World Sports

Former Real Madrid and Manchester City star Robinho has been sentenced to nine years in prison for rape. The Court of Cassation in Rome rejected an appeal from the former Brazil international and Ricardo Falco – a friend of the former player – relating to the incident, which occurred in …

FIFA has announced the World XI Best Men’s players for 2021. Manchester City’s Ruben Dias and Kevin de Bruyne joined Chelsea’s N’Golo Kante and Jorginho, and Manchester United’s Ronaldo, in the Best Fifa men’s team of the year. While two-time men’s winner Ronaldo was given the special award for surpassing …

Bayern Munich and Poland striker Robert Lewandowski were named 2021 Best Fifa Men’s Player of the Year, while Manchester United’s Cristiano Ronaldo landed the special award. Lewandowski, 33, claimed the prize for the second consecutive year after scoring 69 goals. He won ahead of Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah and Paris St-Germain’s …

Real Madrid lifted the Spanish Super Cup as they eased to victory over Athletic Club in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Goals from Luka Modric and Karim Benzema were enough to dispatch the Lions as Los Blancos hardly needed to get out of third gear. In a game where Carlo Ancelotti was …

Manchester United have taken a step to keep Paul Pogba as they have offered him a new deal on a whopping wage of £500,000 per week. The midfielder, 28, is out of contract in the summer and free to talk to clubs across Europe this month. Paul Pogba, a French …

Newcastle United have signed England defender Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid for £12m plus add-ons. The 31-year-old is Newcastle’s first signing since a Saudi Arabian-backed takeover was completed in October. “I’m delighted to be joining this fantastic club,” said Trippier, who has agreed a deal until the end of the …

Aston Villa have agreed a deal to bring in former Liverpool playmaker Philippe Coutinho on loan from Barcelona until the end of the season. The deal, which is subject to a medical and a work permit being granted, includes an option to buy the 29-year-old Brazil international. Coutinho joined Barcelona …

Chelsea deservedly beat Tottenham in the first leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final but had so many chances they should have already sealed their place at Wembley. Kai Havertz gave Chelsea an early lead when he ran onto Marcos Alonso’s through ball and fired home with Davinson Sanchez unable to …

Romelu Lukaku has apologised and will return to the Chelsea squad for Wednesday’s Carabao Cup semi-final first leg against Tottenham, manager Thomas Tuchel says. Lukaku was dropped for Sunday’s Premier League draw with Liverpool after comments he made in an interview recorded three weeks ago. The pair had a “calm” meeting on Monday about …

Joao Moutinho’s late strike earned Wolves a deserved 1-0 win over a lacklustre Manchester United at Old Trafford. The visitors were by far the better side in the first half and Daniel Podence, Ruben Neves and Nelson Semedo all forced David De Gea into diving saves. The hosts, meanwhile, were …