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‘We defended well [v Spain] but had individual mistakes’ Nico O’Reilly and Ezri Konsa are injury doubts for match Thomas Tuchel will resist making drastic changes to his defence despite England going six games without a clean sheet before facing Czechia in the Nations League on Tuesday. Although Tuchel acknowledged that his side were a “danger to ourselves” when they lost 3-2 against Spain last S…

It may not be the official best race in the world but winning at Longchamp still confers a status little else can match When France-Galop announced in June that geldings will be allowed to run in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe from 2027, there was an underlying sense that action was needed to maintain the race’s status as Europe’s showpiece event. The Arc was officially the World’s Best Horse Race…

Khaldoon al-Mubarak has come out fighting yet the Premier League failed completely to regulate his club Nothing is over, nothing is done. Or at least not judging by the bravura, balls-out confidence of Manchester City’s chair, Khaldoon al-Mubarak, who remains convinced the past three days of whiplash are simply the drumroll before the big reveal, prelude to some clinching piece of evidence that w…

Minnesota will receive fifth-round pick for quarterback McCarthy was first-round selection for Vikings in 2024 The New York Giants have acquired quarterback JJ McCarthy from the Minnesota Vikings for a 2027 fifth-round draft pick. The Vikings announced the trade on Monday pending McCarthy passing a physical. Continue reading...

Former journalist and honorary life president of Norwich City FC died peacefully at home on Monday Michael Wynn-Jones, the journalist and husband of the TV chef Delia Smith, has died at the age of 85. Wynn-Jones was honorary life president of Norwich City football club, which said everyone at the club was “deeply saddened” by his death. Continue reading...

42-year-old suffers ‘serious head injury’ at training base Cuéllar recovering in hospital after alarming accident The Real Mallorca goalkeeper Iván “Pichu” Cuéllar suffered a serious head injury when “a large structure” at the club’s ⁠training ground canteen collapsed on him. The club said Cuéllar was taken to hospital on Monday after the incident at ⁠the Ciutat Esportiva Antonio Asensio – also k…

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Friday’s verdict against Manchester City will change everything we understood about their Premier League title triumphs Welcome, then, to the age of asterisk. Whatever punishment Manchester City and their owners receive at the end of this process, the fact remains, everything is tainted now. Overturn the tables, scatter the gold coins. Throw your medals in the bin. You cheated to win them. Whatev…

Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! Football Daily wasn’t alone in spending the weekend wondering if we might have a legal case against Manchester City, while pondering what fiscal value we’d put on the mild disappointment of seeing our team lose the 2014 Fizzy (nee Credit Card) Cup final to a team since found guilty of cheating. Elsewhere, Tony Pulis has made it clear he wants th…

Chopping and changing the back four has been a big feature for England this year and the Real Madrid man could be a solution England ended 2025 protected by a shield of deceptive strength. They went through qualifying for the World Cup without conceding a goal and secured a shutout during a routine friendly win against Wales. However, clean sheets have been harder to come by this year. England ha…

Franchise tournament remains an enigma after an unexpectedly dramatic men’s international summer and a thrilling Championship title race After pumping astronomical sums of money into English cricket, the headline act of the summer should probably have been the Hundred’s rebirth under private ownership. After all, the decks were relatively clear. There was no Ashes series or Indian arm-wrestle in …

Cincinnati’s unbeaten start ends in Pittsburgh Drake Maye’s turnover woes continue for Pats Lamar Jackson completed a 27-yard pass to Zay Flowers and alertly called a timeout with one second left, setting up Tyler Loop’s 56-yard field goal to cap a stunning seven-second drive that gave the Baltimore Ravens (2-1) victory over the Dallas Cowboys (1-2) in Brazil. The Ravens and Cowboys put on a ente…

Manor Solomon angry at Ireland’s stance over Gaza ‘They hate us and we don’t like them’ Manor Solomon claimed Israel was “10 times better” than Ireland as fallout intensified from their Nations League match and stated bluntly: “They hate us and we don’t like them.” Players in the Republic of Ireland side stared at the ground during Israel’s anthem and their staff faced away from the pitch. Irelan…

Europe dividing money 50-50 with rest of the world Confirmation expected after Fifa meeting in October Europe’s top-flight clubs will share half of the $250m (£185m) solidarity pot from the Club World Cup last year, ending a saga of which the duration had caused widespread frustration among those who did not participate in the tournament. The Guardian understands Fifa and European Football Clubs …

The tournament was treated with skepticism when it was introduced in 2018, but it shows that sometimes administrators get things right Sign up for our free newsletter here England’s first game after the 2022 World Cup was a 2-1 win away over Italy. Their first game after the 2018 World Cup was a 2-1 defeat to Spain. Their first game after the 2014 World Cup was a 1-0 friendly win over Norway – an…