Adam Millington

Joao Pedro equalises as Chelsea come back from 2-0 down at Newcastle All the biggest stories from across the world of sport on Saturday

Join me here for the The i Paper's live blog, covering today's action in the Premier League and across the world of sport:

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Salah assists on Liverpool return, cryptic Maresca comments on 'worst 48 hours' All the biggest stories from across the world of sport this afternoon

Great to return to @theipaper.com today and work on their football live text. inews.co.uk/sport/footba...

NEW: 12.2m watched England in the Women’s Euro final on the BBC last night, making it the most watched television moment of 2025 across all broadcasters.

11.4m views on the website/app live page.

Peak 11.6m on BBC One, plus 4.2m streams across iPlayer, website and app.

Disjointed defeat shows Lionesses lack of depth — and it could cost them at Euros Belgium 3-2 England: The injury-hit Lionesses were torn apart in the first half in Leuven to slip to a damaging Women’s Nations League defeat

England were sloppy, disjointed and lacked depth in Leuven tonight. Piece from Den Dreef:

www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...

Wow. Big win for Belgium here in Leuven. That was a poor first half from the Lionesses and it was not much better in the second.

Report on the Indy later.

Lucy Bronze: Having autism works to my advantage in football, says England and Chelsea player Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze opens up for the first time about her autism and ADHD diagnoses to raise awareness and help others.

It's so rare to hear from neurodiverse footballers, so this is worth a read - and it's a great interview regardless. The subtle things like stimming and masking, which others might have no idea about, are good insights.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Gareth Taylor sacked by Man City, Nick Cushing returns as interim. Big month coming up.

BREAKING: The Football Associations of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales will collectively submit an expression of interest to FIFA for the United Kingdom to host the Women’s World Cup in 2035.

Sonia Bompastor says world record signing Naomi Girma "should be in the squad" for Chelsea's game against Brighton on Sunday.

WSL transfer window: Rate every club's business in January The Women's Super League's January transfer window has now closed - but who did the best business?

With the Women's Super League January transfer window now over, here are some thoughts on each club's business – plus you can rate how well you thought every team did.

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Women's Super League LIVE: Five games including Chelsea v Arsenal, Crystal Palace v Spurs, Leicester v Liverpool, West Ham v Everton, Man Utd v Brighton Watch BBC Two coverage of Chelsea v Arsenal, plus live text from Sunday's four other games in the Women's Super League.

Massive game coming up today in the WSL.

I'm on the live text for BBC Sport as Chelsea take on Arsenal. @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Stamford Bridge.

Follow along here, plus watch BBC Two's coverage:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Women's Super League & Championship LIVE: Four games including Manchester City v Manchester United, Spurs v Leicester, West Ham v Chelsea & Arsenal v Crystal Palace Watch live coverage of Spurs v Leicester, plus live text from Sunday's four other games including the Manchester derby in the Women's Super League.

On the WSL live text again today, with text commentary on all four games on the BBC Sport website. Tottenham v Leicester kicks us off at 12:30:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Some thoughts on Everton's draw with Aston Villa in the WSL:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Women's Super League LIVE: Everton vs Aston Villa live text, score Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats as Everton take on Aston Villa in the Women's Super League.

I'm on the live text for Everton v Aston Villa today in the WSL. @emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Walton Hall Park.
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Ward takes over with immediate effect on a deal until after the 2027 WWC.

NEW: Carla Ward appointed head coach of Ireland’s Women’s National Team.

US planning to bid for 2031 WWC:

Just the one women's FA Cup game taking place tonight – Manchester United v West Brom.

Join me for live coverage for BBC Sport:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/c...

Fulham 4-1 Watford: Premier League side stroll to FA Cup third round win Premier League Fulham begin their FA Cup campaign with a dominant victory against second-tier Watford to seal a fourth-round spot.

From last night: Report on Fulham’s 4-1 FA Cup win against Watford for BBC Sport.

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...

Barcelona v Man City & Arsenal v Bayern Munich: UEFA Women's Champions League stats & head-to-head Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats from Barcelona vs Man City and Arsenal v Bayern Munich in the UEFA Women's Champions League

Will Arsenal beat Bayern Munich and top their Women's Champions League group? We'll find out tonight.

I'm on the live text for BBC Sport:

www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/c...

Big - England and Wales are in same group at Euro 2025, alongside the Netherlands and France

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Google “Spotify Wrapped 2024” and click the top link. I was wondering how everyone had them already.

Another expected spotify wrapped

Fifpro have announced the finalists for the Women's World XI. Winners revealed on December 9th.

The big one today, England v USA.

@emsandersbbc.bsky.social is at Wembley, I'm on the live text.

Follow along here:

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University Challenge is as big as any sport at Durham. Beating SOAS after a draw in the play-offs is as good as a win on penalties.

Congrats KB!

I'm on the live text commentary on Chelsea v Manchester United today.

Can also listen to 5 Sports Extra commentary here later.

Follow along at the link below:

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿Lionesses squad for games against USA and Switzerland announced:

Niamh Charles, Lauren Hemp, Ella Toone, Lauren James and Lucy Parker out with injuries.

Laura Blindkilde Brown and Ruby Mace get first senior call-ups, Gabby George returns.

Injury update: Lauren Hemp Manchester City can confirm that Lauren Hemp has undergone a successful knee surgery.

NEW: Manchester City confirm that England winger Lauren Hemp has undergone a “successful knee surgery”. No timeframe for her recovery.

www.mancity.com/news/womens/...