Former Celtic and Hibernian manager Neil Lennon has been sacked by Rapid Bucharest after just six matches.
The 53-year-old ex-Northern Ireland midfielder, who also had spells in charge at Bolton Wanderers and Omonia Nicosia, was appointed in May. A run of five draws and a defeat has Rapid sitting 12th in the 16-team SuperLiga. Backroom staff Iain Brunskill, Andrew Liddell and Kyirakos Televantos have also been relieved of their duties. A club […]
Raheem Sterling has been left out of Chelsea’s squad for their Europa Conference League play-off first leg with Servette.
Thursday’s game is the second in succession the 29-year-old England forward has not featured in a matchday squad, after he was omitted from Chelsea’s Premier League opener with Manchester City. Defenders Ben Chilwell, Wesley Fofana and Tosin Adarabioyo were also not included on Chelsea’s A-list submitted to Uefa for Thursday’s match at Stamford Bridge (20:00 […]
Burnley midfielder Sander Berge is set to have a medical with Fulham on Tuesday after the Clarets accepted a £25m bid for the Norway international.
Marco Silva’s side have agreed to pay an initial £20m, with a further £5m in add-ons. Berge, 26, would be Fulham’s fourth signing of the transfer window, following the arrivals of Emile Smith Rowe, Jorge Cuenca and Ryan Sessegnon. Fulham are looking to increase their midfield options after Joao Palhinha signed for Bayern Munich last […]
Everton have rejected a loan offer for striker Neal Maupay from Ligue 1 side Marseille.
The 28-year-old is into the last 12 months of his contract at Goodison Park and is out of favour under boss Sean Dyche, netting just once for the Toffees since signing from Brighton in August 2022. The Frenchman spent last season on loan at Brentford, where he scored eight goals in 31 appearances. He was […]
Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia lost to youngster Alex Lanier of France in the opening round of the Japan Open.
Zii Jia, who won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games two weeks ago, probably was tired as he went down to the 19-year-old player 18-21, 13-21 in 40 minutes in Yokohama on Tuesday (Aug 20). The Japan Open was Zii Jia’s first tournament since winning the medal in Paris and has been feted […]
Wolves have made an offer to sign Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale on a season-long loan deal.
The bid, which was submitted on Monday, includes an option to make the move permanent in 2025. Ramsdale, 26, lost his Arsenal place in 2023 following the arrival of David Raya on loan from Brentford. The Gunners have since signed the Spaniard on a permanent basis. Despite making just 11 appearances last season, Ramsdale still […]
Brentford forward Ivan Toney should not move to Saudi Arabia while he is at his “peak”, says former Premier League striker Chris Sutton.
The Bees rejected a £35m bid for the 28-year-old from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ahli last week. Brentford left Toney out of the side which beat Crystal Palace 2-1 on Sunday because of “transfer interest”, but Sutton says the England striker should choose to stay in the Premier League. “At this stage of his career, […]
Aryna Sabalenka won her first title since January’s Australian Open by powering past Jessica Pegula in the final of the Cincinnati Open.
The Belarusian needed 76 minutes to wrap up a 6-3 7-5 victory for the 15th title of her career and her sixth at WTA 1,000 level. The result ended a nine-match winning streak for American Pegula, who defended her Canadian Open title last week. “This trophy means a lot, it is a really big achievement, […]
Chelsea have agreed a fee in principle for Atletico Madrid forward Joao Felix, with Conor Gallagher moving in the other direction as part of the deal.
The fee for the 24-year-old Portugal international is undisclosed, but it will allow him to return to Stamford Bridge on a six-year deal with an option for a further season. Felix’s move, which is subject to a medical, will bring him back after a 2023 loan spell at Chelsea. He scored four goals in 20 […]
A 58-year-old man who embarked on 19 days of spiritual fasting has died.
The death of the yet-to-be-named man was confirmed by the Police Command in Lagos State. Superintendent of Police Benjamin Hundeyin who serves as the spokesperson of the command on Tuesday, August 20, said the incident happened in Alagbado axis of Lagos State. According to Hundeyin, the religious man died at about 6:00 am on Monday, […]