Emily Smith

Andriy Yarmolenko celebrates with the home fans after his extra-time winner put West Ham throughAndriy Yarmolenko scored an emotional extra-time winner as West Ham overturned a first-leg deficit against Sevilla to reach their first European quarter-final since 1981. Yarmolenko has been on compassionate leave as he tried to deal with the trauma of having friends…

The Edinburgh derby Scottish Cup semi-final between Hearts and Hibernian will be live on BBC One Scotland at 12:15 BST on Saturday 16 April. The following day, Celtic face Rangers at 14:00, with highlights from the game on BBC Scotland that evening. Tickets for both matches will range from £8 to £35, with both Edinburgh…

Scotland drew 1-1 with Ukraine at Hampden in NovemberScotland’s World Cup qualifier in Ukraine – scheduled for 8 April – has been moved to 24 June. The Scottish FA says it will not seek to play a friendly on the original date instead, with group leaders Spain visiting Hampden in another qualifier on 12 April.…

Villarreal reached the quarter-finals of the Champions League for the first time since 2008-09Villarreal scored three late goals to move into the Champions League quarter-finals as Juventus went out in the last 16 for a third successive year. The Spanish side did not have a shot on target before substitute Gerard Moreno converted a 78th-minute…

Chelsea beat Luton 3-2 in the fifth round of the FA CupChelsea have withdrawn a request for Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Middlesbrough to be played behind closed doors, the Football Association says. Chelsea initially made the request “for matters of sporting integrity”. “After constructive talks between the FA and Chelsea, the club has agreed…

Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich has been sanctioned by the UK governmentThe Premier League has not “worked through the consequences” if Chelsea are not sold by 31 May but believes the club will complete this season. The comments were made at a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport session about the role of Russian money in clubs.…

Artyom Dzyuba is Russia’s joint-top scorer with 30 goalsRussia captain Artyom Dzyuba says he has not joined the national team’s training camp for family reasons, rather than “political aspects”. Dzyuba, 33, is said to have relatives in Ukraine. But he said coach Valery Karpin’s suggestion that he had declined a call-up over Russia’s invasion of…

Christian Pulisic scored in both legs of the last-16 tieThomas Tuchel wants Chelsea to be the side everyone wants to avoid in the Champions League quarter-final draw after the holders beat Lille at a lively Stade Pierre-Mauroy to secure a 4-1 aggregate win. The Blues took a 2-0 first-leg lead to France but, in a…

Aymeric Laporte had a brilliant chance to open the scoring in the first halfManchester City missed their chance to go six points clear at the top of the Premier League as they were held by a resilient Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. City dominated proceedings, twice hitting the woodwork, while defender Aymeric Laporte failed to…

Celtic and Rangers will meet in the semi-finals of the Scottish Cup, while city rivals Hearts and Hibernian also go head-to-head at Hampden. It is the first time the Glasgow and Edinburgh clubs have all made it this far together in the history of the tournament. The ties will be played on the weekend of…