• Super League: Wigan 38-16 St Helens

• Saints thrashed day after sacking head coach Rowley

Wigan Warriors underlined the gulf between themselves and St Helens with an emphatic victory over their great rivals, 24 hours on from the Saints’ shock decision to sack their head coach, Paul Rowley.

Rowley’s nine-month tenure was brought to an abrupt end on Thursday, making him the shortest-serving Saints coach in 50 years, with the club sat seventh and in danger of not making the Super League playoffs for the first time in history.

• England international signs seven-year contract

• Xabi Alonso was key factor in Chelsea’s record signing

Morgan Rogers has joined Chelsea from Aston Villa for a fee of £117m, signing a seven-year deal to become the Blues’ record signing.

A deal was agreed on Saturday for the 23-year-old to move to Stamford Bridge as the club stole in ahead of Arsenal, who had been in talks to sign the England international and had appeared to be favourites to secure his signature.