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STEPHEN MCGOWAN AT CELTIC PARK: For Celtic opening night jitters were becoming an unwelcome trait in Europe. History was proving as difficult to break down as Rosenborg's defence.

KIERAN GILL AT TOUMBA STADIUM: It takes some doing to silence the Toumba Stadium with its thousands of PAOK ultras singing in unison, lighting flares, setting off smoke bombs.

Conor McGregor and Khabib Nurmagomedov came face to face for the first time in the run-up to their UFC 229 showdown in an explosive press conference.

SAMI MOKBEL AT THE EMIRATES STADIUM: Arsenal got their Europa League campaign off to a solid start against lowly opposition with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring a brace.

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is hoping to fire the Gunners to Europa League glory after his double in Thursday night's triumph against Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava.

Mauricio Pochettino admits the injury which still rules out Hugo Lloris could have been linked to the mental strain and humiliation of the Tottenham captain's drink-drive ban.

England women's captain Steph Houghton has promised that she and husband Stephen Darby will 'keep fighting and smiling' after his devastating diagnosis of motor neurone disease.

James Milner was the latest Liverpool player to have some fun at the expense of Brazilian striker Roberto Firmino. He posted a picture of himself wearing goggles on Instagram.

Benjamin Kololli enjoyed the high of netting his side's winning goal before suffering the most dramatic of falls during FC Zurich's 1-0 win over AEK Larnaca in the Europa League.

Leigh Griffiths has told his critics he’ll never tire of proving them wrong. He climbed off the bench to strike with three minutes left against Rosenborg to seal a precious win in the Europa League.

EA Sports are hosting a party in London for the global launch of FIFA 19 with some of the biggest names in football and entertainment on the red carpet. The game launches September 28.

The pacey winger joined the Old Trafford outfit from Palace back in 2013 at the tender age of 20 after helping the Eagles earn promotion from the Championship.

MARK WILSON IN SPAIN: Steven Gerrard insisted Kyle Lafferty had produced a finish to make Ibrox legend Ally McCoist proud after his dramatic equaliser secured a Europa League point.

Wigan ground out a 13-6 win over Huddersfield to maintain the only 100 per cent record in the Super 8s and clinch a home semi-final. They needed a try from Oliver Gildart three minutes from the end

Brendan Rodgers hailed Leigh Griffiths for shrugging off a speeding conviction to drive Celtic to victory over Rosenborg. The Parkhead boss has warned the striker he has to work harder.

CHARLES SALE - SPORTS AGENDA: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is understood to have been chiefly responsible for turning down an approach from Amazon for All or Nothing.

Troy Deeney has spoken up over his latest rejection for an England call-up after getting off to a flying start with Watford this season. The Hornets currently sit fourth in the Premier League.

Jurgen Klopp has been leading from the front this week as work finally got under way on Liverpool's new, state-of-the-art training facilities which will join together the senior team and the academy.

CRAIG HOPE AT THE ESTADIO DE LA CERAMICA: Much like Wednesday's journey, Gerrard must have felt like adopting the brace position when Villarreal opened the scoring.

Arsenal icon Martin Keown has likened Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to Thierry Henry after the Gabon forward struck twice in a 4-2 Europa League victory over Vorskla Poltava on Thursday evening.

RB Salzburg recovered from losing a 2-0 lead to win 3-2 in their first-ever match against sister club RB Leipzig in the Europa League Group B clash.

Sportsmail's racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips ahead of Friday's meetings at Ayr, Newbury, Newton Abbot and Newcastle.

EXCLUSIVE BY MARCUS TOWNEND: Ayr racecourse could seek compensation from supermarket giant Tesco in the belief that water drained from the store's carpark onto the track

Kent won by an innings and 172 runs with five sessions to spare in Canterbury having bowled bottom side Glamorgan out for 78, with Darren Stevens claiming five for 24.

Eddie Jones has given another helping hand to Brighton College at the start of the SOCS Daily Mail Schools Trophy. Jones used the College for international training camps in recent seasons.

Stuart Broad hopes to be given the chance to prove his fitness for the tour of Sri Lanka by bowling in a heated tent at Loughborough next month, amid claims he could be rested.

Danny Cipriani has been left out of England’s latest training squad, despite making a superb start to the season for his new club, Gloucester.

JEFF POWELL: Povetkin remembers how Russia's great expectations bore down on him the night he fought Wladimir Klitschko in Moscow and suffered the only defeat of his lengthy career.

DEREK LAWRENSON IN ATLANTA: The only thing that could possibly ramp up still more interest in the Ryder Cup next week would be a Tiger Woods victory here at the Tour Championship.

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The omission of Danny Cipriani and the selection of Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi tells me Eddie Jones has got his mojo back after a very difficult 2018.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY ADAM CRAFTON: Having run with bulls in Pamplona, it is little wonder that Javi Gracia has negotiated the challenges of Premier League management.

Mark Hughes has backed Liverpool's bid for a first Premier League title but isn't daunted by Southampton's trip to Anfield despite the absence of Danny Ings.

Playing in the humble surroundings of the 8,125-seat Josy Barthel Stadium, the European giants were held for almost an hour before the Argentine scored what would turn out to be the winning goal.

THE SECRET SCOUT: Our secret scout is a top football expert who attends matches each week searching for the next star. This week, he's focusing on Leeds United star Bailey Peacock-Farrell.

The Manchester City midfielder has started running as he steps up his recovery from a knee ligament injury sustained during a training session in August, following on from a busy summer.

Even though the competition has provided three of the proudest moments of his career, Unai Emery was always going to make full use of the UEFA Europa League to ring the changes.

The World Anti-Doping Agency’s decision to welcome Russia back from its drugs-related exile was met with anger and disbelief on Thursday.

INSIGHT: Sportsmail speaks to former Liverpool physio MARK LEATHER to understand how Hugo Lloris's injury problems could indeed be related to his recent drink-drive episode in Mayfair.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: Neymar picked up the ball on the left and, seeing no way directly forward, began to swiftly traverse the pitch, seeking an angle to slip the ball through.

MARTIN SAMUEL - CHIEF SPORTS WRITER: The World Anti-Doping Agency is now engaged in the process of waving through the most brazen conspiracy of drug cheats sport has ever known.

Chelsea have been given a boost in regards to Pedro's shoulder injury after initial assessments estimated that he had not suffered severe damage after he limped out of the win at PAOK.

West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini is confident that Marko Arnautovic will be in the starting line-up for the London derby with Chelsea on Sunday.

The Blues take on PAOK in Europa League on Thursday in Thessaloniki. Buck was pictured approaching fans with bags of potato crisps inside the Toumba Stadium.

Camila Giorgi came from a break down in the final set to beat defending champion and top seed Caroline Wozniacki in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open.

A damning report has claimed that construction staff have been working while 'off their heads' on alcohol and drugs at Tottenham's new £850million stadium.

EXCLUSIVE: Boxer Paulie Malignaggi has questioned whether Conor Mcgregor will choose to 'fight or survive' against Khabib Nurmagomedov in their UFC 229 title fight.

Roma legend Francesco Totti has revealed that he tried his best to persuade the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo to join him at the Stadio Olimpico during his playing days.

Sportsmail columnist MARTIN KEOWN returned to answer more of your questions on the Champions League this week, with PSG's display at Anfield top of the agenda.

Harry Maguire has played 63 matches in all competitions since the beginning of last season, including seven at this summer's World Cup as England reached the semi-finals and finished fourth.

Marco Asensio almost scored an early contender for goal of the season on Wednesday but many fans felt the attacking midfielder went one step too far in his attempt to pull off the sublime.