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Once homeless and in liquidation, Coventry seek 'fearless' PL return
The groundswell of excitement in the city of Coventry is palpable. Frank Lampard's side play their first Premier League game in over 25 years at the home of champions Arsenal on Friday night, live on Sky Sports. Only four months ago fans were lining the streets to celebrate the Championship title.
Russell: My Mercedes seat never felt under threat from Verstappen
George Russell says his Mercedes seat "never felt under threat" from Max Verstappen before the Dutchman ended speculation over his future by signing a contract extension with Red Bull.
Palace latest: Sage expects Wharton to stay
West Ham condemn ‘offensive and divisive’ chant about Israel winger Manor Solomon
Club urge fans to drop chant with anti-Palestine messageSection of away crowd sang chant at BurnleyWest Ham have condemned “an offensive and divisive chant” and urged fans not to sing it at their first Championship home game of the season against Charlton on Saturday.The chant, which relates to t…
All done deals in August 2026
Check out the significant signings and departures in the Premier League, Scottish Premiership, EFL and Women's Super League.
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Premier League reset: Record manager upheaval leaves 2026/27 wide open
There's a sense of unpredictability surrounding the new Premier League campaign.
The Premier League's new plan to end corner chaos
Holding, pushing, shoving, jostling and grappling. It became something of an epidemic in the Premier League last season - here's what's being done to fix it.
Kolisi overlooked by Springboks for first All Blacks Test
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has been omitted the team for Saturday's first Test against New Zealand at Ellis Park.
PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat
Sunday’s match against Rennes switched at short noticeParc des Princes surface poses risk to ‘safety of players’Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 opener against Rennes has been relocated at short notice, because of damage to their pitch by the extreme heat. Sunday’s match will now take place at Renne…
Double-elimination, reseeding and 20 teams: MLS plans potential overhaul of playoffs
Format would resemble that of Australian rules footballLeague will ditch conferences for five-division setupMajor League Soccer is planning a significant overhaul of its playoff format, multiple league and club sources told the Guardian this week. The changes, which would debut in 2028 alongside …
Price begins bid for second Australian Darts Masters title against Whitlock
Top seed Gerwyn Price will begin his bid for a second KenoGO Australian Darts Masters title against Simon Whitlock, as Gian van Veen and Raymond Smith prepare to go head-to-head in Wollongong.
Jaissle on pain which set him on path to Newcastle and speaking with Howe
New Newcastle United boss Matthias Jaissle says having his playing career ended by injury at the age of 25 showed him that adversity can lead to opportunity.
‘He must resign’: Fans’ petition calls for Infantino to quit as Fifa president
Fans say Infantino has ‘lost the right to lead’Statement also calls for Fifa to be reformedFans’ groups worldwide have launched a petition calling for the resignation of Gianni Infantino as Fifa president and for wholesale reform of the organisation.Infantino is under mounting pressure after bein…
Verstappen was 'closer to retiring' than joining Red Bull rival
Max Verstappen said he came closer to retiring from Formula 1 than joining a rival team as he explained his reasons for extending his Red Bull contract.
Who replaces Salah as Africa's Premier League king?
Following Mohamed Salah's Liverpool exit after nine seasons, who could take the Egyptian King's crown as Africa's biggest Premier League star?
Can a managerial merry-go-round in Serie A stop Inter’s dominance?
Milan, Napoli and Atalanta all have new head coaches as Italian football hopes to return to the spotlightAnd so, calcio’s “third apocalypse” has passed. A lot of Italians enjoyed the World Cup more than they expected. Without a team to cheer for, again, a country turned its attention to different…