SOCCER

Harvey Elliott has insisted he won’t use his inexperience as an excuse as he bids to become a Liverpool regular, declaring: “I am not a kid anymore.” The 19-year-old has capitalised on an early-season midfield injury crisis to earn starts in seven of the Reds' 11 games in all competitions so far this term.

The youngest player in Premier League history is a record that continues to fall victim to an increasingly youthful talent pool. In fact, all across Europe the records continue to fall, with some that stood for decades dropping to the influx of young talent and skill.

Queen Elizabeth II, the longest-reigning monarch in British history, has died at the age of 96. She was placed under medical supervision at Balmoral — the royal family’s estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland — on September 8 after doctors expressed concern for her health.

Chloe Kelly wrote her name in football history - scoring the winner to hand the Women’s EURO 2022 to England, who beat Germany 2-1 at Wembley. A crowd of 87,192 - the highest attendance for any Euros final men’s or women’s - were present as it took extra-time to separate them, as one might have expected from these two teams whose defences have proved impressively solid throughout the tournament.

After nine seasons at Real Madrid, 32-year-old Gareth Bale is departing the club this summer at the expiration of his contract on June 30 and he has settled on a new destination.