Promotion in our hands – Karanka
Middlesbrough boss Aitor Karanka said it has been an “amazing” season for his side, despite missing out on automatic promotion from the Sky Bet Championship.
SPORTS (WORLD)
Resino sacked by Granada
Granada have sacked coach Abel Resino in the wake of Thursday night’s 2-1 Primera Division home defeat to Espanyol.
Advocaat: No repeat
Sunderland boss Dick Advocaat has promised there will be no repeat of last October’s 8-0 drubbing at Southampton when the two sides meet at the Stadium of Light this weekend.
Tough start for England
Jonathan Trott and Ian Bell fell for ducks as England struggled to 71-3 before lunch on day one of the third and final Test against West Indies, in Barbados.
Federer edges into semi-finals
World No 2 Roger Federer survived a serious challenge from Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain to edge into the semi-finals of the Istanbul Open after a three-set battle lasting almost two-and-a-half hours.
Blackburn v Ipswich preview
Outgoing midfielder David Dunn will play some part for Blackburn against Ipswich at Ewood Park.
Enrique plays down Bayern edge
Barcelona boss Luis Enrique played down suggestions that Bayern Munich hold the advantage ahead of their semi-final, first-leg meeting at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Nordhaug wins Yorkshire opener
Team Sky’s Lars Petter Nordhaug sprinted to victory on an attritional first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire in which home favourite Ben Swift crashed out.
Preview: Motherwell v Ross Co.
Motherwell will leave it late before making a decision on whether Louis Laing is fit to face Ross County in a vital Scottish Premiership clash on Saturday at Fir Park.
Baffert sets sights on Kentucky
Bob Baffert is finding it difficult to be sure which of his two Kentucky Derby contenders is the best as he prepares to saddle American Pharoah and Dortmund in Saturday’s feature at Churchill Downs.