Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino is concerned his squad lacks an attacking plan B following the departure of Fernando Llorente. Spurs' difficulty in breaking down Newcastle has raised concerns.

Steve Bruce did not know Sean Longstaff had a younger brother on Newcastle's books until five weeks ago - but is now ready to start sibling Matty against Leicester on Wednesday.

Jimmy Anderson successfully came through an extensive workout in the heat of Chester on Tuesday and looks certain to be named in England's squad for the fourth Test at Old Trafford.

Everton have confirmed that new £25million signing Jean-Philippe Gbamin has suffered a thigh injury which rules him out for at least two months.

The Masters champion said he hoped to be playing again in six weeks, while his doctor said he expected Tiger to make a 'full recovery'. Woods was injury-free in his comeback season in 2018.

PAUL FARBRACE: What we saw at Headingley from Ben Stokes was the performance of a cricketer who has matured as a person and now fully understands what he's capable of.

Old rivals Red Star Belgrade and Dinamo Zagreb advanced to the Champions League group stage Tuesday after making it through their playoff second-leg games.

ADRIAN KAJUMBA AT CRAVEN COTTAGE: Southampton were left counting the cost of their trip to Fulham after their second round win at Fulham was marred by injury to Nathan Redmond.

First-half strikes from Richard Stearman and Oliver Norwood helped Sheffield United beat Blackburn Rovers to reach the Carabao Cup third round.

MATT BARLOW AT THE MEMORIAL STADIUM: Teenage striker Aaron Connolly marked his first Brighton start with a goal but it was not enough to spare Graham Potter an anxious night.

ADAM SHERGOLD AT RODNEY PARADE: Jack Wilshere was a fresh-faced 16-year-old the last time he scored in the League Cup, for Arsenal against Sheffield United back in September 2008.

IAN WHITTELL AT GRESTY ROAD: Two first half goals from Conor Hourihane continued the feelgood factor swirling around Premier League newboys Aston Villa.

KIERAN GILL AT VICARAGE ROAD: Javi Gracia earned himself some breathing space as Watford finally ended their losing streak, with Ismaila Sarr scoring his first goal for the Hornets.

NATHAN SALT AT THE PEOPLE'S PENSION STADIUM: When the teams were read out, Crawley knew there was always a chance they could pull it off. Daniel Farke made 11 changes.

Defending champion Naomi Osaka fought her way into the second round of the US Open with victory over Anna Blinkova.

Barcelona stars including Lionel Messi unveiled the new Barcelona B stadium on Tuesday.  Gerard Pique, Sergio Busquets, Sergio Roberto and Frenkie de Jong were also there.

The 15-year-old recovered from losing the first set 6-3 to claim the next two 6-2, 7-5 against a player 68 places higher up in the rankings.

On a sun-kissed August afternoon at Anfield, a quarter of a century ago, Robbie Fowler announced his exhilarating talent to English football. It remains an iconic Premier League moment to this day.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW BY JEFF POWELL: The most extraordinary maestro the world of boxing has ever seen was born in Ukraine two years after the horrors of Chernobyl.

Grimsby Town's Carabao Cup clash against Macclesfield was called off just before half-time due a torrential storm. A replay of the second-round tie will have to be rescheduled.

Barcelona 'are preparing to launch one final bid to sign Neymar from Paris Saint-Germain' as the clock ticks down to European deadline day next week.

JASON GILLESPIE: It is very hard to avoid the conclusion we are now in for one of the classic Ashes series, maybe even up there with 2005 in terms of excitement and drama. It's fantastic.

Sportsmail provide you with all you need to know for Europa League draw for 2019/20 group stages including date, time and channel plus how the draw works, the pots and latest odds.

It might only be week three of the new Bundesliga season but some of the usual suspects are already setting the pace. Here, Sportsmail previews the upcoming fixtures ahead of the weekend's action.

UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov has claimed he isn't 'scared' to settle his rivalry with Conor McGregor outside of the Octagon.

Germany provided the first installment of live post-lockdown sporting action on Thursday by hosting a dozen races in Hanover. Many jockeys wore face masks while others used transparent plastic visors.

Stars' careers are being put at risk by the imminent resumption of competition, according to a union representing nearly 100,000 athletes. German football has been cleared to resume next week.

Walker was spotted travelling from Cheshire to Yorkshire, where his sister was celebrating her birthday, before then briefly moving on to his parents' house nearby.

Ministers are determined not to see the British Grand Prix postponed or cancelled in its 70th anniversary year and so plans are reportedly being drawn up to 'televise without spectators' there.

The 32-year-old, known in his early coaching days as the 'Baby Mourinho', has a well-earned reputation for attention to detail and will use practice games this weekend to get used to the peculiarities.

The four-time world champion eventually retired back in November 2012 after his loss to Vyacheslav Senchenko, holding an overall record of 45 wins and three defeats from 48 bouts.

Jonathan Goldstein, chairman of the Jewish Leadership Council, said the 'problem is not only Corbyn but also Corbynism and Corbynites, and these remain strong in the party'.

Speaking of a 'profound volatility' in UK politics over the last 12 months, the former Labour leader slammed the current one following his party's disastrous general election performance.

The outgoing leader used his New Year message to rail against billionaires and champion the 'movement' he built, but failed to address his party's cataclysmic election UK election defeat.

Former Labour MP Ruth Smeeth says the Shadow Cabinet should be banned from the leadership race for paying 'lip service' to rooting out anti-Semitism. She claims 'none of them deserve a vote'.

The display in London, broadcast by the BBC, kicked off with the roar of football anthems but some claimed they could hear Jeremy Corbyn's name being chanted.

Yvette Cooper is set to pull out of the Labour leadership race amid fears she cannot win. One friend told the Mail she was likely to withdraw as she feared being punished by Jeremy Corbyn's supporters.

Boris Johnson is concerned a 'Labour mole' is operating within Whitehall, say government sources. Confidential Treasury documents were leaked to Labour during the election campaign.

MPs have warned of 'Operation Stop Keir' after a poll of members showed the centrist shadow Brexit secretary well ahead of Corbynista candidates such as Rebecca Long Bailey and Ian Lavery.

A motion believed to have been drawn up by activists in Dulwich says Jeremy Corbyn deserves 'heartfelt gratitude and appreciation' for his 'remarkable contribution'.

Jeremy Corbyn has tabled an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill that would extend the transition period until 2023 in the absence of a comprehensive agreement.

The Tottenham MP (pictured) revealed he 'seriously considered' running to replace Jeremy Corbyn but did not believe he could unite the party following the general election drumming.

The Birmingham Yardley MP said she 'would have absolutely no problem in confronting Donald Trump' as she launched a bid to become the Labour party's next leader this evening.

Labour's ruling national executive committee made the announcement yesterday, setting the fee for those to become registered supporters in time to vote in the leadership contest at £25.

HENRY DEEDES: General Soleimani's death, Corbyn informed the House, was a classic example of American aggression. Once again, the US was making the wrong calls in the Middle East.

The Parliamentary Labour Party has long been at odds with Mr Corbyn over his policies and attitude to Brexit and her speech on the party's future went down badly according to MPs in the room.

Shadow international trade secretary Barry Gardiner as received £500,000 from a firm with links to Beijing and another £100,000 to finance a string of Parliamentary 'fact-finding trips.

Laura Smith and Karen Lee both spoke of their need to find a new source of income after they lost their Crew & Nantwich and Lincoln seats to the Tories on December 12.

The left-winger, who is trailing sixth and last in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn, made the suggestion in a campaign speech in London.

Some 42 per cent of more than 5,000 people surveyed by YouGov gave the outgoing leader a zero rating after he led his party to an election humiliation in December.