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Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said the club’s revamped backline would require some time to click into gear, despite describing new signings Ronald Araujo and Jeremy Jacquet as “good ...

Carlos Alcaraz will return to competitive tennis at the U.S. Open, ending a more than four-month absence caused by a wrist injury, in a bid to defend his title ...

For the first time in a decade, Manchester City head into a season without Pep Guardiola on the touchline. The Spaniard’s departure closes the most successful chapter in the ...

For the first time in years, optimism rather than uncertainty surrounds Manchester United heading into a new Premier League campaign. Manager Michael Carrick’s appointment on a permanent basis has ...

Max Verstappen will continue with the Red Bull Racing until the end of the 2030 Formula One season, the team said on Thursday. “I am really pleased with the contract extension,” ...

Harry Kane said the Premier League no longer holds the same draw for him and that he is fully focused on Bayern Munich amid continued speculation about a return to ...

Ukraine has urged motorsport’s world governing body to reconsider lifting a ban on competitors from Russia and Belarus in international events. The ban on participants from the two countries ...

More national football federations and Fifa officials have withdrawn their support for the soccer body’s president Gianni Infantino after the exit of Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour, which one ...

Barcelona have signed midfielder Rodri from Manchester City on a deal until June 2030, the LaLiga champions announced on Tuesday, ending the Spaniard’s glittering, trophy-laden spell with the Premier League ...

Former Wimbledon finalist Nick Kyrgios was provisionally suspended from tennis on Wednesday after testing positive for cocaine, with the volatile Australian owning up to his “huge mistake” in a public ...

Bayern Munich midfielder Jamal Musiala said he has been diagnosed with a neurological disorder after collapsing during a match for the second time in four days. The 23-year-old went down ...

Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid return had already been underway for several weeks, but on Tuesday the club made it official with an understated ceremony at their training centre for ...

Asian Football Confederation President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa on Tuesday rejected the Qatar Football Association’s assertion that he had exceeded his authority by joining UEFA and CONCACAF in ...

Atletico Madrid will be without striker Julian Alvarez for their LaLiga opener against Malaga, coach Diego Simeone said on Tuesday as the Argentine remains embroiled in a transfer tug-of-war with ...

Italy’s Serie A is preparing to kick off on August 22 with the Scudetto race more open than in recent years as champions Inter Milan face a sweeping generational change. ...

FIFA said that Chief Operating Officer Kevin Lamour had left the organisation, weeks after he publicly criticised Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell a stake in the commercial rights of ...

Human rights organisation FairSquare has urged FIFA to rule that Gianni Infantino is ineligible to seek another term as president, arguing he has already served the maximum three terms permitted ...

Manchester City have accepted a £65.4 million ($88.47 million) bid from Barcelona for their World Cup-winning Spain midfielder Rodri, British media reported on Sunday. The 2024 Ballon d’Or winner has agreed a ...

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 at Vicarage Road on Monday as the Saints began their Championship campaign with defeat while the fallout from the Spygate scandal continues. Iker Bravo gave Watford ...

Porsche’s Pascal Wehrlein secured his second Formula E drivers’ championship despite finishing 14th and failing to score in Sunday’s season-ending London E-Prix, which was won by Britain’s ...

Arsenal beat Manchester City 3-0 in the Community Shield at the Principality Stadium on Sunday as Mikel Arteta handed new City boss Enzo Maresca a defeat in his first game ...

Cyprus will compete in equestrian sport at the Mediterranean Games for the first time, with show jumper Alexa Stais selected to represent the island at Taranto 2026. The Cyprus Olympic Committee ...

Paris St Germain have signed Spain’s World Cup final match-winning forward Ferran Torres from Barcelona on a contract until 2031, the two clubs announced on Saturday. Financial details were not ...

Atletico Madrid have signed Tottenham Hotspur captain Cristian Romero until June 2031 after five seasons in north London, the Spanish club said on Saturday. Financial details were not disclosed. British media ...