The force hasn't been with Wayne Rooney this season but that hasn't stopped the Manchester United captain comparing team-mate Juan Mata to Yoda. Discussing the latest Star Wars film The Force Awakens as part of the government's wider GREAT Britain campaign, Rooney likens the Spanish playmaker to the legendary Jedi master. Comparing their petit frames, Rooney also hails Mata's intelligence on-and-off the pitch to that of Yoda too. ...read
Jamie Carragher rolled back the years during in Australia and even bumped into two cricketing heavyweights while Down Under. Carragher played for Liverpool Legends in Sydney on Thursday
Former FIFA world player of the year Ronaldhino was never one to miss a trick on the field and that appears to be the case off it too, with the Brazilian cashing in on the latest craze of hoverboards.
Lewis Hamilton is a man of many talents and the reigning F1 world champion demonstrated that once more as he enjoys time away from sport during the off-season.
It appears former Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor has been practising his ball skills as he awaits to find a new club. However, for his possible suitors it wasn't with a football.
He forged a career as one of the finest Barclays Premier League midfielders, but Frank Lampard has shown himself to be just as good with his hands as he is with his feet.
In 2015, Barcelona won the treble and Leicester moved from the bottom of the Premier League to the very top it. Now, it is time to take a humorous look forward at what we can expect to happen in 2016.
Anthony Martial, Morgan Schneiderlin and Daley Blind attend Matteo Darmian's New Years Eve dinner with wives and girlfriends as Manchester United stars kick off 2016 in style.
Stoke City star Jack Butland has generously donated £5,000 to Great Britain's women's deaf football team, as he showed why he's one of the Premier League's nice guys.
Sports stars continued to entertain us on social media throughout 2015. We look at the best posts, including Bayern Munich poking fun at Spurs, Jon Walters' wage demands and Arsenal baiting.
It's the time of year to be with your family, and West Ham United playmaker Manuel Lanzini has been joined by his brother during his first festive period on English shores.
It may be Christmas time but it appears there is still no love lost between Chelsea and Tottenham supporters, despite the efforts of the former.
Keval Nakeshree, from Gloucester, headed to his local Ladbrokes at the start of the season to place£5 on the 1000/1 shot, and has now earned a nice festive bonus courtesy of Jamie Vardy and Co.
JACK GAUGHAN: Mamadou Sakho's eyes went one way, his feet the other and with that Watford hitman Odion Ighalo had embarrassed yet another international defender.
The 28-year-old UFC star was seen kissing Travis, 33, in California. On Sunday, she was out with him again, as the two dressed casually to grab Venti iced drinks from Starbucks.
The former Blues manager is still the subject of huge interest, three days on from his Stamford Bridge sacking, and spent the latest of his days without work walking through Knightsbridge.
She may have been dethroned as the queen of UFC, but it appears the force is still strong inside Ronda Rousey. She channelled her inner-geek as she watched the Star Wars sequel.
Manchester United's first-team stars may have cancelled their planned Christmas night out but it did not stop their partners from celebrating the start of the festive period.
Raheem Sterling might be the most expensive English footballer of all time, but the Manchester City forward's choice of car was surprisingly modest following his Champions League heroics this week.
Anthony Martial may have had a birthday to forget on the pitch for Manchester United but that didn't stop him having his cake and eating it.
The Chelsea squad prepared for Saturday's match with Bournemouth by training just nine hours after the squad enjoyed a Christmas night out sanctioned by manager Jose Mourinho
The Premier League stars were partying at swanky London nightclub Libertine where super-middleweight champion James DeGale was also in attendance until the early hours of Thursday morning.
Manchester City lost 1-0 to Juventus in a disappointing Champions League Group D clash in Turin on Wednesday but the club's night got off to the worst possible start, even before kick-off.
After leaving it until stoppage time to beat Watford, Manchester United's stars were enjoying themselves late on again on Saturday night, as they celebrated Chris Smalling's birthday.
Sergio Ramos may have missed out on the opportunity to add to his 130 international caps due to injury, but the Spanish defender was still one of the happiest men in the world at the weekend.
