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Everton want answers from the Premier League’s refereeing body around the failure to award them a penalty in Sunday’s Merseyside derby loss to Liverpool.

Nico Rosberg believes former rival Lewis Hamilton may find it “difficult to keep his motivation up” this season and has accused Mercedes of not telling the “truth” to protect their driver after another dismal weekend.

In the latest Ref Watch, Dermot Gallagher looks back on a feisty Merseyside derby, with penalty calls and possible red cards dominating the agenda.

Last year’s winner Clan Des Obeaux and the brilliant Allaho are among nine runners declared for the Ladbrokes Punchestown Gold Cup on Wednesday.

With the forecast of a dry week ahead of the first two British Classics of the season, officials at Newmarket will continue watering the Rowley Mile course on Monday.

Everton will contact the Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) to query why a challenge they feel should have led to a penalty was not reviewed further in the Merseyside derby.

Barcelona suffer a third home defeat in a row for the first time in a single season with a shock La Liga loss to Rayo Vallecano.

World champion Julian Alaphilippe suffers two broken ribs, a broken scapula and a collapsed lung after hitting a tree during Liege-Bastogne-Liege.

Paris St-Germain seal a record-equalling 10th French title with four games to spare as they beat 10-man Lens at Parc des Princes.