On this date, 17 years ago, Manchester United beat Arsenal 2-0 at Old Trafford. The rivalry between these teams has always been strong, and never more so than in the late 1990s and early 2000s when they were vying for the English Premier League title.

The European Club Association (ECA) has agreed that nine of the 12 European Super League (ESL) breakaway clubs can remain as members.

Arsenal Football Club have included a goal from their esports team in their goal of the month competition for February.

The magic of the Cup. Does it still exist? I think so. I hope so.

Alexander Hleb, who represented Arsenal and Barcelona with distinction, carried the 2019 European Games Flame when it reached Minsk Oblast region on the home stretch of its journey to Minsk.

I’ve never much liked New Year celebrations.  They remind me of the Peggy Lee song, Is That All There Is? “Then let’s keep dancing, let’s break out the booze, and have a ball…”

Towards the end of this month’s broadcast of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, Michael Johnson introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award, which was presented this year to Britain’s retired former Olympic and world heptathlon champion Jessica Ennis-Hill. In the course of his short address to the camera the former US sprinter - who finished his athletics career with four Olympic and eight world golds - spoke of how top performers had to accept and then deal with the pressure of expectation.

The British Olympic Association (BOA) has announced the appointment of Vinai Venkatesham as an independent non-executive director.

Whatever it was that Arsene Wenger said to his Arsenal players at half-time during Sunday's Premier League match at Anfield - at which they were already 2-0 down to Liverpool - patently failed to work.

Macedonian footballer Arijan Ademi has had his drugs ban cut from four to two years at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS).

This may seem a little far-fetched, but bear with me. Once, while a friend and I were playing pool, he suggested that we put some money on the next match.

I found myself guilty of hypocrisy in my reactions to two different sporting issues last week.

Another week, another series of doping allegations. Athletics and swimming have come in for their fair share of scandals in recent times, but yesterday it was the turn of other sports to feel the wrath of a media investigation.

Macedonian midfielder Arijan Ademi failed a doping test following his club side Dinamo Zagreb's Champions League victory over English opponents Arsenal last month, it has been announced.