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Mark Hughes’ Southampton are four points adrift of safety (Nick Potts/PA)

Mark Hughes admits Southampton need to start taking risks to avoid relegation

Alvaro Morata (centre) was unable to beat Nick Pope (Richard Sellers/EMPICS)

Antonio Conte keen to praise Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata

Arsene Wenger, left, has backed Patrick Vieira for the Arsenal manager’s job in the future (PA Wire)

Wenger backs Vieira as future Arsenal boss

Raymond van Barneveld won again in Rotterdam (Empics)

Van Barneveld condemns Van Gerwen to another defeat in front of home crowd

Mauricio Pochettino leads Tottenham into the FA Cup semi-final (Dominic Lipinski/EMPICS)

Mauricio Pochettino: Winning FA Cup would not take Tottenham to next level

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Southampton’s Jan Bednarek (left) and his team-mates took a point (David Davies/EMPICS)

Saints take a point but remain in deep trouble

Victor Moses, centre, was Chelsea’s match-winner (Richard Sellers/Empics)

Victor Moses harms Burnley’s top-six hopes

Anthony Joshua is used to winning on points (Nick Potts/PA)

Anthony Joshua struggles on oche ahead of Premier League event in Rotterdam

Spectators at a Surrey v Sussex 20-over match (Jed Leicester/EMPICS)

ECB stands by plans for newly proposed 100-ball format

Rafael Nadal remains on course for his 11th title in Monte-Carlo (John Walton/PA)

Nadal on form again in Monte Carlo but Djokovic loses to Thiem

Andy Robertson has made a big impression since joining Liverpool last summer (Martin Rickett/PA)

Dalglish hails Robertson’s impact at Liverpool

The ECB is hoping to introduce a new format (Simon Cooper/Empics)

100-ball competition backed by England stars despise criticism

Bradley Wood has been handed a lengthy ban (Dave Howarth/Empics)

Ex-Lincoln defender Bradley Wood handed six-year ban for match-fixing offences

Former Newcastle boss Sam Allardyce has offered Joey Barton some advice ahead of his first steps into management (Dave Kendall/PA)

Sam Allardyce wishes Joey Barton luck following his Fleetwood appointment

Joey Barton is set to take his first steps into management as head coach of Fleetwood (Martin Rickett/PA)

Chairman Pilley ‘supremely confident’ Barton will be a success at Fleetwood

Amir Khan has not fought in Britain since 2013 (Dave Thompson/PA)

Amir Khan takes inspiration from Anthony Joshua as he returns to the ring

Renato Sanches should not think about going to the World Cup this summer after injury, according to his Swansea manager Carlos Carvalhal (Anthony Devlin/PA)

Renato Sanches has no chance of going to the World Cup – Carlos Carvalhal

Will the ECB’s new format provide fireworks? (Nigel French/Empics)

The key questions and answers on 100-ball cricket

Michael Carrick, left, on England duty (David Davies/PA)

Carrick reveals he asked not to be picked for England after becoming ‘depressed’

Sam Allardyce was not impressed by Everton’s survey asking fans to rate him (Nick Potts/PA)

Sam Allardyce: Survey asking Everton fans to rate manager was ‘big mistake’

Pep Guardiola has paid tribute to club staff following the Premier League title win (Steve Paston/Empics)

Pep Guardiola thanks players and staff in speech as City return to training

Ronnie O’Sullivan is chasing a sixth world title (Anna Gowthorpe/PA)

Ronnie O’Sullivan faces tough Crucible opener against Stephen Maguire

Spectators at a Surrey v Sussex 20-over match (Jed Leicester/EMPICS)

ECB proposes 100-balls-a-side format for new domestic competition

Michael Vaughan is scratching his head following the reveal of a new cricket format by the ECB (Aaron Chown/PA)

Twitter reacts to ECB’s new 100-ball format competition

Mauricio Pochettino leads Tottenham into the FA Cup semi-final (Dominic Lipinski/EMPICS)

Pochettino says FA Cup glory would be ‘fantastic’ but would not change Spurs

Former national selector Geoff Miller (John Walton/PA)

Gap between domestic and international game needs closing, says Geoff Miller

Jose Mourinho has told Manchester United’s players to sharpen their attitudes (Adam Davy/PA)

Jose Mourinho demands consistently good attitudes from Manchester United players

Additional security measures have been put in place for tickets for Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico (Mike Egerton/EMPICS Sport).

