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Nicolas Jackson is ready to impress, Spurs are scrambled and the 199th Manchester derby takes place at Old Trafford Premier League top scorers 2026-27: who is leading race for the golden boot? With 10 top-flight goal contributions between them across three games already this season, the Chelsea trio of Morgan Rogers, João Pedro and Cole Palmer are the early pace-setters for the Premier League’s m…

Stuart Broad and Jimmy Anderson have praised the bowler’s exploits this summer, but question whether he can do it against better teams on flatter pitches There was a Pakistan fan walking around Edgbaston carrying a small blackboard on the second day . “Free Imran Khan …” he’d written on it, “and get him in the team.” He stopped to talk about it with a couple of the police officers standing guard …

Meet the US Open’s fascinating ambidextrous talent Tiafoe v Shelton semi-final a legacy of departing Monfils Semi-finals begin at 7pm ET. Email Ella your thoughts! No matter which way you sort it, we should have a fun final on our hands. Sabalenka v Gauff: a rematch of the 2023 US Open final, the 2025 French Open final and this year’s Miami Open final. Sabalenka has never beaten Gauff in a grand …

Former manager says Chelsea should be stripped of title ‘The title should be for the team that was second’ Mauricio Pochettino says Chelsea should be stripped of their 2016-17 Premier League title for financial rule breaches and the honour retrospectively awarded to Tottenham, who he led to second place that season. Chelsea were fined £10m by the Football Association in July and given a suspended…

Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø/Glimt, Como 4-1 Leipzig Lens win 3-2 at Slavia Prague with last-gasp double Bayern Munich opened their Champions League campaign with a 5-0 thrashing of Norway’s Bodo/Glimt . The six-times winners were frustrated before half-time by Bodo/Glimt but cruised once Jamal Musiala smashed in the opener two minutes into the second period and the floodgates opened. Continue reading.…

Ismail Kartal tells reporters he will leave ‘never to return’ Club president: ‘I am his senior, I told him to continue’ The Fenerbahce head coach, Ismail Kartal, announced his resignation on Thursday after ⁠his team drew 1-1 at home to Roma in the Champions League – but minutes ⁠later, the club ⁠president ​said Kartal would stay in the job. Kartal shocked the post-match press conference by claimi…

Lawrence rues missed ton but ‘really happy’ with displays Tourists’ batting coach hails potential of new players A few hours after his yelp of frustration echoed around Edgbaston, an innings of 65 and the growing conviction that “I was going to make a really big score” ended when he chased a wide delivery and played on, Dan Lawrence’s emotions had settled into something approaching contentment. E…

It was a night for romance given the astonishing story that Sabah brought with them to Old Trafford for their Champions League debut. This is a club that did not even exist a decade ago and nobody saw their bolt to the title in Azerbaijan coming last season; in 2024-25, they had finished 41 points off the top. The job that their manager, Valdas Dambrauskas, has done since taking over in the summe…

Deal would value club at around £5bn Walter is seeking to raise funds to pay off insurers Chelsea’s majority owners, Clearlake Capital, are closing in on an agreement to buy out co-owners Todd Boehly and Mark Walter in a deal that would see the pair make a profit on their investment and value the club at around £5bn. On-off discussions between the two ownership groups over a potential sale have b…

Veteran Frenchman bowed out in New York but the clash of two black players in the last four of the men’s singles is testament to his effect The early days of this year’s US Open can be told in a series of farewells to competitors who plan to end their careers this year. The most moving of them all came in the form of Gaël Monfils’s grand departure inside Louis Armstrong Stadium against the wildly…

Governing body floating staging Ireland v Italy in US World Rugby eyes commercial value in American fixtures World Rugby wants a Six Nations match to be staged in the US and has offered financial incentives to the unions to do so – but England have effectively ruled themselves out on the grounds that fixtures at Twickenham are too lucrative. The US will stage the 2031 World Cup and World Rugby is…

Hull will partner debutant Lottie Woad for Europe USA seeking to retain trophy they won in 2024 Galleries at the 20th Solheim Cup have been granted a blockbuster start with Nelly Korda and Charley Hull to face off in Friday morning’s foursomes. The meeting of Korda, the world No 1, and Hull, Europe’s star turn, should ensure an electric opening in the Netherlands as the USA seek to retain the tro…

‘Image and unity’ of game affected, FFF president says It will consult sacked former Fifa official Kevin Lamour The French Football Federation’s president, Philippe Diallo, said Gianni Infantino had “seriously damaged the image and the unity of football” as he announced the end of France’s support for the Fifa president’s re-election. The FFF’s executive committee unanimously voted on Thursday to…

The Ultimate Championship aims to revolutionise the sport with promises of bigger prize money and a greater role for athletes Track and field’s brave new world begins in Budapest on Friday night. The action will be fast-paced and slick, with augmented reality showing athletes’ win percentages and javelins and hammers that glow, making them easier to see on a black infield. In the space of 48 hour…

‘When I was at Mercedes we had written rules’ British driver held positive talks with teammate Lewis Hamilton has said there remain no rules of engagement between the drivers at Ferrari, despite the 41-year-old calling for the team to employ them after he clashed with his teammate, Charles Leclerc, at the last round in Monza. Hamilton was forced wide by Leclerc at turn two on the opening lap at t…