TOM COLLOMOSSE: Nassef Sawiris would love Aston Villa to keep the tills ringing like United yet Ratcliffe would probably sacrifice millions in revenue to match their rivals' on the pitch.
Brendan Rodgers praised the resilience of his Celtic players after they came from behind to claim a dramatic late victory at Ross County.
James Maddison doubled Spurs' lead later in the first half and it appeared that it would be smooth sailing on the South coast for Ange Postecoglou's side from that point on.
TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Ezri Konsa faces a spell on the sidelines after the Aston Villa defender suffered an injury that is set to rule him out of England duty ahead of the international break.
Kapocs opened her account for Liverpool in style on Sunday by scoring with a stunning long-range lob in a 3-2 away win over Tottenham in the Women's Super League.
Mayank Yadav bowled with rattling pace in a promising debut while mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy made an impressive comeback to set up India's dominating seven-wicket win over Bangladesh.
Manchester United's winless run stretched to five games in a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday that did little to ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag.
Noni Madueke's equaliser rescued Chelsea in a 1-1 draw against 10-man Nottingham Forest that ended the Blues' five-match winning run on Sunday.
Coco Gauff overpowered Karolina Muchova in straight sets to win the China Open on Sunday for her second title of the year and eighth overall.
Johnson found himself through on goal after a sublime ball from Dominic Solanke and duly swept his strike beyond Bart Verbruggen to give the visitors the lead.
TOM COLLOMOSSE AT VILLA PARK: Erik ten Hag remains adamant that he has the full backing of Manchester United's board as club chiefs watched his side take a point against Aston Villa.
Forest defender Neco Williams was seen shoving Chelsea defender Marc Cucurella into Blues boss Enzo Maresca.
Man United defender Jonny Evans has admitted that the mounting pressure on Erik ten Hag is something that is having an impact on the players.
Despite lacking attacking threat, it was a resolute defensive performance from United, who had conceded six goals in their previous two matches against Tottenham and Porto.
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CHRIS WHEELER AT VILLA PARK: Erik ten Hag was given a temporary moment of relief as Man United survived a nervy Premier League clash against Aston Villa to see points.
This slow start to the 2024-25 campaign comes after United recorded their lowest finish in Premier League history last season, when Erik ten Hag's side ended up in eighth place.
From the Yellow Wall in Dortmund to a Highland Wall in Dingwall, there were bound to be a few mental scars for the Celtic players to overcome ahead of this Premiership clash with Ross County.
One of the notable things that stood out in Pakistan's playing XI was the layer of batting depth, which was seemingly non-existent during their historic 2-0 home Test series defeat against Bangladesh.
Speaking after the match, skipper Fatima Sana said that Pakistan fell short of 10-15 runs.
India captain Harmanpreet Kaur's campaign suffered a significant setback as she sustained an injury during the match against Pakistan in the Women's T20 World Cup 2024 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.
Kylian Mbappe was subbed off with an injury during Real Madrid's win over Alaves and was expected to be out for three weeks but returned to action just nine days later against Lille in the UCL.
Pakistan Test captain Shan Masood said that they have maintained consistency in the selection after announcing the playing 11 for the first Test against England in Multan beginning from Monday.
The Blue Tigers assembled in Kolkata on Saturday and held a training session on Sunday morning.