Michael Carrick has selected his Manchester United side to face Leeds United at Old Trafford.

 The Reds end a 24-day wait for a game by taking on our rivals across the Pennines in the 20:00 BST kick-off at Old Trafford.

Carrick's men are hoping to continue our 100 per cent record at home under the head coach, while Leeds are desperate for points to aid their bid to avoid relegation.

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Michael Carrick speaking at Old Trafford.

Carrick names team for Leeds encounter

ManUtd.com reporter Adam Marshall at Old Trafford.byAdam Marshall13 April 2026 23:45Share With twitterShare With facebookShare With whatsapp

Michael Carrick has selected his Manchester United side to face Leeds United at Old Trafford.

The Reds end a 24-day wait for a game by taking on our rivals across the Pennines in the 20:00 BST kick-off at Old Trafford.

Carrick's men are hoping to continue our 100 per cent record at home under the head coach, while Leeds are desperate for points to aid their bid to avoid relegation.

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The big news is Lisandro Martinez returns to the XI at centre-back, in place of the suspended Harry Maguire.

The Argentina international has not featured since the 1-1 draw at West Ham United in February.

There are three other changes - Noussair Mazraoui is in for Diogo Dalot, Manuel Ugarte replaces Kobbie Mainoo, who is not in the squad after suffering a small issue in training, and Benjamin Sesko gets a start in attack. Bryan Mbeumo makes way for the Slovenia striker.

Shea Lacey is back among the substitutes for the first time since the 3-2 win over Fulham.

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The most momentous launch since the Apollo era was about to begin, and along Florida’s space coast, a secondhand exhilaration was working its way through the assembled crowd, as though all of us, and not just the astronauts, would soon ride out of Earth’s gravity well on a pillar of fire. The space faithful had started arriving at the A. Max Brewer Bridge in Titusville before dawn, under the light of a full, yellow moon. They had set up their folding chairs and tripods at the high point of the bridge, to get the best line of sight, and stayed fixed in place during a brief rain, and again later, when a concerning wind blew across the lagoon.

On the launchpad, the rocket stood more than 30 stories high, illuminated by banks of stadium lights. As the day wore on, a tailgate atmosphere took hold in the park at the foot of the bridge. For miles, cars had pulled onto nearly every available stretch of grass. Families spread out on picnic blankets, and college-aged kids wheeled out coolers. They threw footballs and baseballs back and forth and drank beer.

Israel bars church leaders from Palm Sunday mass ‘for the first time in centuries,’ church says

 

For the first time in centuries, Catholic leaders have been barred from Jerusalem’s Church of Holy Sepulchre on Palm Sunday, according to church authorities in the holy city.

The Latin Patriarchate in Jerusalem said Israeli police prevented the church’s senior leaders from entering to celebrate mass.

“For the first time in centuries, the Heads of the Church were prevented from celebrating the Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre,” the Patriarchate said in a statement on Sunday. “This incident is a grave precedent and disregards the sensibilities of billions of people around the world who, during this week, look to Jerusalem.”

Arizona beats Purdue to make first Final Four since 2001

 

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- For the first time since 2001, Arizona is headed to the Final Four.

The top-seeded Wildcats punched their ticket with a 79-64 win against No. 2 Purdue, setting the school record for wins in a season (36) in the process. The previous wins record had stood since 1988, when Arizona reached the first of its four Final Fours -- including the national title in 1997 -- under legendary coach Lute Olson.

Shortly after the game ended, Arizona coach Tommy Lloyd held a microphone and spoke to the jubilant, heavily pro-Wildcats crowd at the SAP Center.

"I know this," he said. "There's a good-looking guy with white hair looking down on us right now that's happy."

The reference to Olson, who died in 2020, brought even more cheers from Arizona fans.

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The Pirates will be facing a revamped Mets' lineup headlined by Luis Robert Jr., Marcus Semien, Carson Benge, Bo Bichette, and Jorge Polanco, as new faces joining Juan Soto on the team. Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, and Jeff McNeil are all gone.

Facing that new-look lineup is Pirates' ace Paul Skenes. It's his first action in 2026 after his World Baseball Classic outings. After winning the Cy Young in 2026, Skenes will get a chance to begin working towards a second Cy Young award, starting with the Mets.

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 BUFFALO, N.Y. — I don’t know if Michigan State is good enough to conquer what’s ahead next week. But the Spartans played like a team Saturday determined to make a go of it. 

If MSU shoots like that, if Coen Carr plays like that, if Jeremy Fears continues to break assist records like that — this time the MSU NCAA tournament assist mark held previously by some guy named Magic — and if MSU defends like that, they’ll have a chance. 

All of it was too much for 6-seed Louisville on Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. After taking the lead early, MSU led wire to wire, but never comfortably, in a 77-69 win that sends the Spartans to the Sweet 16 for the third time in four years, “where this program belongs,” as Tom Izzo said afterward.

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Prairie View A&M forward Hassane Diallo, who stands at 6-foot-8, a full foot shorter than Rioux, went viral for sizing up the towering 20-year-old as he entered the game. Rioux was the world’s tallest teenager before his birthday last month.

Rioux has played sparingly throughout the year as he continues to develop but has become a fan favorite in short order. Whenever the Gators are up big late in games, the Florida crowd chants Rioux’s name at head coach Todd Golden, hoping to see the tall center in action.