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Carly Skelly headlined the card at the Grand Central Hall in Liverpool as she defeated Dorota Norek by unanimous decision to claim the WBC International title. The 10-round-fight was chaotic throughout and was by no means routine for Skelly, as her Polish opponent took her the distance.

Prescot Cables were beaten 2-1 today at home by the travelling 1874 Northwich. After tasting defeat last week on their trip to Bootle, Cables were hoping to get back to winning ways on home turf.

Tranmere Rovers conceded twice in the second half and fell to a 2-0 defeat at home to Northampton Town at Prenton Park. Elliot Nevitt had a first half disallowed goal for Tranmere who were well beaten.

Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp has responded to Paul Scholes' comments about him "rubbing his hands" at the prospect of facing Manchester United this Sunday. Scholes made the comments following the Red Devils' late victory over Atalanta in the Champions League thanks to Cristiano Ronaldo's late header.

Two goals from Merseyside striker Paul Mullin broke the hearts of Marine as they were knocked out the FA Cup by Wrexham. "Overall they were the better side but we had enough chances in the game to cause them problems," Marine manager Neil Young told Merseysportlive.

Liverpool have fond memories of the Wanda Metropolitano - the home of Atletico Madrid. On June 1 2019, number six came home to Merseyside from that very stadium.

Sixty-seven athletes including Liverpool's Katarina Johnson-Thompson and Jamie Webb have been offered membership to join the British Athletics Olympic World Class Programme (WCP) for 2021/22. The WCP is UK Sport's initiative funded by the National Lottery, aimed at aiding success in reaching named milestone targets.

Merseyrail Ladies were 4-0 winners against top-of-the-table Tranmere in a classic derby to leapfrog their rivals to the summit. It was a gutsy performance and it was the half-time substitutions of the away side which proved too much for unbeaten Tranmere in a rampant second half.

Marine manager Neil Young was full of praise for his side as they prepare for their FA Cup replay with National League Wrexham tomorrow (October 19). The winners will progress to the FA Cup 1st Round proper, with a trip to League Two Harrogate Town on the horizon.

Widnes Wild beat Blackburn Hawks 8-2 in a thrilling encounter at Planet Ice, as a quickfire double from Richard Haggar propelled the Wild into the lead. Widnes continue their good run of form winning their third successive cup game, topping their group with three wins from four so far.