The talks between Jesse Lingard and Manchester United over a new contract with the forward have been put on hold for the time being, according to , after several rounds failed to yield satisfactory results.

Lingard s future at Old Trafford seemed non-existent for a long time, but a highly successful loan spell with West Ham in the second half of last season appears to have resurrected the hope he could still make his mark for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s team. He is now in the final season of contract at the club, and his upturn in form in recent months is likely to attract plenty of attention with the possibility of a free transfer growing with every passing day.

Meanwhile, the 29-year-old has only played five matches in the Premier League this term, scoring twice, and some …

When Naughty Dog makes a new game, the industry sits up and takes notice, and for the first time in a long, long time, the studio behind Uncharted and Naughty Dog </sports bettingem>is making a brand-new IP. A sci-fi Naughty Dog IP is something that the rumour mill has been hinting at for years at this point, and at The Game Awards, the studio unveiled Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. 

An in-engine cinematic reveal trailer showcases the game’s space-faring sci-fi setting and the protagonist, named Jordan, who is a lone bounty hunter flying through the ship in her red, brightly coloured vessel. Directed by Neil Druckmann, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet�…

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Two sides who are simply looking to sign off their Nations League adventure with victory in midweek, Portugal will make the trip out to Croatia on Tuesday night.

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Starting with the hosts, while Croatia might have stunned many across Europe as they secured a silver medal finish out in Russia two years ago, the Blazers have drastically failed to build off of that tournament s success. Putting in what was a torrid first-half display over the weekend and receiving a string of criticism for their performance in Solna, Vatreni were hit with a shock 2-1 defeat against Sweden on home soil and it appears there is growing pressure on Zlatko Dalić position in the dugout. Simply with their sights set on trying to avoid the drop in midweek …

Mikel Arteta credited his players for dealing with Arsenal’s “emotional” 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.

Bukayo Saka opened the scoring for the Gunners, who then conceded two quickfire goals before substitute Leandro Trossard struck to ensure the teams head to Germany all square.

Arteta admitted emotions were running high in north London but maintained that his players did well to deal with the pressure in order to score late on ahead of the second leg at Allianz Arena next week.

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Bayer Leverkusen sealed a maiden Bundesliga title in style as Florian Wirtz’s hat-trick wrapped up a comfortable 5-0 win over Werder Bremen.

Against a backdrop of expectation and cauldron of noise at the BayArena, Xabi Alonso’s side extended their unbeaten streak this season to 43 matches to end Bayern Munich’s run of 11 successive league titles.

Victor Boniface eased any nerves in the stadium with a 25th-minute penalty after Julian Malatin fouled Jonas Hofmann in the box, with referee Harm Osmers awarding the spot-kick following a VAR consultation.

WE DID IT!

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Wave after wave of attack followed but Leverkusen were thwarted until Granit Xhaka curled home a left-foot strike from 25 yards on the hour to…

Co-captain Lisa De Vanna has played the significance of bringing up a century of international appearances in Australia s opening Women s World Cup game against United States, insisting her only focus is on ending a barren spell against their Group D rivals. 

Australia have failed to beat USA in 25 previous meetings, but Melbourne Victory striker De Vanna is confident of upsetting the 2011 runners-up on Monday. 

For me it s about getting the results and if it s the US, Nigeria or Sweden we need those three points, said the forward, who made her international debut in 2004. 

It s a crucial game no matter who we play. It just makes it a little bit more hype because it is such a big nation like the USA and it s my 100th game. 

For me it is all about, …

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Without a win in their last four attempts, Jose Mourinho will be desperate to start 2018 with a win. 15 points off runaway league leaders Manchester City, the Red Devils will now be fully focused on securing a top-four finish come May. On New Years Day, Mourinho s men will travel to Merseyside to face an Everton side who s eight-match unbeaten run came to an end last weekend.

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For Everton, it appears that Sam Allardyce s honeymoon period at Goodison Park has come to an end. Prior to their trip down the south coast to face Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, the Toffees were a side on an eight-game unbeaten run. Picking up consecutive 0-0 draw s against Chelsea and West Brom before their defeat aga…

Celta Vigo are expected to complete the signing of Denis Suarez from Barcelona very soon, according to .

The midfielder, whom the Catalans re-signed from Villareal by activating a buy-back clause in 2016, failed to make an impression again and was sent out on loan to Arsenal in January, with the Gunners having an option to buy. However, his move to the Emirates turned out to be a failure too, and manager Unai Emery realized he couldn t count on the 25-year-old, resulting in his return to the Camp Nou at the end of the season.

Barca coach Ernesto Valverde has no plans for him either, and he is set to leave again in order to try and get his career back on track.

Celta will apparently be paying a €10 million base fee for his services, along with a few million mor…