Durham Police have released Sunderland s Adam Johnson on bail as they look into claims of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16.

England winger Adam Johnson has been released on police bail following his arrest on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under the age of 16.

The Sunderland player was suspended by the Premier League club on Monday, after Durham Police confirmed that a 27-year-old man had been taken into custody.

A statement from Durham Police on Tuesday said:  A 27-year-old man arrested on suspicion of sexual activity with a girl under 16 years has been released on police bail pending on-going investigations.

Johnson made the switch to Sunderland from City in 2012, having won the Premier League and FA Cup during his time tim…

Lazio and Inter Milan have been two of the best sides in the Serie A this season, but the Rome-based side continued their surprising campaign with another solid win. This time, they completed a huge comeback to defeat Inter Milan by a 2-1 score.

Ashley Young broke the deadlock for Inter late in the first half. Lazio, however, flipped the script in the second half. Ciro Immobile netted the equalizer with a penalty, and cultured midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored the winning goal.

Lazio were dominant right from the start, edging their opponents in possession, shots, and most of the stats throughout the entire contest. They only needed 10 minutes to create the first chances, when Milinkovic-Savic smashed the crossbar from long range. Inter responded, however. Lukaku…

Juventus Coppa Italia semi-final second leg with Milan in Turin has been postponed due to fears over the spread of coronavirus.

After a Prime Ministerial Decree outlined restrictions imposed on sporting events across the country until March 8 on Sunday, Juve v Milan had initially been set to go ahead on Wednesday without fans from the most affected regions.

However, following a meeting attended by Turin mayor Chiara Appendino, prefect Claudio Paolomba, club representatives and local ministries on Tuesday, the decision was taken to stop the match from going ahead altogether, with the two teams all square at 1-1 from the first leg.

A Juventus statement read: The game has been postponed to a date yet to be confirmed, as announced by Lega Serie A, after taking actio…

Tottenham s latest financial results have revealed transfer spending of almost £150million in the last 16 months, surpassing the traditional Barclays Premier League top four and coming second only to Manchester City.

Spurs announced record pre-tax profits in the year ending June 2009, helped by the sale of Dimitar Berbatov to Manchester United and Robbie Keane to Liverpool, although both those heavyweights appear conservative in their transfer spending compared to the club currently fourth in the Barclays Premier League.

Chelsea and Arsenal have also been prudent during the same period, while Spurs have needed to reshape their squad following the departure of Juande Ramos and appointment of Harry Redknapp as manager.

Spurs spent £119.3million in the financ…

Bayer Leverkusen are currently top of the German Bundesliga, three points clear of second place Werder Bremen. Their form this season has been superb and they will be looking to continue that good form this Sunday.

Big match

Leverkusen will face probably their toughest trip of the season when they visit under-fire giants Bayern Munich. Although Munich have struggled in the league recently they are still hard to beat at the Allianz Arena.

However Bayern are under huge pressure to get back on track and that pressure could work in Leverkusen s advantage. Despite Bayern having lots of experience in their squad they seem to be feeling the weight of expectancy and could come unstuck.

Experienced coach

In June of this year Leverkusen appointed veteran c…

Jurgen Klopp says it is not easy for Liverpool to challenge for the Premier League title after a number of difficult seasons because of the continual development of their rivals.

Klopp s arrival at Anfield during the 2015-16 campaign boosted hopes that Liverpool could at last end their title drought, having not won the league since 1989-90.

Liverpool appeared to be Chelsea s main rival for the title this term after a good start to 2016-17, but a poor run of form in January has seen them drop to fourth place in the table, 10 points behind the leaders.

Their recent slump has led to criticism of Klopp, yet the Liverpool boss remains optimistic about his side s chances of winning silverware in the not too distant future.

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Real Madrid defender Jesus Vallejo, who has been billed as the new Sergio Ramos, must wait until the end of the season to discover the club s plans for him.

Vallejo, who joined Madrid from Real Zaragoza in 2015, is on loan with high-flying Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga.

The 20-year-old has been tipped to replace Pepe in the first-team squad at Santiago Bernabeu next season, but will not hold talks with Zinedine Zidane s side until the end of 2016-17.

Nobody has informed me so far, they are just rumours, Vallejo told Sport1 when asked about replacing Pepe.

When I went to Frankfurt, I was told that I should play the season calmly and make the most of it, then we sit down. We will not talk about it before May or June. 

Of course, we are i…

There has been significant interest in Sporting Lisbon s Manuel Ugarte lately, and now, Fabrizio Romano says a move to the Premier League this summer could be on the cards for the Uruguayan midfielder with three clubs from the English top flight already in talks with agent Jorge Mendes. Romano hasn t revealed the names of those clubs, but recent reports elsewhere have mentioned Chelsea, Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in that regard.

Liverpool and Spurs are expected to make significant changes to their playing personnel at the end of the season, having endured a disappointing campaign. Their efforts are expected to be hampered further by a likely lack of Champions League football next season; Spurs are already out, and Liverpool are still in with a small chance to qualify. Chel…

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Hoping to find a route into the top-half of the Primera Liga table, Gil Vicente will welcome Vizela to the Estadio Cidade de Barcelos on Tuesday afternoon.

Starting with the hosts, opening February in the midst of a recent blip, Gil Vicente will certainly be looking to claim a welcomed domestic boost here. Nevertheless, while the Roosters might have suffered back-to-back Primera Liga defeats for the first time since the start of September, Vitor Campelos’ side still have their sights set on securing a top-half finish in 2024. Opening the midweek fixtures sat just two points adrift of breaking back into Portugal’s top-nine, the Barceols-based outfit will be hugely excited by their continued success on home soil. Last seen…

French media outlet that Inter Milan are set to complete the signing of Monaco midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia.

The Nerazzurri have been hot on the trail of the France international for quite a while, and they have been working around the clock on the deal over the last couple of weeks.

According to L Equipe, Inter have reportedly agreed a €40 million fee for the talented footballer, which is double the amount Monaco paid for his services two years ago.

Geoffrey Kondogbia had begun his professional career at Lens, making 35 league appearances before joining Sevilla in 2012.

The holding midfielder largely impressed in his first season in La Liga, earning a lucrative switch to Monaco the following summer.

After some excellent displays last season,…