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Barcelona are tasked with the difficult trip of overcoming Sevilla at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan, as they bid to extend their lead in La Liga. Join Sportsmail for all the Spanish action live!

CRAIG HOPE AT ST JAMES' PARK: Salomon Rondon and Ayoze Perez helped Newcastle earn a valuable three points and defeat Huddersfield at St James' Park.

Six Nations leaders England are in Cardiff to take on Wales the most hotly anticipated showdown of the competition so far. Follow the action LIVE with JACK BEZANTS.

France recorded their first win of the 2019 Six Nations championship by thrashing Scotland. They were well deserving of their victory and a bonus point, which arrived in the 88th minute in Paris.

KIERAN GILL AT THE VITALITY STADIUM: Joshua King scored and missed a penalty late on as Raul Jimenez snatched a point for Wolves at the Vitality Stadium. King was fouled in the first half.

ROB DRAPER AT TURF MOOR: If this was the day Tottenham’s title dream finally died, Mauricio Pochettino’s reaction told the whole story. All season he has played down expectations.

Leicester City welcome Crystal Palace to the King Power Stadium on Saturday as manager Claude Puel looks to arrest their poor recent form. Follow all the action right here.

Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland wore a special memorial kit against Aston Villa as he paid tribute to England legend Gordon Banks.

Dean controversially awarded Burnley a corner in the second half from which Chris Wood headed the hosts into the lead, but the Spurs boss seemed to be angered by comments made at full-time.

Nick Blackwell has revealed he overcame 'a 75 per cent chance of dying' due to the horrifying extent of the head injuries he first sustained through his fight with Chris Eubank Jnr in March 2016.

The Magpies only recently broke their longstanding transfer record when they paid £21million to bring in Miguel Almiron from Atlanta United last month. At the age of 22, Joelinton has time on his side.

Spanish football is returning to terrestrial TV this weekend following a rollercoaster of La Liga rights changes that has culminated in ITV swooping for a deal until the end of this season.

DOMINIC KING AT TURF MOOR: The final whistle blew and Turf Moor exploded in joy. Kane hung his head, his despair obvious. It will mean nothing but he could not have done any more.

Glenn Hoddle, who confirmed he will return to punditry duties with the broadcaster for the North London derby on March 2, admits he recalls very little of events that day as he spoke for the first time.

EXCLUSIVE BY CRAIG HOPE: The English official has finished a two-year stay as director of refereeing in Saudi Arabia and has accepted an offer from the Chinese Football Association.

He has scored 15 goals and contributed three assists in 28 appearances for Inter this campaign and it is no surprise that the club are keen to secure the future of their biggest asset.

RIATH AL-SAMARRAI AT CARDIFF CITY STADIUM: This was a mauling, a brutal dissection of Cardiff that leaves them right back in the dirt. This will sting.

It is not the first time an English club have been caught up with the issuing of payments to under-age players. Liverpool were fined £100,000 by the Premier League and handed a two-year ban.

Manchester United 'face a battle with three other European giants' for the signature of Barcelona midfielder Ivan Rakitic. Rakitic, 31, will have two years left on his contract come the summer.

Sadio Mane insists Liverpool are optimistic going into their derby clash with rivals Manchester United, despite the rejuvenation of their foes under the leadership of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side are looking to avenge for defeat at Anfield - the final game of Jose Mourinho's reign - and put a dent in their rivals' bid for the Premier League title at the same time.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insists the game against Liverpool is the match every Manchester United supporter looks forward to. The Red Devils boss has won eight of his nine league games in charge.

Tiger Woods rolled back the years with a stunning shot out of a bunker at the World Golf Championships in Mexico. Woods curled the ball out of the sand on the fairway at the 18th hole.

When two Premier League heavyweights like Manchester United and Liverpool go head-to-head, the last thing you want is a cut-up pitch ruining the free-flowing spectacle.

