Didier Digard joined Middlesbrough from Paris Saint-Germain in 2008, but after two years at the Riverside he moved back to Nice on an initial loan before the move was made permanent.

EXCLUSIVE BY MATT HUGHES AND DOMINIC KING: England's Under 20 team is at risk of being scrapped or merged with other sides due to cost-cutting measures set to be implemented by the FA.

Cherry who began his career with hometown club Huddersfield and also later played for and managed Bradford, earned 27 caps for England and captained the national side in his penultimate appearance.

Jose Mourinho gave a frank assessment of his Tottenham stars after they edged through to the FA Cup fifth round against Southampton - admitting 'the best team lost the game'.

Lee Carsley, England's Under-21 assistant head coach, and Paul Simpson, who runs the Under-20 team were at Anfield on Tuesday to watch the pair in the fourth round replay against Shrewsbury.

ON THE ROAD - ADAM SHERGOLD: Ronnie Radford's famous goal for Hereford in 1972 is generally considered a great football moment. But not in the Cumbrian town of Barrow-in-Furness.

Billy Gilmour has boosted his chances of being fast-tracked into Scotland's senior squad with his breakout performance in Chelsea's FA Cup win against Liverpool on Tuesday night.

JACK GAUGHAN AT HILLSBOROUGH: De Bruyne missed Wednesday night's slender FA Cup victory at Sheffield Wednesday after landing awkwardly towards the end of the Carabao Cup final.

Harry Maguire is doubtful for Sunday's Manchester derby after missing Manchester United's FA Cup tie at Derby with an ankle injury.

The left-back has impressed in recent weeks and continued the good form by opening the scoring with a volley that deflected off team-mate Jesse Lingard before looping into the net.

Shocking footage showed Manchester United fans subjecting Jesse Lingard to a torrent of abuse as he boarded the team bus after their 3-0 FA Cup win at Derby.

Manchester United have condemned the fans who aimed verbal abuse at Jesse Lingard as he boarded the team bus after their FA Cup win at Derby County on Thursday night.

Roy Keane has slated Adam Lallana for being no match for Chelsea youngster Billy Gilmour, who the Manchester United legend heaped praise on after his Liverpool display.

Arsenal will be without midfielder Lucas Torreira for the remainder of the campaign after the ankle injury he sustained in the FA Cup against Portsmouth.

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: The eye swelled up quickly and doctors ordered the 28-year-old Japanese fighter to call it a day for fear of any further damage taking his vision away for good.

Floyd Mayweather and Deontay Wilder were among a number of stars in Texas on Saturday night as Errol Spence Jr dominated Mikey Garcia in their blockbuster welterweight showdown.

Roger Federer is reportedly 'set to become tennis' first billionaire' in 2020 and only the fourth sportsperson ever to accumulate that level of wealth.

Fury and Wilder renew their rivalry in Las Vegas on Saturday with plenty of unanswered questions after their epic first fight in December 2018 ended in a controversial split decision draw.

Eddie Hearn expects Billy Joe Saunders' blockbuster showdown against Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez to go ahead provided the coronavirus pandemic does not eat into the summer schedule.

Ever a man of the people. That was the key to that roaring following which it took time for the Americans to grasp as the tens of thousands hit Sin City for Mayweather fight week.

Police said the 23 year old victim Matthew Denice was still alive when he became trapped in the wheel arch of Guaman's truck.

The ad refers to the freshman's time as a lawyer two decades ago when he defended hardened criminals and is designed to boost GOP hopeful Brendan Doherty. Formerly the head of the state police, Doherty is making his first run for office.

Sergey Burkaev, 16 (pictured), and Konstantin Surkov, 17, have been arrested on suspicion of knifing to death a man and four young women at a flat in the small Russian town of Kumertau.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn, who is openly gay, announced the passage of a law which makes it illegal to promote a service designed to change or suppress sexuality to young people.