Liverpool fans to pay £73 for Stadio Olimpico ticket to see Reds play Roma

Joey Barton is to begin his managerial career at League One Fleetwood (Adam Davy/PA Images)

5 things you may not know about Joey Barton

Chelsea defender Marcos Alonso must serve a three-match ban following a charge of violent conduct (Adam Davy/PA Images)

Chelsea defender Alonso banned for three games

Arsenal’s Jack Wilshere is yet to sign a new contract with the Gunners (Adam Davy/Empics)

Wenger confident Wilshere will sign new Arsenal deal before World Cup

Chelsea manager Antonio Conte saw the funny side to his phone ringing

Antonio Conte interrupted by his wife during press conference

Kobe Bryant and his wife Vanessa at the Academy Awards in 2017 (PA Wire)

Kobe Bryant lights up Instagram with wedding anniversary post

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson has a Champions League dream (Martin Rickett/PA)

Henderson aiming to fulfil childhood dream

Cleveland Cavaliers’ LeBron James drives to the basket against the Indiana Pacers (Tony Dejak/AP)

LeBron James leads Cleveland Cavaliers to series-levelling victory

Could former player Patrick Vieira be heading back to Arsenal? (Richard Sellers/Empics)

Football rumours from the media

Jose Mourinho was impressed by Paul Pogba”s display against Bournemouth (Steven Paston/Empics)

Jose Mourinho hails Paul Pogba’s impact against Bournemouth

Antonio Conte believes Manchester City will dominate English football (Adam Davy/PA)

Chelsea boss Antonio Conte: Manchester City can dominate English football

Massimiliano Allegri saw his Juventus side draw at Crotone (Steven Paston/PA)

Massimiliano Allegri turns his attention to Napoli

Cristiano Ronaldo levelled late on for Real Madrid (Francisco Seco/AP)

Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao – Story of the match

Cristiano Ronaldo rescued a point for Real Madrid (John Walton/Empics)

Cristiano Ronaldo spares Real Madrid’s blushes with late goal

Jose Mourinho, left, was pleased with the performance of Paul Pogba, right (Adam Davy/PA)

Jose Mourinho defends Paul Pogba after Paul Scholes criticism

Peter Wright defeated Michael van Gerwen to keep his slim play-off hopes alive (John Walton/PA)

Michael van Gerwen beaten by Peter Wright in front of home crowd

Manchester City’s Raheem Sterling insists they will not get complacent after their runaway Premier League title triumph (Nigel French/EMPICS)

No complacency for Sterling after first Premier League title victory

Kylian Mbappe scored twice in PSG’s win (Adam Davy/Empics)

Kylian Mbappe at double as Paris St Germain book place in Coupe de France final

Alex Sandro put Juventus ahead but Crotone hit back to earn a valuable draw (Adam Davy/Empics)

Juventus’ lead cut as struggling Crotone hit back for point

Romelu Lukaku celebrates scoring the second goal (Steven Paston/Empics)

Chris Smalling and Romelu Lukaku on target as Manchester United canter to victory

Mohamed Salah has his sights set on Ian Rush’s club record for the most goals in a season (Peter Byrne/PA)

Salah sets his sights on Ian Rush’s most Liverpool goals in a season record

Former England international John Fashanu wants the Football Association to tackle homophobic abuse and discrimination as the 20th anniversary of the death of his brother Justin approaches (Matthew Impey/Empics)

John Fashanu paid brother Justin thousands to keep quiet about sexuality

A fan ran straight at referee Peter Bankes (Adam Davy/Empics)

Fan charged by police after running on to pitch during Rochdale game

Joey Barton has been named head coach of Fleetwood (Owen Humphreys/PA).

Joey Barton to take up Fleetwood head coach role in June

Pascal Gross has enjoyed a fine debut season in England (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Brighton boss Hughton hails bargain buy Gross

Lizzy Yarnold holds a Union flag during the victory bus tour through Sevenoaks, Kent (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Yarnold celebrates golden success with fans

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