Unai Emery: Aston Villa appoint Villarreal manager as head coach

Aston Villa have appointed Unai Emery as manager following the sacking of Steven Gerrard.



Former Arsenal boss Emery, who had been in charge of Spanish club Villarreal, will take over at Villa on 1 November.



Villa have paid a £5.2m buyout fee to Villarreal for the 50-year-old.



Caretaker Aaron Danks will again take charge at Newcastle this weekend, after Gerrard was dismissed last week following… Continue

Halep provisionally suspended for doping offence



Simona Halep: Former world number one provisionally suspended for doping offence



Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been provisionally suspended from tennis after testing positive for a banned substance.



The former world number one provided a sample, which tested positive for roxadustat, at August's US Open.



Roxadustat is an anti-anaemia drug which stimulates the production of red blood cells… Continue

Palace come from behind to beat managerless Wolves



Wilfried Zaha again proved he is the man to shoulder responsibility at Selhurst Park as his well-taken winner capped Crystal Palace's terrific turnaround against managerless Wolves.



Adama Traore's header earned the visitors a deserved half-time lead that was almost doubled when Ruben Neves hit the post right on the stroke of half-time at Selhurst Park.



But Palace never looked back once Eberechi Eze nodded them… Continue

Rugby World Cup: Scotland 12-14 Australia

Scotland fell to a second Rugby World Cup defeat after a heartbreaking 14-12 loss against Australia in Whangarei.



Bryan Easson's side led 12-0 at half-time thanks to a Lana Skeldon score and a penalty try, but Australia turned things around after the break.



Bienne Terita and Ashley Marsters crossed for the Wallaroos, who finished a breathless game with 13 players.



Scotland now have to beat New Zealand next Saturday… Continue

Antoine Griezmann: Atletico Madrid re-sign France forward on permanent deal after Barcelona loan



Atletico Madrid have re-signed France forward Antoine Griezmann from Barcelona on a contract until 2026.



Griezmann became the sixth-most expensive player in history when he joined Barca for £108m in 2019.



He scored 35 goals in 102 games before returning to Atletico on a two-year loan at the start of last season.



The 31-year-old has three goals and two… Continue