Palace preparations

The Oklahoma City Thunder are taking on the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Finals and, as neither franchise has lifted the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy before, a new champion is guaranteed. It’s best of seven, with the Pacers taking the early advantage with a come-from-behind 111-110 victory in Thursday’s first game. Basketball is a growing…

LATEST TEAM NEWS As confirmed by Amorim on Friday, Mason Mount could be fit enough to make the bench against the relegation-threatened Foxes. Manuel Ugarte was an unused substitute and could return, as well as defender Harry Maguire, with the boss insisting ‘we will see’ if the former Leicester defender is fit enough. Kobbie Mainoo…

Things are looking increasingly desperate for Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim and the journey to in-form Everton could place further pressure on his shoulders this weekend. The Red Devils are currently languishing in 15th in the Premier League table and have lost three of their last four in the competition, with last weekend’s tepid…

Wayne Rooney’s glittering spell at Manchester United produced five Premier League titles, a Champions League crown and a haul of unforgettable goals. But according to the club’s record scorer, the secret ingredient behind Sir Alex Ferguson’s dominant side wasn’t tactics or training – it was playing on the PlayStation. Speaking on his BBC podcast The…

Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has defended his much-criticised striker Rasmus Hojlund, blaming the Dane’s scoring drought on a lack of service from his teammates. Hojlund has not scored a single goal in his last 16 appearances across all competitions for United. In a more concerning development, the Denmark international has failed to even…

Only four clubs have been crowned champions of Spain eight or more times. Real Madrid and Barcelona are the dominant pair, but Atletico Madrid have broken that duopoly twice in recent times, while Athletic Club have been more successful than every other side in the country. This season, only six points separate them as the…