Jamaica and Costa Rica both started their 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup campaigns with wins on Monday, getting past Suriname and Guadeloupe in Group C respectively.

The Reggae Boyz scored twice in the first half hour to ease past Suriname 2-0 in Orlando, highlighted by Fulham forward Bobby Decordova-Reid s spectacular first-time volley.

Shamar Nicholson opened the scoring with a low sixth-minute strike from the edge of the box for Jamaica.

Suriname s Gleofilo Vlijter pushed a great chance wide before Decordova-Reid stunner from range made it 2-0 in the 26th minute.

WHAT A FANTASTIC GOAL! 

Bobby Reid’s rocket for  is today’s Goal of the Day

— Gold Cup (@GoldCup)

Costa Rica, who made the 2014 World Cup quarter-finals, triumphed…

Jay Rodriguez and Matej Vydra have signed new deals with Burnley, it has been .

Born in Burnley, Rodriguez came through the youth ranks at the club and was promoted to the first team in 2007. His path so far has led through loan spells with Scottish side Stirling and Barnsley, and he joined Southampton on a permanent deal in 2012. Five years later, he left St Mary s and moved to Hawthorns where he played two seasons for West Bromwich Albion. The 31-year-old eventually returned to Burnley in 2019 on a two-year deal.

Vydra, 28, played for three clubs as a youngster in his country of Czech Republic before joining Udinese in 2010. From there, he had loan spells with Club Brugge, West Brom and Watford. He joined the Hornets permanently in 2015 but he spent the following seas…

Ruben Neves is Erik ten Hag s number one midfield target in his first transfer window as manager at Manchester United.

Neves, 25, signed for Wolves from Porto in 2017, and quickly asserted himself as a crucial cog in midfield.

United made a move for the Portugal international in the January transfer window, and were rebuffed, but they reportedly prepared to come in with a much more substantial offer this time around.

TOP STORY – RED DEVILS LAUNCH ANOTHER MOVE FOR NEVES

After United s January offer of £35million was unsuccessful, The Sun is reporting Wolves will want in the range of £50m to sell star man Neves.

Wolves have reportedly been preparing for life without Neves for some time now, and are targeting 26-year-old Sporting …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes his Manchester United team can match Tyson Fury s powers of recovery as they look to end their slide in Saturday s clash with Tottenham.

The Red Devils have not won any of their last four Premier League games, culminating in a 5-0 humiliation at the hands of rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford last Sunday.

United have lost three of their last four Premier League matches, as many defeats as they suffered in their previous 37 league games (W23 D11), as they head into the clash at Spurs. They have not lost three Premier League games in a row since December 2015 under Louis van Gaal.

Rumours around Solskjaer’s future have gone into overdrive following the heavy defeat to Jurgen Klopp’s men, and the Norwegian coach wants to see his team…

Atletico Madrid are hoping to recover from losing to Liverpool on matchday three with a repeat of their Anfield heroics last March.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will look to take bigger steps towards the last 16, while Real Madrid will go in search of another big win against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Inter can put themselves in a good position to progress, too, although city rivals Milan have got much more of a fight on their hands.

Here are some of the key Opta facts for Wednesday s Champions League matches

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Atletico were winners at Anfield on their last visit as they claimed a 3-2 victory in the last-16 second leg in March 2020. Indeed, Liverpool have only twice…

While Europe’s elite domestic leagues might have only just opened up their respective 2023/24 campaigns, we once again find ourselves at the heart of another international break.

With all of the attention now turning to the latest round of European Championship qualifying fixtures, all of the continent’s heavy hitters will be looking to make another statement and get one step closer to booking their ticket for Germany.

Watching things get back underway on Thursday as the likes of France and the Netherlands steal centre stage, neutrals are treated to a string of intriguing affairs.

Ahead of what could be a pivotal night of qualifying fixtures, there are also a string of eye-catching betting markets that can potentially offer a great return for your Thursday f…

England’s Euro 2024 preparations begin in earnest when they face Brazil in a high-profile friendly at Wembley on Saturday night.

It is one of two matches left before manager Gareth Southgate names his squad for the tournament in Germany as England look to go one better than their penalty shootout defeat to Italy in the Euro 2020 final.

Here, the PA news agency takes a look at some of the key talking points ahead of the clash.

Getting shirty

Saturday’s friendly will be the first time the men’s senior team sport the new Nike kit following the backlash that met its release this week. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer were among a hosts of names to criticise the decision to alter the colour of the St George’s Cross on the back of …

Ciaran Clark is leaving Newcastle this month, the club have confirmed.

The 33-year-old defender, who spent last season on loan at Sheffield United, joined the Magpies from Aston Villa in August 2016 and was named player of the year as they won promotion back to the Premier League in his first season.

Clark went on to make 127 appearances during his time at St. James’ Park, which comes to end this month upon the expiration of his contract.

Also leaving is academy graduate Matty Longstaff, but he will remain at the club and continue to receive treatment on an anterior cruciate ligament injury suffered towards the end of 2022.

The 23-year-old scored the winning goal on his Premier League debut against Manchester United in October 2019 and went on to play 2…

Antonio Conte registered his 100th win as a coach in Serie A by leading Inter to a 3-1 victory over Napoli on Monday.

Inter boss Conte reached the milestone thanks to Romelu Lukaku s first-half double and Lautaro Martinez s goal after the break at the San Paolo, where the Nerazzurri claimed their first league triumph since October 1997.

The former Italy boss became the fastest manager to reach triple figures for wins among those who made their Serie A coaching debut from 1994-95 onwards.

Conte s first win in the division was a 3-1 success at Udinese during a stint in charge of Atalanta in the 2009-10 season.

After a spell in the second tier with Siena, Conte took charge of Juventus in 2011 and led them to three successive Scudetti.

Inter s victory…

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti will make a late decision on whether to play Jude Bellingham in the Champions League clash with Braga.

The England midfielder suffered a shoulder injury in the weekend draw with Raya Vallecano, but he trained on Tuesday and will be assessed ahead of the Group C clash at the Bernabeu.

Bellingham has scored 13 goals and produced three assists in a remarkable start to life at Madrid, but owing to their strong position in the group, Ancelotti may not risk him.

Our squad for the match !

— Real Madrid C.F. (@realmadriden)

“I don’t know if he’ll play,” the Italian told a press conference. “He trained today (Tuesday) which means he’s comfortable. He has recovered well and felt good in all the movements he…