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Why has Caf abandoned plans to hold Afcon every four years?

The Confederation of African Football (Caf) will instead retain the tournament's traditional biennial staging, with its president Patrice Motsepe saying the U-turn was based on "advancing, protecting and promoting" the…

Are Liverpool in the title race? Their match against Arsenal will tell us a lot

Yes, they beat Brentford , but Brentford had a man sent off. Yes they beat Villarreal , but they conceded three. On Sunday, against Brighton the asterisks finally ran out. Liverpool beat the Premier League's top scorers…

Carrick's last chance? The fixes Man Utd may need at Chelsea

A run of eight games without a win has left Carrick searching for answers, with the performances raising as many questions as the results. The energy and organisation of his interim spell last season has been replaced by…

Carrick's last chance? The fixes Man Utd may need at Chelsea

What Howe could bring to Man Utd - and what are the challenges?

Given the expense of buying homegrown players, and the difficulties Michael Carrick - the first permanent British managerial appointment of the Ineos era - has faced this season, perhaps Ratcliffe is rethinking. But if…

Fears Chelsea's Lacroix could be out until January

Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that the France international, 26, could be out until January, meaning he could miss up to 10 matches. The setback occurred at the end of the first half of Wednesday's Carabao Cup…

Premier League team news: predicted lineups for the weekend action

CHELSEA v MANCHESTER UNITED Saturday 12.30pm TNT Sports 1 Venue Stamford Bridge Referee Peter Bankes This season G5 Y23 R1 4.8 cards/game Chelsea Subs from Sherman-Lowe, Slonina, Subuloye, Chavarría, Gusto, Lavia, Barco…

Spurs' Maddison fit to face Palace - De Zerbi

The 29-year-old England international limped off in the 51st minute of Spurs' 2-0 victory at Chelsea. It sparked worries about Maddison's fitness, after he missed the majority of last season with an anterior cruciate…

Arteta warns Dowman 'we are not in Disneyland' after red card

A visibly annoyed Arteta spoke to Dowman as the teenager left the pitch, and on Friday spoke about the incident for the first time, saying he warned the attacker before the game about dealing with provocation. "I haven't…

Antonelli set for F1 title, Premier League, and NFL action – follow with us

Breaking news, vibes and reader comments and queries – all are welcome. Contact matchday.live@theguardian.com . Cricket 8am Tri-series final: Pakistan v Sri Lanka With England eliminated, the top two in the tri-series…