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Some Liverpool fans could benefit from free tickets if they reach the Champions League final this season. UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin today announced fans of participating teams at the Champions League and Europa League finals will be offered a "substantial number of free tickets" as a reward for supporting European football during COVID.

Merseyside's Michael Smith will hope to get his first points on the board after a slow start as the Premier League of Darts returns on Thursday at Belfast's SSE arena. The world number 5 opens the show with a tough opponent in world number one Gerwyn Price as he looks to bounce back.

Across the years, football fans and players have found ways to intertwine their love for the sport and love for their partner. And what better day to explore this than Valentine's Day, as Merseysportlive's Cameron Wilson finds out.

Lancashire and England cricketer Liam Livingstone has signed for Punjab Kings ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season that starts in April. With the Kings beating Bengaluru to his signature, the £1.1 million move that took place at the league auction this weekend makes him the most expensive foreign player to play in this year’s competition.

Micky Mellon’s Tranmere head to mid table Hartlepool on Tuesday (February 15) looking to bounce back from Saturday’s shock 1-0 defeat at Walsall. Despite their disappointing loss, Tranmere are in a healthy position in the league.

For decades, Anfield has been synonymous with a special atmosphere. St Etienne, Olympiakos, Dortmund and Barcelona are all names connected to Anfield forever because of the intense atmosphere the Kop created on those big European nights.

Matthew Crehan recalled his father’s eulogy. “Life is like a race. It's not a race to the finish line, but it's a race to take the most beautiful route.” Running was important to his father. Now Matt has his own Olympic ambitions. He spoke to Merseysportlive reporter Sam Millne

Liverpool travel to Italy in the Champions League last 16 this week to face Inter Milan at the infamous San Siro. The two European giants have only ever gone head-to-head four times in their history, with the Italians getting the better of Liverpool over to legs in 1965, only for Liverpool to gain revenge in 2008.

Cheshire Phoenix made it four wins on the bounce as they defeated the Bristol Flyers 84-76 in the BBL Championship. The Phoenix, with recently announced All-Star 5 Levi Bradley, were too much for the team from the South-West as they moved up to fourth in the BBL table, level on points with second place Sheffield Sharks.

A blockbuster NBA trade involving a former MVP and was struck last week between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers. Both franchises are competing at the top of the Eastern Conference, and this trade has seemingly improved both rosters.