Manchester United face a test of their resurgence under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer when title-chasing Liverpool visit Old Trafford this weekend. Sportsmail selects a combined XI from the two.

The attacking pair went off with injuries in the first half against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League and both missed the 2-0 FA Cup win over Chelsea on Monday.

THE NUMBERS GAME: Man City gave Guardiola time – and money – and are now reaping the rewards. Sadly for Sarri, he is unlikely to be afforded the same luxury at hire-and-fire Chelsea.

JEFF POWELL: Will the real James DeGale stand up and fight on the Greenwich peninsula on Saturday night? If so, en garde for a humdinger which ends with his arm raised in resurrection.

During an interview with Sky Sports after the match, Antonio admitted that he had messed up the dance during his goal celebration, so Carragher invited him to try the routine again. And he did.

Zinedine Zidane is still interested in taking over as manager of Chelsea despite the club's two-year transfer ban, according to The Sun amid doubts over Maurizio Sarri's future.

CHRIS WHEELER: If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has his way at Old Trafford, Liverpool will discover just how far Manchester United have come since these two bitter enemies last met in December.

Referee Lee Mason and his assistants failed to spot a clear hand ball by Javier Hernandez as he converted West Ham's equaliser against Fulham.

PAUL NEWMAN IN BARBADOS: Just as West Indies shocked England in the first Test in Barbados they did it again here on Friday to bring this one-day series alive.

Dustin Johnson will take a two-shot lead over Rory McIlroy into the third round of the WGC Mexico Championship. McIlroy, who has won just one PGA Tour title since 2016.

Chelsea boss Sarri will spend only one hour preparing his players to face Manchester City in Sunday's Carabao Cup final at Wembley, despite his job potentially resting on the result.

Familiarity with the traditional Scotland Six Nations storyline, a bait-and-switch tale where expectation is followed by disaster, has added a contemptuous edge to Greig Laidlaw's attitude.

Neil Warnock called Simon Hooper's decision to refuse Cardiff a first-half penalty against Watford 'bizarre' and claimed that the Wiltshire referee had owned up to making a mistake after the game.

Claudio Ranieri admitted Javier Hernandez's punch knocked the stuffing out of Fulham after their 3-1 Premier League defeat at West Ham.

MATT LAWTON: Chelsea have been thrown into turmoil by a two-window transfer ban, with Manchester City expected to be hit with a similar sanction from FIFA.

Traore first appeared to land at Chelsea in August 2010, when Burkina Faso’s sports minister prematurely announced the player would sign for the club.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY IAN LADYMAN: The first week of August and Tom Heaton was at home when Joe Hart rang him. ‘Joe says: “I wanted to run this by you... I am signing for your club”.

KIERAN GILL AT THE LONDON STADIUM: The instant replays on the big screens only shovelled salt into the wounds for Claudio Ranieri, who felt Fulham were the victims of an injustice.

The 6-0 has left Sarri as the odds-on favourite to be the next Premier League manager to leave his post, amid fan anger at his tactical inflexibility and predictable team selections.

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been charged with two counts of soliciting prostitution at a Florida spa that is allegedly tied to an international human trafficking ring.

Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao both teased fans with the prospect of a rematch after posting near-identical videos of themselves in the gym. A rematch has long been rumoured.

Jurgen Klopp believes his team have the perfect opportunity to strike back in a clash with Manchester United that he has labelled 'THE game'.

United have surged into the top four under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, winning 11 of his first 13 games in charge, and they host title chasing Liverpool at Old Trafford on Sunday.

It still hurts. It doesn't matter that it was 11 months ago, Trent Alexander-Arnold can still feel the sting of that Saturday night as he worked out what words to punch into his phone.

PAUL NEWMAN IN BARBADOS: ECB chairman Colin Graves was forced into an embarrassing climbdown on Friday over his attempt to stop Surrey staging matches.

MARTIN KEOWN: The transfer ban that was announced on Friday is the best thing that could have happened to any young player at Chelsea for 20 years.