Roma have made an offer to sign England winger Jadon Sancho from Manchester United, where he remains excluded from training with the first-team squad. United sources have not revealed the size of the bid from the Serie A club, nor whether it has been accepted. However, the offer in itself …
Read More »Cardiff City boss Barry-Murphy not worried by squad inexperience
Goalkeeper Nathan Trott – on a season-long loan from Copenhagen – is the only new face added since Barry-Murphy arrived in south Wales last month. Several senior players left over the summer – with defender Jesper Daland another possible exit – so Barry-Murphy is placing faith in a number of …
Read More »UFC 319: Michael ‘Venom’ Page says competing in UFC is ‘biggest weight I’ve ever felt’
The fight with 41-year-old Cannonier represents Page’s second successive bout at middleweight after he ended Magomedov’s undefeated reign in February. After spending the majority of his 13-year career at welterweight, Page says he has chosen to move up because he was struggling to secure fights in the lower weight class. …
Read More »Mathys Tel: Tottenham ‘disgusted’ by racist abuse of forward after Uefa Super Cup defeat
Tottenham have said they are “disgusted” by the racial abuse received by forward Mathys Tel following their defeat by Paris St-Germain in the Uefa Super Cup. The club, who lost 4-3 on penalties after letting slip a two-goal lead, said people who had sent abusive messages to Tel on social …
Read More »Premier League predictions: Phil McNulty on who will finish where in 2024-25?
Last season: Championship winners Someone has got to buck the growing trend of ‘three up, three straight back down’ from the Championship’s promoted sides, so I am going to say Leeds United will break that glass ceiling. A club of huge stature, Elland Road will be a bearpit this season …
Read More »Fugitive Nicholas Rossi guilty of rape after extradition to US
BBC Rossi appeared in court in Utah with an oxygen tube in his nostril An American fugitive who faked his death and fled to Scotland to escape justice has been found guilty of rape in the United States. Rossi, who appeared in court under his other name, Nicholas Alahverdian, had …
Read More »Football gossip: Simons, Baleba, Hojlund, Bailey, Kevin, Dibling, Garnacho
Manchester City could rival Chelsea for RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons, Brighton want more than £100m for Manchester United target Carlos Baleba, Roma in talks to sign Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey. Manchester City are considering hijacking Chelsea’s move for RB Leipzig’s 22-year-old Netherlands winger Xavi Simons. (Talksport), external Brighton …
Read More »Sesko 'very important signing' for Man Utd – Rooney
BBC Sport pundit Wayne Rooney praises Manchester United for identifying their targets early and believes Benjamin Sesko’s qualities as a target man will benefit fellow forward signings Bryan Mbuemo and Matheus Cunha. Source link
Read More »Swing Into Action in Marvel’s Spider-Man on PlayStation Plus Soon
Spider-Man, Spider-Man, does whatever a spider can, and PlayStation Plus subscribers can become the famous web-slinger in Marvel’s Spider-Man on Aug. 19. PlayStation Plus is Sony’s version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers — …
Read More »Premier League chief Richard Masters says no plans for matches abroad
According to Transfermarkt,, external Premier League clubs have spent more than £2bn during this transfer window compared with the £740m spent by the second highest-spending league, Italy’s Serie A, and the third-placed German Bundesliga’s total of £520m. Transfermarkt has Liverpool as the top flight’s highest spenders so far, with more …
Read More »Peru president signs amnesty law for police and soldiers accused of atrocities
Peru’s president has signed a controversial new law pardoning soldiers, police and civilian militias on trial for atrocities during the country’s two-decade armed conflict against Maoist rebels. Dina Boluarte enacted the measure that was passed by Congress in July, despite an order from the Inter-American Court of Human Rights to …
Read More »Champions League: What can Celtic learn from Aberdeen’s Almaty trip?
Should they need some advice, Aberdeen made the same journey on Europa League qualifying duty in 2015. And the Scotland men’s national team also travelled to Kazakhstan in 2019, an ill-fated trip on which Alex McLeish’s side lost 3-0. Speak to those at the Scottish FA about it and they …
Read More »European leaders tentatively hopeful after call with Trump ahead of Ukraine summit
European leaders appeared cautiously optimistic after holding a virtual meeting with Donald Trump on Wednesday, two days before he meets his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. Trump reportedly told the Europeans that his goal for the summit was to obtain a ceasefire …
Read More »Carabao Cup round two draw: Grimsby Town to host Manchester United
Northern section Accrington Stanley v Doncaster Rovers Barnsley/Fleetwood Town v Rotherham United Birmingham City/Sheffield United v Port Vale Bolton Wanderers/Sheffield Wednesday v Leeds United Burnley v Derby County Everton v Mansfield Town Grimsby Town v Manchester United Preston North End v Wrexham Stoke City v Bradford City Sunderland v Huddersfield …
Read More »Alexander Isak: Newcastle United staying together before Premier League kick-off
As much as Eddie Howe would love to be able to call upon Isak, the Newcastle head coach said it was “clear at the moment that we can’t involve him in the group”. Isak remains determined to leave Newcastle and join Liverpool. But Newcastle have stood firm, rejecting a £110m …
Read More »Gianluigi Donnarumma transfer: Will Man City replace Ederson?
Manchester United always knew it was impossible to address all the shortcomings in Ruben Amorim’s squad in one transfer window. There were initial soundings around Aston Villa’s World Cup-winning goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez early in the summer but that didn’t go anywhere and since then, United have maintained their focus on …
Read More »Dominic Calvert-Lewin: Leeds set to sign former Everton striker
Former Everton striker Dominic Calvert-Lewin is set for a medical at Leeds United after reaching an agreement to join the newly promoted Premier League side on a free transfer. The 28-year-old ended his nine-year stay at Everton in June, saying it was an “incredibly difficult decision” to leave the club. …
Read More »Alexander Isak: Why Eritreans want striker to remain at Newcastle United
While Isak was born in the Swedish capital Stockholm, he has previously talked of his pride in his heritage. “Even though I grew up in Sweden, there is a big Eritrean community. I was always around, and raised, in that type of environment,” he said in an interview with Newcastle …
Read More »West Ham: Graham Potter on ‘building something’ at club and why big spending is not always a positive
West Ham United face newly promoted Sunderland in the Premier League on Saturday, with manager Graham Potter determined that any improvements this season should emerge from solid foundations. Potter felt he inherited a mess at the London Stadium when he was brought in to replace Julen Lopetegui in January. While …
Read More »Folk musician Molly Davies backs out of gig over JD Vance
Stephen Stafford & Galya Dimitrova BBC News Dolly Mavies Dolly Mavies posted on social media that she and her band were “not fans” of the US vice-president A musician has described walking out of a venue before a gig after finding out it would be attended by US Vice President …
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