
Emery defends Villa squad rotation after Spurs loss
Aston Villa boss Unai Emery defends the rotation of his squad after his team lose a third consecutive game with a 2-1 home defeat against Tottenham.
MONDAY, 04 MAY 2026, 00:00

Aston Villa boss Unai Emery defends the rotation of his squad after his team lose a third consecutive game with a 2-1 home defeat against Tottenham.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Roberto De Zerbi says his players “cannot be happy yet” after they moved out of the relegation zone after beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Villa Park.

Bournemouth move up to sixth place to boost their hopes of finishing in a European spot after beating Crystal Palace 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur propel themselves out of the relegation zone with a commanding 2-1 win over Aston Villa in the Premier League.

“Tynecastle will be an electrifying experience,” writes Tom English, previewing Rangers’ visit to Scottish Premiership pacesetters Heart of Midlothian.

Australia all-rounder Aaron Hardie stars with bat and ball as Peshawar Zalmi beat Hyderabad Kingsmen to win their second Pakistan Super League title.

Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney insists he would not read too much into his side’s emphatic Ulster semi-final win over Down, despite a dominant performance in Clones.

A female spectator is ejected from the Crucible Theatre after jumping over the barrier during the World Snooker Championship final in Sheffield.

Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli holds off Lando Norris in a race-long battle to win the Miami Grand Prix and take a commanding championship lead.

Jonathan Sutherland presents extended highlights of Hibernian v Celtic.

The Junior Springboks clinched the 2026 U20 Rugby Championship title at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha on Sunday.

GB & NI’s mixed 4x400m team win bronze at the World Athletics Relays, while four other GB teams also qualify automatically for the 2027 World Athletics Championships.

Manchester United boss Michael Carrick says securing a place in the Champions League with so many games to spare is “a real achievement” after his team beat Liverpool 3-2 in the Premier League.

Barcelona beat Bayern Munich 4-2 at the Nou Camp to win their semi-final tie 5-3 on aggregate to advance to the Women’s Champions League final where they will face Lyon.


Watch highlights as Manchester City’s Rebecca Knaak scores a late winner against Liverpool to extend their title lead in the Women’s Super League.

Tottenham beat London City Lionesses 2-1 with goals from Signe Gaupset and Olivia Holdt to secure a fifth place finish and record their highest points total in the WSL.
Alexia Putellas score twice as Barcelona beat Bayern Munich to reach a sixth consecutive Women’s Champions League final.

Armagh march into their fourth successive Ulster Senior Football final with an astonishing 3-33 to 0-14 victory over Down at St Tiernach’s Park – a result which condemns the Mournemen to Tailteann Cup football this summer.

Celtic interim manager Martin O’Neill recognises there is still “little margin for error” after his side beat 10-man Hibernian to draw level with Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership.

Jannik Sinner becomes the first man to win five consecutive Masters 1000 titles after beating Alexander Zverev in straight sets to win the Madrid Open.