Aadam Patel

Mahmood was scheduled to leave for the UAE last Thursday for a pace bowling camp alongside Jofra Archer , Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse and Mark Wood.

England's Saqib Mahmood has finally been granted his visa for their tour to India which begins next week and will be able to board the same flight as his teammates.

AADAM PATEL AT PORTMAN ROAD: Pre-match, the mood was optimistic, not least after Ipswich started the day outside the relegation zone for the first time since November.

AADAM PATEL: It might seem a lifetime away, but Illan Meslier was once one of the untouchable pieces of Leeds United's future. But five years on from his debut, the 'keeper is a threat to promotion.

Follow Mail Sport's live blog for the live score, team news and latest updates as Liverpool host Lille at Anfield in the Champions League.

AADAM PATEL AT ANFIELD: Slot's side beat Lille to confirm their place in the last-16, where they will be seeded and face one of the eight sides that make it through the February's play-offs.

Virgil van Dijk has sent a message to his teammates with Liverpool still in all four competitions and chasing an unprecedented quadruple in Arne Slot's first season on Merseyside.

Khusanov's weak header back to Ederson led to Chelsea taking the lead in the third minute, before he was shown a yellow card in the fourth.

AADAM PATEL: Khusanov's weak header back to Ederson led to Chelsea taking the lead in the third minute before he was booked in the fourth minute.

A footballer with multiple Champions League winners medals recalls how he often encountered the same young boy waiting at the gates of a Premier League club's training ground.