Merseyside

Liverpool defender Joel Matip has signed a new long-term deal which will keep him at the club until summer 2024.

Live coverage of Friday's League One game between Tranmere Rovers and Southend United.

Manager Marco Silva says pressure is a "pleasure" and a "privilege" as his Everton side aim to end a four-game losing run in the Premier League.

Preview followed by live coverage of Sunday's Premier League game between Manchester United and Liverpool.

The new Santander complex will be home to more than 2,500 staff and will include a public park.

Premier League leaders Liverpool will go to Old Trafford and beat Manchester United on Sunday, says MOTD2 pundit Danny Murphy.

Castleford sign half-back Danny Richardson from Super League champions St Helens for an undisclosed fee.

Everton's match against West Ham at Goodison Park on Saturday could be decisive for manager Marco Silva's future, writes Phil McNulty.

Lionesses Kumari and Kiburi, along with male Iblis, have been exploring their sprawling new habitat.

Preview followed by live coverage of Saturday's Premier League game between Everton and West Ham United.

Liverpool's Premier League trip to Leicester City on Boxing Day is moved to an 20:00 GMT start so it can be televised as part of Amazon's new contract.

Manchester City and Liverpool are fined by Uefa for crowd trouble during Champions League fixtures earlier this month.

David Duckenfield, 75, denies the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans in the 1989 disaster.

Rats are damaging city walls by "burrowing underneath them", Liberal councillor Simon Radford claims.

Police name the victim as 59-year-old Stephen Bernard Davies, who was originally from Kirkby.

The MP leaves after 55 years, saying "anti-Semitism" has become "mainstream" under Jeremy Corbyn.

The 50-year-old was allegedly trafficked from Lithuania and made to do forced labour.

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba is ruled out of Sunday's Premier League encounter with leaders Liverpool.

All action is suspended following a long dispute over driver-only operated trains, says RMT union.

Everton's £25m summer signing Jean-Philippe Gbamin is ruled out until January after surgery on a thigh injury.