Barcelona and Argentina star Lionel Messi is the modern-day Diego Maradona, according to Germany great Lothar Matthaus.

Thierry Henry will not coach Arsenal's Under-18 side having opted to continue in his role as a television pundit.

Moeen Ali says he owed England a big score after his Test-best 155 not out helped put Alastair Cook's men in sight of a series-clinching win over Sri Lanka on Saturday.

Manchester United are locked in a second day of talks with Jose Mourinho's agents on Wednesday, hammering out a deal to sweep the controversial Portuguese boss into Old Trafford.

The rise of Twenty20 cricket will gather pace with two extra World Cups to be added to the existing schedule by the International Cricket Council as it looks to cash in on the booming popularity of the game's shortest format.

Former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has no agreement in place to take over at Manchester United, Sky Sports television said on Friday quoting unnamed sources.