Sheffield United must tighten up their first-half performances as they continue their push for a return to the Premier League, boss Chris Wilder has said. The Blades have conceded in the first half in six of their past seven games in all competitions – including Tuesday’s win at Swansea City, when they came from behind

Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson have been named as the finalists for the 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player Award. Allen threw for 3,731 yards and 28 touchdowns to six interceptions alongside 531 rushing yards and 12 scores to guide the Bills to their fifth straight AFC East division title,

Diego Carlos made 40 Premier League appearances for Villa. Jan Woitas/picture alliance via Getty Images Aston Villa defender Diego Carlos has joined Fenerbahce on a 3½-year deal, the Turkish Super Lig side said on Thursday. Media reports said the 31-year-old Brazilian has moved to the Istanbul-based club coached by Jose Mourinho for €10 million ($10.40m). Editor’s

How does the club with the smallest ground in the Premier League go about beating Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Tottenham and Newcastle all in the same three-month period? It’s simple: Nail the fundamentals. Bournemouth have been schooling opposition teams in the art of the basics all season. They run harder and further than most

One source said it was pushed through on a “snap e-vote and with no consultation with other stakeholders or the GPDA or the FIA’s own drivers’ commission”. Another said it was “not right” to act in this way and questioned why this could not have been scheduled for discussion at the next meeting of the

Badosa, having stunned American third seed Coco Gauff in the quarter-finals, benefitted in the early stages as a tense Sabalenka conceded an immediate break of serve with four unforced errors. Badosa was within a point of taking a 3-0 lead before Sabalenka switched up a gear. The three-time major winner then took charge, reeling off

“We have signed a player whose abilities will give our attack even greater flexibility,” Eintracht Frankfurt CEO Markus Krösche announced in the summer of 2023, sitting side by side with the club’s new arrival: Egypt international forward Omar Marmoush. “Omar has already proven his qualities in the German Bundesliga, but at the same time he

Jimmy Butler has been suspended by the Miami Heat for the second time in three weeks after he missed a team flight to Milwaukee. The 35-year-old forward was suspended for seven matches by the Heat earlier this month for “multiple instances of conduct detrimental to the team.” Butler returned from that suspension last Friday but

Ludvig Aberg shot an opening nine-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead in the  Farmers Insurance Open in San Diego on Wednesday. Danny Walker and Hayden Springer each delivered an opening round of seven-under to tie for second place, with the former having the best score of the day on the more difficult South Course.

Aston Villa enter the top 20 after competing in Europe last season for the first time since 2011. Nine Premier League clubs are in the top 20, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham, Chelsea, Newcastle and West Ham retaining their places. Lyon are the only other new club, with Napoli and Eintracht Frankfurt dropping out. A further

The mathematics were still causing a few heads to be scratched after Arsenal‘s 3-0 victory over Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday, but Declan Rice gave the new Champions League format a thumbs up. “It’s been really, really good. It’s the first time trying it out and I think everyone was a little bit confused how it

In a PSG barrage, City faced 26 shots – the highest total against them since the Champions League game against Real Madrid in September 2012 when the Spaniards had 35. The sight of Matheus Nunes – an attacking operator – at right-back, with Kyle Walker close to completing a move to AC Milan, demonstrated the

Rodgers has already won all there is to win in Scotland, comfortably and repeatedly. Europe was the hurdle he had failed to clear with them – until now. After the 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund at the start of October, this would have been almost unimaginable. “The ultimate aim is to get into the knockout

The FIA has introduced new guidelines which could see F1 drivers receive points deductions or a possible ban for misconduct violations, including swearing. Max Verstappen was ordered to “accomplish some work of public interest” at the end of 2024 after using an expletive during a press conference at the Singapore Grand Prix. The Grand Prix

Celtic secured Champions League progression with a Young Boys own goal on a night of disallowed goals, missed penalties and red card drama at Parkhead. The Hoops knew a win against the side bottom of the table would all but guarantee a play-off place and Kyogo thought he had given them the dream start only

Manchester United striker Marcus Rashford’s camp meet Barcelona, Arsenal initiate move for RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and Nottingham Forest prepare club-record bid for Wolves forward Matheus Cunha. Representatives of England forward Marcus Rashford met with Barcelona executives on Tuesday as the 27-year-old looks for a route out of Manchester United. (Sky Sports), external Arsenal

Tom HamiltonJan 22, 2025, 08:36 PM Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Chris Wood is set to sign a new deal with Nottingham Forest. Rob Newell – CameraSport via Getty Images Chris Wood is

Women’s Super League side Aston Villa have appointed Natalia Arroyo as their new head coach. The 38-year-old Spaniard, who left Real Sociedad at the end of the 2023-24 season, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal, pending visa approval. Villa sacked Robert de Pauw in December and Shaun Goater, who had said he wanted the role on