent reign as Manchester United boss off to a winning start against Watford despite a "below par day" as he saw his side win 2-1 at Old Trafford.
  
  Read more

• West Ham vs Everton LIVE - Marco Silva's men look to do Premier League double over the Toffees

  30-03-2019 19:14 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  West Ham take on Everton at London Stadium as they look to do the Premier League double over opponents. Sportmail provide live coverage including score, lineups and build-up.
  
  Read more

• Dortmund beat Wolfsburg to go two points clear of rivals Bayern Munich

  30-03-2019 19:06 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Paco Alcacer scored twice late in the game to give Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 victory over VfL Wolfsburg on Saturday and put them two points clear of Bayern Munich at the top of the Bundesliga table.
  
  Read more

• Brighton 0-1 Southampton: Pierre-EmileHojbjerg helps Saints take a big step towards safety

  30-03-2019 18:58 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  KIERAN GILL AT THE AMEX STADIUM: One down, two to go. Ralph Hasenhuttl had told his Southampton players they would require a minimum of three wins to secure Premier League status.
  
  Read more

• Burnley 2-0 Wolves: Clarets earn crucial three points in Premier League relegation battle

  30-03-2019 18:56 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  JACK GAUGHAN AT TURF MOOR: Burnley just could not get out. Penned back, clearing with relief rather than aim. Wolves prowled for an equaliser. One would surely come.
  
  Read more

• Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield: Jan Siewert says Terriers must learn from relegation

  30-03-2019 18:53 via bbc.co.uk
  Huddersfield manager Jan Siewert says Terriers "must learn from the failure" after their 2-0 defeat to Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park confirms their relegation.
  
  Read more

• Crystal Palace 2-0 Huddersfield: Terriers relegated following defeat

  30-03-2019 18:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  SAMI MOKBEL AT SELHURST PARK: The symmetry of it all was inescapable. Huddersfield's first ever Premier League game was here at Selhurst Park 15 months ago.
  
  Read more

• Kubrat Pulev supported by girlfriend after boxer is suspended for kiss on female interviewer

  30-03-2019 18:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Kubrat Pulev has been defended by his girlfriend after he was suspended by the California State Athletic commission for forcefully kissing a female reporter following his win over Bogan Dinu.
  
  Read more

• Mauro Icardi left out of the Inter Milan squad being fit

  30-03-2019 18:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Inter Milan forward Mauro Icardi will not face Lazio on Sunday despite training with the team this week for the first time since he was stripped of the captaincy, coach Luciano Spalletti said on Saturday.
  
  Read more

Follow @SportUKnews on Twitter!