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Tommy Fury will make his boxing return against former World’s Strongest Man Eddie Hall in Manchester on June 13. Fury – the half-brother of Tyson Fury – has not fought since a unanimous-decision win over Kenan Hanjalic in May 2025 took his unblemished career record to 11-0. The 26-year-old’s bout with fellow Englishman Hall will

BARCELONA, Spain — Barcelona forward Raphinha will be out for approximately five weeks and miss Champions League quarterfinal games against Atletico Madrid after injuring his right hamstring while playing for Brazil in a friendly against France. Five-time champion Brazil starts its World Cup campaign against Morocco on June 13. “Raphinha has a right hamstring injury,

Joshua Kimmich is now a part of elite company in the annals of German football after Germany’s 4-3 friendly win over Switzerland in Basel. Bayern Munich’s #6 was in Julian Nagelsmann’s starting eleven selection at right back, expectedly so, and he has now broken into Germany’s top ten appearances list of all time (via @iMiaSanMia).

Adam Wharton wants Crystal Palace exit, Brighton ready to sell Carlos Baleba for the right price, Arsenal explore Elliot Anderson move and Premier League duo battle for Aurelien Tchouameni. Manchester United target Adam Wharton, 22, is ready to leave Crystal Palace this summer, with the England midfielder keen to join a club playing in the

La Liga giants Barcelona have kickstarted talks with the agent of João Cancelo, over the prospect of making the Portuguese’s move to the club permanent this summer. Defender Cancelo is for his part of course in the midst of a six-month loan stint in Catalunya’s capital at present. Advertisement Over recent weeks, owing to injury

Premier League clubs played to their reputation as relentless spenders and transfer window protagonists over the course of the 2025–26 campaign. Last summer’s record spend was somewhat balanced out by an uneventful January window, but billions have still been splashed on new signings over the past year. Unsurprisingly, not all of those moves have worked

There are a lot of conflicting opinions surrounding video assistant referees (VAR) in the game of soccer, many of them resoundingly negative. But Burnley’s Kyle Walker captured the true essence of how fans, players and managers really view this hotly divisive technology: “I like it when it helps us out, and I don’t like it

Carlos Alcaraz could realise a ‌long-held dream by stepping onto the turf of Real Madrid’s ‌Bernabeu Stadium, after Madrid Open organisers announced plans to install a practice court inside the iconic venue. The ​Bernabeu, which has increasingly embraced ‌its role as a multi-purpose arena beyond football, will host ​a temporary clay practice court for tournament

Christian Pulisic talks for a new contract with Milan seem to have stalled, but that doesn’t mean both parties don’t want to continue together. The American has struggled so far this season with injuries, poor form, and the change of tactics under coach Max Allegri. Advertisement Although he has a healthy tally of 10 goals

Sky Sport Italia claims that Romelu Lukaku will be frozen out of the Napoli squad if he doesn’t return to the club’s training centre before next Tuesday, but according to Il Mattino, the striker is planning to remain in Belgium for at least another week. Napoli star Lukaku refused to resume training with his club

Manchester City midfielder Rodri may have opened the door to a move to Real Madrid in the near future, yet multiple reports from England and Spain suggest that the capital club aren’t as keen as the player on a potential switch. After initially skirting around the topic, Rodri turned heads by making it abundantly clear

In labeling Mohamed Salah one of Liverpool’s “all-time greats,” former manager Jürgen Klopp somewhat needlessly dismissed Hugo Ekitiké’s ability to reach similar levels. Salah’s summer departure was announced on Tuesday, less than a year after signing a new two-season contract to make him Liverpool’s highest-paid player ever—the Egyptian King spent much of 2024–25’s title run

There’s likely to be more than a national title on the line as Down square up to Wexford in Saturday’s National Football League Division Three final at Croke Park (19:15 GMT). Kildare’s relegation from Division Two complicates the picture in the race to secure Sam Maguire football later this year as the Lilywhites are guaranteed

The cricket world’s biggest annual tournament is back, with the hard-hitting, yorker-bowling razzmatazz of the 2026 Indian Premier League set to dominate the sport’s headlines with daily games across its two-month window. Follow our guide below for where to watch IPL live streams 2026 from anywhere with a VPN. IPL live stream 2026: TV channels,

Sam TigheMar 27, 2026, 05:00 AM ET Close Sam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers. Multiple Authors In November 2025, we delivered the fifth installment of our Premier League MVP rankings, aimed at tackling a mighty question: Which players rank as the most

The end of the season is fast approaching, and the transfer market is starting to take center stage. Spain’s national-team camp is no exception. Rumors are flying, and among them is the one linking Rodrigo Hernández to Real Madrid’s supposed interest. It’s nothing new. It’s been repeated for weeks, but the position inside the Bernabéu

The headline attraction for a section of fans when England meet Uruguay at Wembley on Friday will not be the players on the pitch, but the head coach in the away dugout. This international friendly marks the return to British shores for Marcelo Bielsa. Leeds United supporters who idolised the Argentinian during his 44 months

Italy avoided an upset to beat Northern Ireland and put themselves one win from qualifying for their first World Cup since 2014. Gennaro Gattuso’s side are the most decorated nation left in the World Cup play-offs, as four-time winners, and now face Bosnia and Herzegovina to book their ticket to this summer’s tournament in the

The board at La Liga champions Barcelona are keen admirers of the talents of a member of the defensive ranks at Premier League outfit Newcastle United. That’s according to Diario Sport, who highlight Lewis Hall as the player in question. Advertisement Barcelona of course recently locked horns with Newcastle, in a two-legged affair in the