JEFF POWELL: If Tyson Fury is serious about throwing himself into a WWE match it not only raises hard questions about his future but also sounds another deafening alarm bell for boxing.

JEFF POWELL COLUMN: Dereck Chisora prefaced his Saturday night fight at the O2 by sending an Instagram cartoon to Eddie Hearn of his promoter preparing to stab him in the back.

JEFF POWELL: Deontay Wilder is voluntarily risking millions upon millions of dollars as well as his WBC title by giving Luis Ortiz a rematch in Las Vegas this Saturday night.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Deontay Wilder has emerged from sleepy Tuscaloosa in deep Alabama to challenge all the old pre-conceptions with the highest KO ratio yet.

JEFF POWELL IN LAS VEGAS: Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder stand at a dead heat in the predictions by boxing royalty gathered here to see which of them will thunder to victory.

The 16-year-old Barcelona sensation had been expected to be selected for the tournament, making him miss up to five weeks of action.

PETE JENSON IN SPAIN: Rodri didn't leave Atletico Madrid to escape the intensity of Diego Simeone. If anything, things are even more demanding now under Pep Guardiola at Man City.

According to ESPN, Enrique (right) is not yet ready to make his return to football in any capacity after he stepped down from his role as Spain manager for personal reasons in June.

For the first time in more than a century, a Basque derby will decide the Copa del Rey. Athletic Bilbao reached the final for the fourth time in 12 years, advancing on away goals against Grenada.

CLAIRE BLOOMFIELD AT THE TOYOTA STADIUM: England end their SheBelieves Cup campaign with just three points from three games after losing 1-0 to Spain in Dallas.

Jessica Origliasso's partner, musician Kai Carlton, has silenced speculation about his gender by revealing he is a 'trans man'.

Jessica Origliasso's partner, musician Kai Carlton, says he 'has a long way to go' with his gender transition. 

She's rumoured to be making an appearance in Fast And Furious 9 - and Ruby Rose and BFF Vin Diesel reunited at the eighth annual Australians in Film gala in LA.

Nathan Raab tells about his findings in his new book The Hunt for History, On the Trail of the World's Lost Treasures , published by Scribner.

Two days before he was hanged for murder, 25-year-old Norman Thorne (pictured left) wrote a letter to his father, pleading his innocence for the last time and insisting that he did not die a bitter man.

Following Germany's 8-0 demolition of Estonia last week, Ilkay Gundogan has now won matches by one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight and nine goals to nil this season 

Spain beat Germany to secure a record-equalling fifth European Under-21 Championship title thanks to goals in either half from Fabian Ruiz and Dani Olmo.

Jerome Boateng is facing charges of aggravated assault against his former partner and longtime fiancée Sherin Senler. Boateng is accused of causing dangerous bodily harm to Senler.

England lost 3-0 to Germany in that fixture at Wembley five years ago, as they played in front of a record 45,619 crowd. On Saturday, the Lionesses will play in a near full house.

Experienced German centre-back Antonio Rudiger has played just 45 minutes all season for Chelsea after undergoing surgery on his knee back in April.

Flick was handed the reins after the sacking of Niko Kovac, who left the club following a heavy 5-1 defeat to Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday. Now the club turn their attention to Dortmund.

Alexander Nubel could spark a battle among some of Europe's top clubs for his signature after quickly establishing himself as one of the Bundesliga's top goalkeepers.

Manuel Neuer's long-term future at the Allianz Arena has been thrown into doubt with rising star Alexander Nubel having already agreed a deal to join the club on a five-year deal come this summer.

KIT HOLDEN: The love affair between Bayern Munich and Thomas Muller is one of modern football's immovable certainties. A local boy with a goofy grin, Muller is the apple of Bayern's eye.

Mike Tyson insisted that he never thinks about the moment he bit Evander Holyfield's ear in the boxing ring and claimed he has made more money from the aftermath that he was fined for the incident.

The 26-year-old French centre back has struggled with knee and foot problems in the last few seasons and Barca said there was no time frame for his return to training.