Arsenal was beaten by fourth-tier Fleetwood Town in a penalty shootout in a massive upset in the last 16 of the English League Cup on Tuesday. Fleetwood won 5-3 on penalties after Bruno Guimaraes saved a penalty for Arsenal. The match finished 1-1 in regulation. Eighty-four positions separate the teams in the English soccer pyramid.
New Zealand 34-10 Tonga Kiwis come from behind and will face Australia or Samoa What had been billed as one of the most intriguing Rugby League World Cup semi-finals in history was, in the end, a brutal exposé of the standards the world’s chasing nations must rise to in order to match Australia and New Zealand. After all, it was Jason Taumalolo’s decision to switch his international allegiance from New Zealand to the Mate Ma’a in 2017 which lit the touchpaper for the rise of nations such as Samoa and Tonga, leading to a plethora of the world’s best players following suit.
Premier League action under way at 12.30pm GMT, followed by Arsenal hosting Hull to headline our 3pm clockwatch. Manchester City head south to Nottingham Forest in the 5.30pm game, plus there’s a huge slate of FA Cup first-round action, the WSL’s top two both kicking off at 12.45pm, Bayern and Dortmund in the Bundesliga at 2.30pm and much more!
A spot in the Rugby League World Cup final is on the line as the first semis in the men's and women's tournaments are held in Newcastle.
The club’s Mali midfielder Mamadou Sangaré stood out when he was as young as six years old and has shone in the Premier League since his £39m transfer to Brentford, writes Coralie Salle … Women’s Super League: The top two teams in the WSL table are in action today, with leaders Manchester City currently leading West Ham 1-0 at half-time, while second-placed Chelsea are being held 1-1 at home to Everton at the break in their game.
Michael Carrick takes charge of Manchester United for what could be the last time against Aston Villa this weekend as he battles to save his job despite a morale-boosting midweek victory over Roma. Saturday Leeds v Tottenham (1230), Arsenal v Hull, Fulham v Newcastle, Nottingham Forest v Manchester City (1730)
Argentina’s football association (AFA) announced on Saturday it had appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the sanctions FIFA imposed on it over World Cup final incidents. Nahuel Molina and Thiago Almada were also hit with bans and fines, as was Roberto Ayala, a member of Argentina’s coaching team.