As far as famous No 7s go, it doesn't get much better than this... Former England captain David Beckham and MI6's James Bond. And like famous spy 007, Beckham is currently a man on a mission.
Four Manchester City stars have taken part in the inaugural Nexus Tyre Challenge, tasked with firing footballs through holes in a number of different challenges.
The past couple of weeks have seen Lewis Hamilton indulge in various parties and the newly-crowned F1 champion was celebrating once more, albeit this time for a loved one.
WARNING GRAPHIC IMAGES. Lindsey Vonn needed stitches in her right thumb after trying to break up a fight between her dogs over a Frisbee this weekend.
Technology is changing the face of football, and no more so than at Ewood Park on Saturday, where Marco Djuricin was taken off on a wheelbarrow stretcher.
Lewis Hamilton showed he is a fashion icon as well as a three-time Formula One World champion when he featured on the front cover of the latest edition of Esquire Middle East.
If the pressure is getting to Jose Mourinho, he doesn't seem to be showing it yet with the Chelsea manager arriving at training ahead of one of the biggest games of his career in a cheery mood.
Liverpool's first-team squad enjoyed a double celebration on Saturday... three Premier League points against Chelsea, followed by a spooky Halloween party back on Merseyside.
On a night when Manchester United lacked cohesion in their Capital One Cup exit to Middlesbrough, there was at least some in the stands as the players' wives and girlfriends watched on.
David Beckham's global appeal knows no bounds and the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star will prove that in an upcoming documentary.
Gareth Bale jetted into London for the premiere of the new James Bond film on Monday, appearing on the red carpet at the Royal Albert Hall alongside pregnant girlfriend Emma Rhys-Jones.
Gareth Bale is used to lighting up televisions across the world but for once the Real Madrid star will be a keen spectator for the latest silver screen installment of a British series classic.
Following his match-winning header against Chelsea at the weekend, West Ham striker Andy Carroll has taken some time out to visit a pumpkin farm with his fiancee Billi Mucklow and son Arlo.
Cristiano Ronaldo is used to inspiring people for his on-the-pitch exploits but the footballing superstar is now trying to do so off-it for a far greater cause.
He'd rather have been playing at Wembley on Friday night but injured England midfielder Jack Wilshere found an alternative way to take his mind off his fitness woes.
Newcastle 3-3 United
MARTIN SAMUEL: The wisdom is that a point is no good for a team in Newcastle's position. Not this one. This was absolute gold dust
Bournemouth 1-3 West Ham
SAM CUNNINGHAM: West Ham taught Bournemouth that money does not always buy you success
Aston Villa 1-0 Crystal Palace
LAURIE WHITWELL: It has been 157 days in the waiting but at last Aston Villa are victorious in the Premier League
England Six Nations squad set to include 13 new face
CHRIS FOY: Eddie Jones will confirm a cull of leading players from the England rugby squad
Carroll set for another spell on the sidelines
Andy Carroll limped off after 15 minutes. He has suffered six major injuries since joining West Ham in 2012
Scholes feeling 'loads better' after Manchester United thrill at last
Paul Scholes watched Louis van Gaal's side perform like a United team of old
Kompany might not be back until the 'last part of the season'
CHRIS WHEELER: The Belgium defender has only appeared for City 12 times this season
Shelvey completes £12m Newcastle move
Jonjo Shelvey arrived on Tyneside on Tuesday to undergo a medical and finalise a five-year deal with the club
De Bruyne had an agreement with Bayern Munich before joining Manchester City but is now 'super happy'
Kevin De Bruyne's agent revealed the news
'This is important': Klopp hails arrival of Caulker in loan deal as Liverpool boss prepares to throw defender in against Arsenal
Joined from QPR
European Athletics set to follow UKA lead
EXCLUSIVE BY MATT LAWTON: European Athletics will call for a review of the current record books
McGregor vows to 'behead' Dos Anjos
Conor McGregor vowed to 'behead' Rafael dos Anjos after their fight was confirmed for UFC 197 on March 5 in Sin City
Alli signs new five-year Spurs deal worth £25,000 a week after dramatic rise to top
Dele Alli only joined Spurs in the summer from MK Dons
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