The vehicle hit a 47-year-old man on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.

Chris Richards was controversially sent off with a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time of a contest which never found a flow.

Late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic saw Manchester City open up a four-point cushion to the Europa League places.

Annan kept their Scottish League One survival hopes alive with a stunning 5-1 win over champions Arbroath at Galabank. Arbroath – who had secured promotion last weekend – took a 17th-minute lead ...

It began with a poor kick out by Verbruggen from which the ball came straight back and to the feet of Wissa in the right-hand channel. He reversed it Mbeumo, who opened his body up and curled a ...

Jelena Ostapenko maintained her incredible unbeaten record against Iga Swiatek with victory in the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The Pole must have hoped a first clash ...

Dan Skelton added over £30,000 to his tally to take his lead to almost £70,000 as he took advantage of a blank day for Willie Mullins in the race to be champion trainer.

Bournemouth brought up a club record Premier League points tally but would have wanted more after playing out a goalless draw at 10-man Crystal Palace. The contest rarely found a flow and by the time ...

Lesley Ugochukwu’s added-time strike ensured Southampton equalled Derby’s record-low Premier League points total with a 1-1 draw at West Ham. Relegated Saints were still on course to be crowned the ...

The First Minister told the PA news agency that he accepted the judges’ ruling that the definition of a woman is based on biology.

Manchester City’s bid for a 15th successive season of Champions League football was bolstered by two late goals in a 2-0 win at Everton they barely deserved.

Thousands of trans rights protesters have taken to the streets of Edinburgh following the recent Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of a woman.