Brazilian winger Angelo Gabriel, who never played a competitive match for Chelsea, has join Saudi Pro-League side Al-Nassr from the Blues for £19.1m.
The 19-year-old moved to Stamford Bridge for £13m in July 2023 from Santos and spent last season on loan at Chelsea’s sister club Strasbourg, making 24 appearances. In October 2020, aged 15 years and 308 days, he became the youngest player in the history of the Brazilian top flight when he made his Santos debut […]
World number one Jannik Sinner produced some of his best tennis of the US Open so far to beat Tommy Paul and set up a tantalising quarter-final against Daniil Medvedev.
Italy’s Sinner beat home hope Paul 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-5) 6-1 in front of a rowdy New York crowd in the night session on Arthur Ashe. Russia’s Medvedev, the 2021 US Open champion, sent an emphatic statement earlier on Monday with a 6-0 6-1 6-3 win over Nuno Borges of Portugal. The pair are the […]
Uruguay striker Luis Suarez has announced his retirement from international football.
The 37-year-old fought back tears as he confirmed Uruguay’s World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Saturday (00:30 BST) will be his last appearance for his country. The former Liverpool and Barcelona forward is Uruguay’s all-time leading scorer with 69 goals in 142 appearances, having made his debut for Uruguay against Colombia in February 2007. “I’ve […]
Galatasaray have confirmed they are in talks with Napoli to sign Nigeria striker Victor Osimhen on loan.
The 25-year-old had been a target for Premier League Chelsea before the English transfer window closed on Friday and also Saudi club Al-Ahli – but he looks set to move to Istanbul instead. Osimhen has scored 76 goals in 133 games for Napoli and played a key role in their 2022-23 Serie A title win […]
Shuttler Cheah Liek Hou is unstoppable.
Liek Hou brought much joy to the Malaysian contingent when he captured the country’s first gold in the Paris Paralympics by defending his gold medal in the men’s singles SU5 (upper body impairment) on Monday (Sept 2). Liek Hou celebrated wildly with his coach Nova Armada after securing a commanding 21-13, 21-15 win over Indonesia’s […]
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he has no plans to retire from international football yet – but it “won’t be a difficult decision to make” when the time comes.
The 39-year-old has more caps and more goals than anybody else in men’s international football history, with 130 strikes in 212 games. He is in Portugal’s squad for Nations League games with Croatia and Scotland. But Ronaldo comes into these games after a hugely disappointing Euro 2024 campaign where he failed to score and many […]
Jack Draper has long been seen as the natural successor to Andy Murray as the king of British tennis.
So, in the first major tournament since the retiring Murray abdicated, it feels apt Draper has enjoyed the best Grand Slam run of his career. The 22-year-old left-hander has surged into the US Open quarter-finals, becoming the first British man to reach this stage since his idol Murray in 2016. The baton from Murray had […]
Ighalo knocks Osimhen’s critics amid transfer dilemma
Former Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo has weighed in on the criticism directed at embattled Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen. Osimhen was at the centre of a protracted transfer saga involving Napoli, Chelsea and Saudi Pro League side Al Ahli. The out-of-favour striker was expected to leave Napoli this summer but a deal could not materialise […]
Napoli removed Victor Osimhen from their roster for the rest of the season, transferring his squad number to Lukaku.
In a bold decision, Napoli has announced that Victor Osimhen will no longer be part of their squad for the remainder of the season, and they have now handed his jersey number over to Romelu Lukaku. Osimhen has a contract with Napoli that extends until the summer of 2026, with an annual salary of around […]
Premier League Champions Manchester City will face Inter Milan on 18 September in their first match of this season’s Champions League – in a repeat of the 2023 final in Istanbul.
Liverpool travel to AC Milan – the Reds’ opponents in the 2005 and 2007 finals – on 17 September, while Arsenal kick off their campaign with a trip to Atalanta on 19 September. Aston Villa, back in the competition for the first time since 1982-83, travel to Swiss side Young Boys on 17 September. Scottish […]