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Influenced by Michael Essien and Djimi Traoré the Sky Blues’ record signing is set to make his Premier League debut against Arsenal It is mid-July on FC Nordsjælland’s pre-season camp in Kössen, an Austrian village on the edge of the Alps, close to the German border. The Danish Superliga club’s coaching staff, including Michael Essien, are preparing for the new campaign, the stunning scenery par …

Club urge fans to drop chant with ‘anti-Palestine message’ Section of away crowd sang chant during game at Burnley West 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 Athletic this Saturday. The chant, which relates to Israel winger Manor Solomon and includes an “anti-Palestine message”, was s…

A revealing Prime Video documentary out Thursday explores the stubbornness, childhood scars and siege mentality still driving Novak Djokovic at 39 The moment comes roughly 20 minutes into the thoughtfully done Prime Video documentary, Novak Djokovic: The Wolf in Winter , where Djokovic, winner of 24 grand slam titles and owner of the most-ever total weeks atop the ATP rankings (428), gets to the …

Sunday’s match against Rennes moved at short notice Parc 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 following extreme heat this summer. Sunday’s match will now take place at Rennes’ Roazhon Park ground, the LFP (Ligue de Football Professionel) competitions committee …

Fans say Infantino has ‘lost the right to lead’ Statement also calls for Fifa to be reformed Fans’ 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 being forced to abandon plans to seek private investment to run Fifa tournaments, including the men’s a…

Updates from all Thursday’s races at York Unexpected Item claims International Stakes Hello from a somewhat damp York racecourse on day two of the Ebor Festival 2026, when the Group One Yorkshire Oaks for fillies and mares will be the highlight of the Ladies’ Day card at 3.35. As you would expect, the feature event has many of the great racemares of recent decades on its roll of honour, including…

After a chaotic season under four different coaches, Forest fans will be hoping Oliver Glasner can bring some stability Guardian writers’ predicted position: 11th (NB: this is not necessarily Will Unwin’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips) Last season’s position: 16th Continue reading...

Promoted club have targeted players 6ft and above ‘Physicality is a big part of what you need to compete’ Frank Lampard has urged his Coventry players to impose themselves on the Premier League, calling on his side to ensure they have no regrets after Friday’s curtain-raiser against Arsenal. Coventry play their first top-flight game in 25 years at the home of the champions, four months after cele…

Milan, Napoli and Atalanta all have new head coaches as Italian football hopes to return to the spotlight And so, calcio’s “ third apocalypse ” has passed. A lot of Italians enjoyed it more than they expected to. Without a team to cheer for, again, in the men’s World Cup, a nation turned its attention to different sports. And found its athletes dominating them. On the day that Spain defeated Arge…

Test captaincy came too soon for 27-year-old but Pakistan series is latest chapter in year that could be the making of him You have to hand it to Bazball. Even when seemingly killed off, and the England team it left behind is thousands of miles away, preparing for a series against Pakistan, it has still managed to muscle its way into the fallout from Bangladesh’s seismic victory over Australia in…

The Northampton fighter on beating Katie Taylor, facing Mikaela Mayer and why women’s boxing needs three-minute rounds Less than two weeks before her world title unification bout against Mikaela Mayer , in a potential fight of the year for women’s boxing, Chantelle Cameron’s memory carries a quietly shocking force. “I was 14 and doing a psychology GCSE when my teacher spoke to me in front of the …

Updates from Headingley; play starts 11am BST Day one report | Sign up for the Spin | Mail Jim Was there anything more soul-sappingly disappointing as a child than flicking on the television on a summer holiday Test match morning fully expecting to luxuriate in a day of Test cricket watching only to be met with the sight of gun metal skies, thick drizzle and full covers stretched across the outfi…

Coach had not been heard from in two months Baptiste serving a custodial sentence in Morocco Leon Baptiste, the British Athletics coach who had not been heard from since visiting Morocco around two months ago, is being held in prison in Marrakech, it has emerged. Baptiste, 41, who coaches a number of elite athletes, is believed to have gone to Morocco for the weekend with friends. As of last week…

Move could be confirmed along with $100m US Open pot Slams have been in dispute with players for 18 months Tennis’s grand slam tournaments have agreed to establish a formal player advisory council in a move aimed at defusing the row over prize money. The joint venture could be confirmed on Wednesday as part of the US Tennis Association’s (USTA) announcement of this year’s US Open prize money, whi…

Updates as County Championship returns Sign up for the Spin | Mail Tanya 1 Durham 149 2 Kent 117 Continue reading...