Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is concerned his team are “not ready” for Friday’s Premier League opener against Fulham (20:00 BST).
New signings Matthijs de Ligt and Noussair Mazraoui will be in the squad but only arrived on Thursday. They have had a limited chance to train with their new team-mates, leaving Ten Hag with a selection dilemma for the match at Old Trafford. Meanwhile, defender Luke Shaw has been sidelined with a calf injury, new […]
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The WNBA, looking to capitalise on the popularity of Caitlin Clark, announced on Thursday that its 2025 All-Star Game will be held at the home of the standout rookie’s Indiana Fever.
The 21st WNBA All-Star Game, which will be held on July 19, marks the first time Indianapolis will host the league’s midseason showcase. Clark, who was selected first overall by Indiana in the 2024 WNBA Draft, has brought her super-sized star power from the collegiate game to the Women’s National Basketball Association and proved to […]
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Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo and defender Neco Williams have been fined for misconduct by the Football Association after last season’s defeat by Everton.
Nuno has been fined £40,000 and handed a one-game touchline ban, which is suspended until 31 May 2026, while Williams has been fined £24,000. It follows their comments after Forest had three penalty decisions go against them in their 2-0 Premier League defeat at Goodison Park in April. Nuno said the officials had “bad” games […]
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The Boston Celtics will raise their 18th championship banner on Oct. 22 before hosting the rival New York Knicks for the first game of the 2024-25 NBA season.
The NBA released the complete schedule for the regular season on Thursday after revealing the Emirates NBA Cup (in-season tournament) schedule earlier this week. A doubleheader on the card the first night of the season opens with Boston-New York followed by the Los Angeles Lakers hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Lakers are a main dish […]
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TV presenter Laura Woods has revealed she received “numerous death threats” online after commenting on an article about the eligibility of Olympic champion boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting.
They each won gold in their respective weight divisions at Paris 2024 amid a heated public debate over whether they should be eligible to compete in the women’s division. Khelif from Algeria and Lin from Chinese Taipei were disqualified from last year’s World Championships after reportedly failing gender eligibility tests. Both won gold in Paris […]
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Conor Gallagher is expected to return to training at Chelsea’s Cobham training ground on Wednesday, after landing back in London with his Atletico Madrid transfer in the balance.
The England international, 24, was pictured in the La Liga club’s Metropolitano Stadium on Saturday and spent five days in a hotel in Madrid but has been unable to complete his £33m move. It was halted because Chelsea’s £34.5m deal to sign Spanish striker Samu Omorodion collapsed over personal terms on Sunday. The Spanish club […]
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Manchester United are hopeful of agreeing a new contract with skipper Bruno Fernandes over the next few weeks.
The midfielder’s current deal, which he signed in 2022, expires in 2026. It is possible an announcement could be made before the transfer window closes on 30 August, but the main focus of United’s hierarchy at present is on concluding deals that have to meet that deadline. Fernandes replaced Harry Maguire as club captain in […]
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Against all odds, the Paris Olympics have delivered.
Just a few weeks ago, the chances of a successful Games in the City of Light seemed slim. France was in a political crisis. Security officials were fearful of an attack. Many French people seemed nonplussed. The International Olympic Committee, under pressure from sponsors and broadcasters after COVID led to largely spectator-less Games in Tokyo, […]
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Former world number one Naomi Osaka says she does not “feel like I’m in my body” following her return to tennis after a maternity break.
Japan’s Osaka returned to the WTA Tour in January after the birth of her first child, daughter Shai, in July 2023. Since then, the four-time Grand Slam champion has struggled to rediscover her best form and been unable to advance past the quarter-finals at any tournament. “My biggest issue currently isn’t losses though, my biggest […]
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West Ham United have signed defender Aaron Wan-Bissaka from Manchester United for £15m.
The 26-year-old has penned a seven-year deal with the Hammers. Wan-Bissaka left Crystal Palace for Manchester United in a £50m move in 2019 and scored two goals in 190 appearances for the Red Devils. The defender is West Ham’s eighth signing of the summer, joining Jean-Clair Todibo, Crysencio Summerville, Luis Guilherme, Niclas Fullkrug, Wes Foderingham, […]
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