A second high profile manager has been dismissed in the space of a week in football's Premier League

Manchester United have sacked Ruben Amorim after 14 months at the helm.

Amorim expressed his frustrations yesterday at a lack of ambition from the club to buy new players in the January transfer window.

Chelsea cut ties with their manager Enzo Maresca on Friday.



Travis Head has led Australia's charge after England's best effort with the bat in the fifth and final dead rubber Ashes cricket test at Sydney.

The hosts are 166 for two at stumps, with Head not out on 91, in reply to the visitors 384.



Three set thrillers have been the theme on the opening day of the women's ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland.

Five of the eight first round matches, including all four on centre court, went to a deciding set.

Second seed Emma Navarro and former US Open champion Sloane Stephens both suffered defeats.