George Flood

Undefeated Ireland boast a five-point lead over England in the Six Nations standings and could win the title this weekend in advance of a St Patrick's Day trip to Twickenham.

Crystal Palace winger Wilfried Zaha could potentially feature against Chelsea this weekend after taking part in a "modified" training session on Thursday.

Barcelona have confirmed that an adductor strain sustained by Denis Suarez during Wednesday's Catalan Super Cup will keep the Spanish midfielder sidelined for between 15-20 days.

Defending champion Roger Federer needs to reach the semi-finals of the upcoming BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells in order to retain his spot atop of the ATP rankings.

Brazilian midfielder Ramires, currently playing in China for Jiangsu Suning, says it would be "spectacular" to pull on the Chelsea shirt again before he retires.

Mousa Dembele should be fit to play for Tottenham in their Champions League last-16 second-leg fixture against Juventus, but Toby Alderweireld is injured and Serge Aurier banned.

Oldest world number one Roger Federer says he did not expect to return to such a high level after missing the final six months of the 2016 season with a knee injury.

Marin Cilic and Grigor Dimitrov will join Rafael Nadal and potentially Andy Murray at the Queen's Club Championships in June, tournament organisers have confirmed.

N'Golo Kante is expected to be available for Chelsea's upcoming matches against Crystal Palace and Barcelona having returned to training on Monday following a health scare.

Oldest-ever tennis world number one will take on Jack Sock in a singles exhibition match in addition to teaming up with Bill Gates to face the American and Savannah Guthrie.

Jurgen Klopp has reiterated that he is not planning to rest players for Liverpool's Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Porto, although could make up to three changes.

Promoter Lou DiBella believes the money for a potential heavyweight unification bout between Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder would be best in Las Vegas.

Martin Glenn says he will be speaking with the Jewish Leadership Council to apologise for any offence caused by his examples of political and religious symbols in football.

Real Madrid midfielders Luka Modric and Toni Kroos both travelled to Paris on Monday having returned to training in the aftermath of the 3-1 La Liga win over Getafe.

Head coach David Wagner has provided positive injury updates on seven Huddersfield players before Saturday's Premier League meeting with Tottenham at Wembley.

Current world number 12 heading back to the practice court to "find his highest level" after struggling on his return from knee surgery.

Jeffrey Schlupp and Martin Kelly are both expected to be fit for Monday night's visit of Manchester United, while Roy Hodgson has confirmed the imminent signing of Diego Cavalieri.

Liverpool's latest financial results were unveiled on Thursday, with the club turning a £21m loss into a £39m profit and posting soaring revenues of £364m.

Former Liverpool striker Stan Collymore believes the Reds need to sign an experienced goalkeeper this summer and thinks Juventus icon Buffon would be an "incredible presence".

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is unsure if the video assistant referee system will help match officials or cause more confusion after bizarre opening to his side's 6-1 win.

Manchester United have exercised their option to extend the respective contracts of Ashley Young, Daley Blind and Sam Johnstone by a further 12 months, according to reports.

Spanish striker notches a perfect treble in 12 second-half minutes after VAR confusion dominates a bizarre first period at snow covered Wembley.

WBC heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder claims Anthony Joshua's promoter Eddie Hearn is "milking the cow" and lacks confidence in his own fighter.

Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino claims he is not planning for contract rebel Toby Alderweireld's exit after praising the makeshift partnership of Davinson Sanchez and Eric Dier.

Tottenham defenders Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen will both remain sidelined for Wednesday's FA Cup fifth-round replay against third-tier strugglers Rochdale at Wembley.

Newcastle have confirmed that Jonjo Shelvey sustained a knee injury during the 2-2 draw at Bournemouth and will be further assessed before Saturday's meeting with Liverpool.

Liverpool hold a huge 5-0 lead from the away leg of last-16 tie and face Manchester United in the Premier League four days after concluding Anfield fixture.

Borussia Dortmund sporting director Michael Zorc says the situation regarding Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has not altered to their advantage since January.

Retired sprint superstar Usain Bolt revealed which football team he has "signed for" on Tuesday morning.