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Patrice Evra is reported to have completed a medical on his move to West Ham and has signed for the London club on a free transfer. Everton are also interested in the former French captain, but he is set to move to the Hammers until the end of the season, preferring a move to London. The left-back played under West Ham manager David Moyes when he was at Manchester United, where he played a total of eight years before a...

New Manchester United signing Alexis Sanchez has been handed a 16-month suspended sentence for tax evasion by a Spanish court. The former Arsenal and Barcelona forward was found guilty of defrauding the Spanish tax authorities of £900,000 during his spell at the Nou Camp. But under Spanish law, the 29-year-old will not go to prison as the sentence is less than two years and it is his first offence. Instead Sanchez, the highest played Premier League player must pay a...

By Dan Betts The London Football Awards are back for 2018, and they’re bigger than ever. In its fourth year, the London Football Awards showcase the finest that the London-based clubs have to offer, in both men’s and ladies football. The likes of Ainslie Maitland-Niles, Wilfried Zaha and Mauricio Pochettino have been nominated from the men’s game, while Lionesses Jordan Nobbs, Fran Kirby and Danielle Carter are in the running for the prestigious Women’s Player of the Year award. Last...

A retired sports journalist has revealed for the first time how he should have been on the Munich Air Disaster plane. Don Hardisty, 88, says he is the 'luckiest man alive' after his editor at the Daily Mail cancelled his plane ticket two weeks before the crash. Colleague Eric Thompson was sent on the ill-fated journey instead to cover Manchester United's match against Red Star Belgrade - and died in the crash. Twenty-three people were killed, including eight Busby Babes,...

Manchester United will hold a commemorative service at Old Trafford today as the club pay their respects to the 23 people who were killed in the Munich air disaster 60 years ago. The Red Devils were returning from a European Cup tie at Red Star Belgrade when tragedy struck and the fabled Busby Babes were devastated. Jose Mourinho current squad are expected to attend the service while Manchester United legends such as Sir Bobby Charlton, who survived the plane crash,...

Bradford have sacked manager Stuart McCall after six successive defeats in all competitions. The 53-year-old former Bradford player was in his second spell at Valley Parade and led the Bantams to last season’s League One play-off final, a match they lost 1-0 to Millwall at Wembley. Bradford look set for a top-six finish, even after a dismal run capped by a loss to calamitous Oldham on the weekend. Last season the West Yorkshire team were unbeaten at home all season,...

Leeds United today confirmed that Thomas Christiansen is to leave the club after eight months in charge. Christiansen, 44, who formerly managed Cypriot side APOEL, had overseen an indifferent run of form since Christmas which had cast a shadow of the club's strong start to the season. The Yorkshire club are 10th in the Championship having failed to win since Boxing Day and lost 4-1 at home to Cardiff on Saturday. Leeds are now looking for their seventh manager since 2014....

The jewel in the crown of National Hunt racing is looming large on the horizon. While there are several important meetings to be staged between now and the middle week of March, trainers, jockeys, experts and punters alike will have one eye fixed firmly on the 2018 Cheltenham Festival. Hundreds of thousands of fans will make the annual pilgrimage from all over Britain and Ireland, ready to enjoy the best action jumps racing has to offer. Over the four days,...

This Sunday the Patriots will make their eighth appearance in the Superbowl in the last 17 seasons. For a system that is designed to counter such dominance it comes as a complete anomaly, a glitch in the Matrix, and it's one that has been welcomed like a hole in the head by Americans outside of New England. Quite how it has been possible for the Pats to achieve such success is anyone's guess. There are those who say it is thanks...