Pep Guardiola said he was “overwhelmed” to be described by Marcelo Bielsa as “magical” ahead of Manchester City’s clash with Leeds today.

Kylian Mbappe is not distracted by rumours of a possible move to Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino insisted yesterday.

Jurgen Klopp has told Liverpool to “put things right” when they welcome Aston Villa to Anfield today following their 7-2 mauling at the hands of Dean Smith’s men earlier this season.

Eight of the 12 host cities for this year’s delayed European Championship have said they will allow spectators at matches based on projections of an improving Covid-19 situation, UEFA said yesterday, but the remaining four risk being dropped as hosts altogether.

AC Milan travel to relegation-threatened Parma desperate to cling onto second place in Serie A this weekend and stay on course for the Champions League as city rivals Inter can tighten their grip on top spot against lowly Cagliari.

Manchester United defeated Spanish club Granada 2-0 in the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final tie in Spain on Thursday night, while Arsenal conceded a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw at home to Czech champions Slavia Prague.

Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen will return to the peloton at the eighth-stage Tour of Turkey this weekend, eight months after suffering horrific injuries in a crash in Poland.

London Mayor Sadiq Khan wants to bring the glitzy Indian Premier League to the British capital as he seeks to establish the city as the “undisputed sporting capital” of the world.

Many of South Africa’s best cricketers will be involved in Twenty20 matches today — but only some of them will be playing for their country in the first of four T20 internationals against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.

South Africa’s AB de Villiers hit a quickfire 48 as Royal Challengers Bangalore prevailed in a last-ball thriller against holders Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League opener played behind closed doors yesterday.

The Permanent Qatari delegation to the United Nations in New York organised, in co-operation with the permanent missions of Kuwait, Poland, Brazil, Bangladesh, South Korea and Autism Speaks, a virtual event on Covid-19 and autism and how technology can support the global response and recovery.

British sports chiefs say they would accept the introduction of coronavirus “vaccine passports” as a means of allowing full capacities at stadiums.