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Manchester United season ticket prices will increase by about 5% for the third successive year as the club aims to become financially sustainable.

Marseille midfielder Adrien Rabiot took aim at Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi following his side’s 3-1 loss to the Ligue 1 leaders on Sunday, writing on social media that “you can’t buy class.”

Cost of visiting Old Trafford to go up by 5% Chief executive says measures are necessary Manchester United have defended their decision to raise season-ticket prices despite the club’s faltering on-field performance. Tickets at Old Trafford will go up by 5% next season, with under-16s the only group to have their prices frozen. United’s chief

Traditionally rugby fans have liked lack of segregation But organisers believe policy could improve atmosphere The Premiership will trial away sections for supporters in two forthcoming matches in April in an effort to improve atmospheres in top-flight fixtures. It is understood that Saracens’ fixture against Gloucester on 19 April and Leicester’s match against Harlequins on

Rory McIlroy must celebrate his second Players Championship title before turning his focus to finally cracking Augusta National and completing the Grand Slam at next month’s Masters, writes Iain Carter

Title run-in looks likely to take place against backdrop of tiredness and contract talk surrounding key names It has been a chastening week for Liverpool after deserved defeats in two competitions, highlighting their flaws amid a season of Premier League domination. Paris Saint‑Germain outplayed them in the Champions League and Newcastle’s muscle left Arne Slot

MOTD2 pundit and Newcastle legend Alan Shearer explains why his old club’s EFL Cup final success to end their long wait for a trophy meant so much to him.

Full-back aims to ensure players stay ‘level-headed’ Return to European elite worth millions for Eddie Howe Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification. Trippier is a key member of Newcastle’s dressing-room leadership group as vice-captain and his

Martin S Taylor extols the virtues of bridge in the face of the growing popularity of chess While applauding the boom in chess (Editorial, 14 March), may I put in a word for bridge? It has everything chess has (including a booming online community) and much more. It is a partnership game, and cooperating with

Atlético coach struggling to deal with last-gasp defeat that rocked their title bid just days after shootout loss in Europe There was a little swipe of Diego Simeone’s foot and the ball was in the net. As Conor Gallagher had dashed up the left and provided the pass, Atlético Madrid’s coach accompanied him from the