The vehicle hit a 47-year-old man on Stonyhurst Road, Woolton, at about 11:45pm on Friday, Merseyside Police said.

Chris Richards was controversially sent off with a second yellow card in first-half stoppage time of a contest which never found a flow.

Late goals from Nico O’Reilly and Mateo Kovacic saw Manchester City open up a four-point cushion to the Europa League places.

Jelena Ostapenko maintained her incredible unbeaten record against Iga Swiatek with victory in the quarter-finals of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart. The Pole must have hoped a first clash ...