Man City vs Real Madrid: Champions League – team news, start and lineups

Los Blancos travel to Manchester with a quarterfinal spot up for grabs in the UEFA Champions League knockout phase.

Ballard included in NI squad as Morrison called up

Sunderland defender Dan Ballard is included in Northern Ireland's squad for the World Cup play-off semi-final in Italy despite a hamstring issue.

Bosnia's Dzeko poses big World Cup threat - Bellamy

Wales head coach Craig Bellamy warns his players of threat of Bosnia veteran striker Edin Dzeko in their World Cup play-off this month.

Einstein the leading Guineas hope for O'Brien

Aidan O’Brien is still effusive in his praise of Albert Einstein as the highly-touted colt moves into his three-year-old career.

What does each PL team need to do to reach Champions League quarter-finals?

Six matches, four losses - no wins. Every single English team has work to do to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals.

Ref Watch react to Gudmundsson's red and Canvot's bizarre celebration!

Jay Bothroyd and Dermot Gallagher believe Gabriel Gudmundsson's red card was the correct decision and react to Jaydee Canvot's huge celebrations for the sending off.

Ref Watch puzzled by 'obvious' Havertz penalty decision

Jay Bothroyd and Dermot Gallagher go over Kai Havertz's penalty appeal against Everton and try to dissect why the foul was not given.

More than a moment: Dowman's ball-carrying is big for Arsenal

How Israel, the US and Iran deploy covert ops

Sometimes called sleeper cells, these anonymous agents employ deception to spy, sabotage or kill.

Slot still searching for solution to conceding late goals

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot admits to not having the answers to his side's troubles conceding late goals this season.

Brentford were tipped for relegation. Now they are aiming for Europe

They lost their manager, captain, goalkeeper and two top scorers last summer but are challenging the elite By WhoScored Seventh place, just a few points behind Liverpool and Chelsea with nine games to play – not bad for a side that was condemned to relegation in many pre-season predictions . Brentford have not just defied the naysayers; they are on the brink of creating club history too. European qualification beckons for the first time in their 137-year history and, with 44 points after 29 games, Keith Andrews’ side are on course to beat their previous record of 55 in a top-flight season. B

Liddard fights to be one of Britain's best boxers under the age of 25

George Liddard is looking to blast his way into the reckoning of one of Britain's best boxers under the age of 25.