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Erling Haaland absent from Manchester City matchday squad against Salford City
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland is missing from the matchday squad for Saturday afternoon’s FA Cup fourth round tie with Salford City.
The 25-year-old went off at half-time in City’s 3-0 Premier League win over Fulham in midweek after scoring his 22nd goal of the league campaign to give Pep Guardiola’s side a three goal cushion ahead of the interval.

“It means a lot” – Virgil van Dijk sends message to Liverpool fans ahead of Brighton clash
Liverpool vs Brighton: Virgil van Dijk Demands Strong Response Ahead of FA Cup Clash

Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has set the tone ahead of the FA Cup meeting with Brighton, urging focus and consistency after a hard fought 1-0 Premier League win at Sunderland. Under Arne Slot, Liverpool continue to chase momentum across competitions, and the defender’s programme notes reveal a squad determined to build on recent progress.

CAF Champions League / Mamelodi Sundowns 1 – 0 MC Alger: the Doyen provisionally knocked out!
CAF Champions League: Sundowns lead at halftime against MCA

CAF Champions League / Mamelodi Sundowns 1 – 0 MC Alger: the Doyen provisionally knocked out!
MC Alger find themselves with their backs against the wall at halftime against Mamelodi Sundowns, in this decisive 6th round of the CAF Champions League group stage. Trailing 1-0, the Algiers side are provisionally eliminated and must mount a response after the break if they hope to keep their quarter-final qualification dreams alive.

2. Bundesliga preview: Holstein Kiel vs. FC Schalke 04
With both sides fighting very different battles, there is plenty at stake in Kiel this weekend. Marcel Rapp’s hosts are glancing nervously over their shoulders, while Miron Muslic’s Schalke are desperate to steady themselves in the promotion race.
Holstein Kiel have struggled to find rhythm since the turn of the year. Although they opened the Rückrunde with a win, they have taken just one point from their three matches since, drawing once and losing twice.

MILAN (AP) — Jordan Stolz was going to try to win his second speedskating gold medal of the Milan Cortina Olympics on Saturday, competing in the 500 meters.
The 21-year-old from Wisconsin is coming off a victory in Wednesday’s 1,000, the first of his four individual events at the 2026 Winter Games. He is considered a contender for gold in all four. The men’s record for most speedskating titles at one Olympics is the five for Eric Heiden at Lake Placid in 1980 — who also was the last man to win the 500 and 1,000 at the same Games.

As No. 25 Iowa basketball (18-6, 8-5 Big Ten) prepares for its clash against Purdue (20-4, 10-3 Big Ten) from a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday, head coach Ben McCollum attributed the Hawkeyes‘ first home sell-out crowd since the 2024 campaign to the program’s outreach within the state and local community.
“I think that we’ve worked really hard on making sure that we connect with the community, the state of Iowa, the University of Iowa, and Iowa City.

In a guest appearance with Pride of Detroit, new Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Drew Petzing raved about his new starting quarterback, Jared Goff.
“He’s been awesome, and he’s as impressive of a quarterback as I’ve seen watching tape. I think it’s one of those things, when you’re not in the division—and we played them two years ago, but we didn’t have a ton of overlap—you see him, you watch a couple games on TV here and there and you’re like, ‘Oh, it seems like he’s playing well.

The Buffalo Bills fell short of their ultimate goals during the 2025 NFL season, losing their streak of winning the AFC East and failing to make the Super Bowl once again.
Many positive results still came considering the team’s 12-5 record.
Who led the Bills the most according to the fancy stats in 2025?
Here were the five Bills players on offense that had the highest Pro Football Focus grades last season:
5. OL Spencer Brown

PFF grade: 76.7.
4. RB James Cook

PFF grade: 80.7.
3. TE Jackson Hawes

PFF grade: 83.1.
2. TE Dalton Kincaid

PFF grade: 86.8.
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Journalist confirms Liverpool’s interest in two players ahead of summer transfer window
Liverpool Transfer News: Rising Stars Linked As Summer Strategy Takes Shape

Liverpool’s recruitment drive under Arne Slot continues to attract attention, and fresh reporting credited to Christian Falk has added new context to rumours involving Kees Smit and Yan Diomande. With the summer window edging closer, the focus on emerging European talent reflects a broader plan centred on youth, development and long term squad evolution.

Legendary Former Inter Milan & Italy Goalkeeper Backs Two Targets To Succeed Swiss Veteran For Nerazzurri
Inter legend Walter Zenga has praised Yann Sommer and his reliability while identifying potential successors in Vicario and Carnesecchi to the Swiss veteran at San Siro.
Speaking to La Gazzetta dello Sport, via FCInter1908, the former Nerazzurri and Italy goalkeeper stressed that Sommer remains a dependable presence between the posts.
“First of all, if we start analysing a goalkeeper’s mistakes, we will never finish,” Zenga said.
“Yann is consistent and a guarantee.