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FROM GTECH COMMUNITY STADIUM - Liverpool's trip to Brentford on Saturday had real potential to go awry. Jurgen Klopp is, famously, not a fan of his side so often playing in Saturday's early kick-off. The Reds had picked up only one point from their previous two Premier League visits to the Bees. The night before their latest encounter, Alisson had to withdraw with a hamstring injury, adding to their already lengthy list of absentees. In the first 30 minutes of the Game , Brentford were able to impose themselves from open play as much as their usual set-piece bombardment, while Curtis Jones's bright start was curtailed by an ankle injury. The deck seemed stacked against Liverpool already, but they managed to play and beat Brentford at their own Game . Virgil van Dijk's long clearance from a free-kick was won by Diogo Jota, who beat last-man Sergio Reguilon to the loose ball to send Darwin Nunez clear. In typical Nunez fashion, he endeavoured to beat goalkeeper Mark Flekk...

Martin endured a torrid grand prix in Qatar on Sunday, as a problem with his rear tyre meant he struggled to 10th while title rival Francesco Bagnaia finished second. The Pramac rider is now 21 points adrift of Bagnaia in the championship, having cut his lead down to seven 24 hours earlier after winning the sprint, and later raged against Michelin for 'stealing' the title from him. Martin found himself at one stage fighting with Honda's Marquez before the eight-time world champion eventually finished down in 11th. Speaking after the race, Marquez said he could see Martin was struggling with rear grip but didn't want to fight him too hard as the points gained wouldn't have "changed my life". "I did the whole race behind Martin," Marquez said. "At the beginning I saw that he was pulling hard and we were catching the group a little bit, but then I saw that he was starting to lose quite a bit of speed compare...

The Spaniard comes into this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix trailing Bagnaia by 14 points, after struggling to fourth in the Malaysian GP behind the factory Ducati team rider. As such, Bagnaia can win the championship in the penultimate round of the year in Qatar if he outscores Martin by 23 points. This has only happened once in 2023, when Bagnaia scored 28 points more than Martin in the season-opener in Portugal. While both have equal factory Ducati machinery, Bagnaia does have allies within the Italian marque’s stable. At present, no team orders have been issued, but Enea Bastianini could be deployed to help Bagnaia – while the former, whose seat is under threat from Martin right now, will be keen to keep churning out results like his Malaysia win to safeguard his place. Bagnaia could also rely on his fellow VR46 Academy members Marco Bezzecchi – who officially dropped out of the title race last week – and Luca Marini. Photo by: Gold and Goose ...

Valtteri Bottas feels he can empathise with Sergio Perez as he battles Max Verstappen for the 2023 Formula 1 world title. During his five-year spell at Mercedes, Bottas was able to beat Lewis Hamilton on occasion in both qualifying and races, but was unable to sustain his bid for the title over the course of a season. The Finn won 10 races to Hamilton's 50 between 2017 and 2021, finishing runner-up in both 2019 and 2020. He ultimately left for Alfa Romeo for 2022, and feels in a similar position to Perez - who is fighting reigning double champion Verstappen for a maiden title this term. Viewed by others: Carlos Sainz title "> Sainz calls for increased FIA discussions amid driver complaints ...

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has suggested that his team’s next three games will go a long way to deciding the Premier League title race after thrashing Arsenal 4-1. City moved to within two points of the Gunners, who are now four league Game s without a win, on Wednesday night and have two Game s in hand that will send them ahead if won. The first of those extra Game s is against Fulham at the weekend, with City have the potential to get ahead there and then. If they are able to consolidate that position with further wins against West Ham and Leeds in the fixtures to follow, Guardiola is much more confident about another title . “I know the next three games are really, really important,” he told BT Sport . “Fulham, West Ham and Leeds, I think these games will dictate it if we are able to do what we have to do. The reality is we are [still] behind Arsenal – they are two points in front of us.” Read the latest Man City news here feed City’s final outstanding Game in hand will ...

Pep Guardiola and Mikel Arteta are often framed as master and apprentice but they weren't singing from the same hymn sheet regarding the seismic nature of Wednesday's meeting between Manchester City and Arsenal . After swatting Leicester City aside in mid-April, Guardiola cannily cranked up the pressure on his former assistant by stressing: “It was important for us to win to arrive for the final we have against them [ Arsenal ] in the next Premier League game.” Arteta disagreed. "It is not a final because there are still six games to go," he unconvincingly insisted after Arsenal warmed up for their trip to the Etihad with a third consecutive draw. By only earning a single point against relegation-threatened Southampton last Friday, Arsenal have left the Premier League title race perilously poised. To avoid any fuzzy mental arithmetic after Wednesday's final whistle, here is how the Premier League summit will look in every possible scenario. The Premier League ta...

There are a lot of reasons to think that the Boston Celtics can win the NBA championship this season. Jayson Tatum has elevated his game to new heights to the point where he is in serious contention for MVP. Jaylen Brown continues to prove that the hierarchy in Boston goes 1A and 1B between him and Tatum. Joe Mazzulla has coached the Celtics to the best record in the league despite the offseason drama that surrounded the team. That's all before getting to Sixth Man of the Year candidate Malcolm Brogdon, the ageless wonder of Al Horford's game still proving crucial for Boston and so many other reasons that would take some time to list here.  The point is, Boston is built to win a title, and the C's have shown so far this season that they may be the team to beat. For much of the season the Celtics have sat atop the Eastern Conference rankings, stringing together wins at a rate unlike any other team in th...