Bookmark For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter Thank you for subscribing! For the latest from the pitch sign up for our football newsletter We have more newsletters Liverpool star Luis Diaz's dad was kidnapped by guerrilla army terrorists, according to the Colombian government. Diaz Sr has now missing for the last five days. Both he and Diaz's mum, Cilenis Marulanda, were abducted last week,

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email Lewis Hall says Newcastle wanted to “make a statement” at Manchester United but admits the comprehensive Carabao Cup victory at Old Trafford surpassed expectations. Wednesday’s fourth-round tie was a repeat of February’s final and Eddie Howe’s men exacted

Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the Rolex Paris Masters citing “fatigue” after finishing his opening-round match at 2:37am local time in the early hours of Thursday. The No 4 seed was due to return in the last match of Thursday’s day session to take on Alex de Minaur but has been forced to pull out following minimal recovery time. A number of Sinner’s rivals have already slammed the ATP for

Ugo Humbert has defended the crowd at the Paris Masters after losing a tight three-set battle to Alexander Zverev. The Frenchman took to Centre Court a few hours after Daniil Medvedev appeared to give fans the middle finger after he was booed during his own defeat and sarcastically claimed that he was just checking his nails.  There was drama in Paris-Bercy on Wednesday when Medvedev refused to continue his match

Newcastle seek clarity over Sandro Tonali’s worldwide ban as a FIFA translation appears to state he cannot train with the club – despite word from Italy suggesting the midfielder CAN continue training at St James’ Park Sandro Tonali received a 10-month ban from football over illegal betting  Newcastle are seeking clarity as to whether the Italian can train with the club  Follow Mail Sport’s Champions League WhatsApp channel for all

England’s Ballon d’Or voter reveals why he chose Lionel Messi over Erling Haaland – and says it ‘has nothing to do with nostalgia’ England’s Ballon d’Or voter has revealed his reasons for picking Lionel Messi  The journalist claimed that he decision was not influenced by ‘nostalgia’  Listen to the latest episode of Mail Sport’s podcast ‘It’s All Kicking Off!’  England’s only Ballon d’Or voter has revealed his reasons for voting for Lionel Messi at

Michael Schumacher's family lawyer has revealed there has been no final health update on the F1 star almost a decade after his skiing accident. In December 2013, Schumacher was involved in a skiing accident that led to him being placed in a medically-induced coma. Several months later he was moved to his family's home in Lake Geneva, where his condition has been kept strictly private. And the Schumacher family lawyer

Thousands of South African fans take to the streets of Pretoria to welcome home their rugby heroes after the Springboks claimed a record-breaking fourth World Cup in France South Africa’s rugby stars had an open-top bus parade in Pretoria on Thursday  Thousands of fan took to the streets to greet them after their World Cup win South Africa beat New Zealand in the final to record their fourth World Cup

Michael Schumacher injured in a skiing accident in the Alps Ralf Schumacher stated that ‘life is not fair’ when discussing the condition of his brother – F1 legend Michael Schumacher. The former Ferrari star suffered life-changing injuries in a skiing accident back in 2013, with the 10-year anniversary of the ordeal coming up this winter. The Schumacher brothers spent 10 seasons racing alongside one another in F1. Michael won a