Rising Sunderland meet rival Newcastle in what could be the FA Cup’s top match

Manchester United began their preparations for the new season with a 2-0 win over relegated Leeds United at the Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo on Wednesday.

Liverpool went top of the Premier League table as they won 3-1 against Sheffield United after an excellent performance from Alexis Mac Allister.

Claudio Ranieri will leave his job as Cagliari coach by mutual agreement, the Serie A club said on Tuesday, as local media reported that the 72-year-old was set to retire from football.