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Jess Park made her first start for England as they secured a 2-1 victory over Italy in the Arnold Clark Cup on Sunday. The Everton forward played 45 minutes as the Lionesses made it two wins from two in the competition at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

An evenly contested match between Warrington Town and Guiseley finished goalless at Cantilever Park seeing the home side maintain their place in the play-offs. The game created few opportunities which at the end of play left both teams frustrated that...

Merseyside football clubs are promoting LGBTQ+ equality throughout February as part of a wider campaign. They are supporting Football v Homophobia's month of action - a global initiative that challenges discrimination based on gender and sexual orientation in football.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uQPAmhRdhUs Merseyside Nighthawk players, Matt O’Connell, Paul Cowan and Laurent Tshimanga have been selected for the Great British American Football team.    Five players were involved in the selection process by the national team but only three were successful in gaining a place....

England destroyed New Zealand in the first Test at Tauranga as Lancashire’s James Anderson created more history to add to his decorated career. Anderson returned match figures of 7-54 as England beat their Kiwi counterparts by 267 runs.

Wirral AC athlete Sam Lunt impressed as he reached the semi-finals of the men's 400 metres at the British Indoor Athletics Championships. And the 17-year-old finished third in his semi-final heat in a time of 48.36 seconds, but it was not quite enough to make it through to Sunday's final.

The Merseyside joint initiative ‘Fans Supporting Foodbanks’ has been encouraging local football fans to unite against poverty in their city. Fans attending Everton and Liverpool matches are urged to donate non-perishable food items at collection points before kick-off.

Liverpool built on Monday's win over Everton with a 2-0 victory on the road against top four rivals Newcastle United on Saturday. First-half goals from Darwin Nunez and Cody Gakpo were enough to secure the three points for the Reds who move to eighth, six points behind the Magpies in fourth.

Cheshire Phoenix are preparing to host Leicester Riders at home this Sunday in the BBL Championship. Following a hard fought loss to Caledonia Gladiators on Friday (February 17), Cheshire must channel their focus toward their next game.

Former Everton and Newcastle United star Christian Atsu has been found dead among collapsed buildings flattened by the earthquake in Turkey. After 12 days of searching by family, friends and officials, it was confirmed that Atsu was found dead beneath the rubble of the remains of his home in Antakya, Turkey.