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Timo Werner is the fifth player to score 15 away goals in a Bundesliga seasonTimo Werner scored his 25th goal of the Bundesliga season as RB Leipzig kept pace with Borussia Dortmund in the race for a top-two finish by winning 4-2 in an entertaining game in Cologne.The coveted forward took advantage of disastrous defending to score during a spell of three goals in seven minutes in a manic second half.Leipzig remain two points behind Dortmund with five games remaining.It was the first Bundesliga game to be played in June since 1995.Cologne had taken an early lead through Jhon Cordoba,…

Liam Plunkett took 3-42 in the World Cup final but has not been picked by England sinceEngland fast bowler Liam Plunkett says he would be open to playing for the United States in the future.The 35-year-old, whose wife is American, has not played for England since winning the World Cup last summer and was not one of the 55 players asked to return to training last week."It would be nice be involved in some sort of cricket over there," he said."My kids might be American, so it would be quite cool to say to them that I played for England…

Chelsea are considering switching their attentions to signing RB Leipzig striker Timo Werner, 24, if the Germany international indicates a willingness to move. (ESPN)Six-time Ballon d'Or winner Lionel Messi, 32, will stay at Barcelona next season after a clause allowing the Argentina striker to leave the club for free this summer expired. (Standard)Real Madrid have rejected the chance to sign Chelsea winger Willian, 31, on a free transfer. The Brazil international's contract at Stamford Bridge expires this summer. (Mirror)Manchester United will pay £10.5m for extending 30-year-old Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo's loan deal until January - a £6m fee going to…

Anderson is part of a 55-player group that has returned to trainingEngland fast bowler James Anderson believes the enforced break from cricket due to the coronavirus pandemic could prolong his career.Anderson, 37, is part of a 55-player group that has been asked to return to training, with the first Test against West Indies set to start on 8 July.Anderson has regained full fitness after picking up a rib injury on England's winter tour of South Africa."It could just add on a year or two at the end of my career," said Anderson.The Lancashire paceman, who is England's all-time leading wicket-taker…

Silverstone has been closed under lockdown laws during the coronavirus pandemicFormula 1 has been given the go-ahead by the UK government to hold two races at Silverstone this summer, BBC Sport has been told.F1 sources say people involved in elite sports events will be exempt from a requirement on international travellers to self-isolate for 14 days.Sports will be required to submit and win approval for a detailed plan of their movements and activities.The government is expected to confirm the move later this month.The exemption should also allow the Champions League to resume and this summer's cricket Test series in England…

Bayern Munich want to sign Manchester City and Germany winger Leroy Sane, 24, and compatriot Kai Havertz, 20, from Bayer Leverkusen as part of "a new era" at the club, says their deputy chairman. (Bayern 1, via Evening Standard)Chelsea lead Paris St-Germain to sign Porto's Brazilian left-back Alex Telles, 27. (Tuttosport via Express)Lille have received multiple offers for striker Victor Osimhen. Tottenham, Liverpool and Arsenal are among the clubs interested in the Nigerian, 21. (Mail)RB Leipzig striker and Liverpool target Tino Werner has made a clear decision on his future in transfer talks, says Inter Milan sporting director Piero Ausilio.…

Leeds United have won each of their past five matches in the ChampionshipThe Championship season is set to resume on 20 June, more than three months after it was suspended because of the coronavirus pandemic.The EFL said the date was "provisional" and "subject to the strict proviso that all safety requirements and government guidance is met".There are 108 matches remaining, plus the play-off semi-finals and final.No Championship fixtures have been played since 8 March, with the campaign suspended five days later.The EFL said it is aiming to complete the Championship season with the play-off final "on or around 30 July",…

Jadon Sancho took off his shirt in the 57th minute after scoring for Borussia DortmundEngland forward Jadon Sancho was among a number of sports stars adding their voice to worldwide protests against racism on Sunday.Protests have been held after George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died while being restrained by Minneapolis police. Sancho unveiled a 'Justice for George Floyd' T-shirt after scoring for Borussia Dortmund against Paderborn.Earlier, Marcus Thuram took a knee after scoring for Borussia Moenchengladbach.Sancho, who scored a hat-trick as Dortmund thrashed Paderborn 6-1, was shown a yellow card for the gesture.Floyd died in police custody on Monday…

Only Robert Lewandowski, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi have had more goal involvements (goals or assists) than 20-year-old Jadon Sancho since August 2018England's Jadon Sancho scored the first hat-trick of his career on his first start since the Bundesliga resumed as Borussia Dortmund thrashed Paderborn.After an uneventful first half, Thorgan Hazard put Dortmund ahead with a tap-in before Sancho slotted home his first goal since 29 February.Sancho added the third after Uwe Hunemeier's penalty reduced the bottom side's deficit before Achraf Hakimi and Marcel Schmelzer made it 5-1.Sancho got his third in stoppage time.Dortmund thrash Paderborn - as it happenedCould…

Manchester United are open to the idea of French midfielder Adrien Rabiot, 25, being included in a swap deal with Juventus for his compatriot, 27-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba. (Calciomercato - via Express)Meanwhile, Manchester United are continuing negotiations with Shanghai Shenhua over a loan extension until January 2021 for 30-year-old Nigeria striker Odion Ighalo. (Goal)Former Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov has urged the club not to sign 27-year-old former Liverpool and current Bayern Munich and Brazil midfielder Philippe Coutinho this summer. (Mirror)Arsenal's Uruguay midfielder Lucas Torreira, 24, 'dreams' of Boca Juniors transfer amid uncertainty over his future. (Fox Sports Argentina, via…