Norwich have agreed to sell winger Jonathan Rowe to Marseille in a £17m deal.
The 21-year-old is due to move to Stade Velodrome on loan with an obligation to buy for £14m plus £3m in add-ons – with Norwich also including a sell-on clause. Marseille had previous bids rejected for the England Under-21 international but he is now due to join boss Roberto de Zerbi in the south of […]
Enzo Maresca said he has been “honest” rather than brutal with Raheem Sterling and Ben Chilwell as both continue to train away from Chelsea’s first-team squad.
The Chelsea manager believes he has been clear with the “more than 15 players” – including forward Sterling and left-back Chilwell – who are being asked to train apart from his main group. Maresca said Chelsea look like “a mess… from outside” as they attempt to trim a bloated squad but insisted that was far […]
Chelsea have signed Portugal forward Joao Felix from Atletico Madrid for a fee in the region of £45m, with England midfielder Conor Gallagher going the other way for about £33m.
Felix, 24, who has signed a seven-year deal to begin a second spell at Stamford Bridge, scored four goals in 20 appearances during a loan spell in west London in 2023. “I’m really happy to be back at Chelsea and I can’t wait to get started,” said Felix. “I can see some familiar faces from […]
World number one Jannik Sinner has been cleared of any wrongdoing after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March.
The Italian tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clostebol – a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass – during Indian Wells. A further sample taken eight days later also tested positive for low levels of the same metabolite. A provisional suspension was applied automatically but, as Sinner challenged it […]
A footballer was sent off for unsportsmanlike conduct after appearing to urinate by the side of the pitch during a match in Peru.
Atletico Awajun striker Sebastian Munoz was caught on video seemingly relieving himself while waiting to take a corner as the opposition goalkeeper received treatment. Despite the striker’s back being turned to the camera and away from the pitch, facing an area without spectators, players from Cantorcillo FC alerted the referee, who gave Munoz a red […]
Germany goalkeeper Manuel Neuer has announced his retirement from international football.
The 2014 World Cup winner was capped 124 times, with his final game for Germany coming last month in their Euro 2024 quarter-final defeat by Spain. The 38-year-old Bayern Munich goalkeeper made his international debut in 2009 and featured in eight major tournaments. Neuer started Germany’s World Cup final victory over Argentina in Brazil and […]
Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith will be seeking revenge against Quincy Hall as they renew their rivalry in the Diamond League in Lausanne on Thursday.
Hall, 26, pipped Hudson-Smith to gold in the men’s 400m at the Paris Olympics by four-hundredths of a second. Hudson-Smith, who was favourite for gold, improved his European record to 43.44 seconds but Hall ran a personal best of 43.40 to take victory. In the men’s 200m, Botswana’s Letsile Tebogo will be looking to take […]
Meru Governor Granted Temporary Reprieve as High Court Halts Impeachment Proceedings
The High Court in Nairobi has issued conservatory orders suspending the impeachment process against the Meru County Governor, Kawira Mwangaza. The court has stopped the Senate Speaker, Amason Kingi, from publishing a notification or declaration of a vacancy in the Office of the Governor of Meru County. The orders issued by Justice Bahati Mwamuye mean […]
Cristiano Ronaldo officially unveiled his new YouTube channel, featuring an aptly named “Ur”.
Renowned football legend Cristiano Ronaldo has now claimed the title of the most-followed person on social media, a significant milestone that has been instrumental in solidifying his status as the highest-earning athlete globally. In an exciting new development on his YouTube channel, Ronaldo shared his ambition to create a wide range of content that extends […]
Presidential jet: Tinubu, NASS, political class now bandits against Nigerians – Ezekwesili
Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said President Bola Tinubu, the National Assembly, and the political class have decided to become bandits against Nigerians. Ezekwesili made the remark on Tuesday further faulting the purchase of the new Presidential jet for Tinubu. There have been outcries over the purchase of a new presidential jet for […]