Premier League updates from the 8pm BST kick-off 10 talking points | Table | Top scorers | Email Daniel So where is our game? Coventry will want to use their wide attackers to get them up the pitch. Down their left in particular, I’d expect to see Dasilva and Mason-Clark ganging up on Miley, who isn’t a full-back, with Rudoni and Yirkenkyi making late runs to give them presence in the box. I also
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United have endured worst league start since 1986-87 Trip to Atlético in Champions League awaits on Tuesday Manchester United have endured their worst league start in 40 years but Michael Carrick insists he is “loving it”. United arrived in Madrid without Kobbie Mainoo and Luke Shaw, who both picked up knocks in the draw against Tottenham at the weekend, and with the coach admitting that his team
12 Oct 2026The 52-year-old reflects on the pain of being sacked after two decades turning Red Bull into an F1 powerhouse, questioning his purpose in life and dealing with panic attacks Christian Horner should be in steamy Singapore, preparing for another grand prix victory, but here he is, at home on an autumnal morning in genteel Highgate as his wife, Geri Halliwell-Horner, welcomes me with a cheerful hug.
12 Oct 2026Prem club release statement after releasing Totoa Auvaa ‘His conduct falls short of the standards expected’ Saracens have sacked the rugby player who sparked English cricket’s captaincy crisis on a night out with Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson last summer following his involvement in another alcohol-related incident. In a statement released on Monday evening, Saracens confirmed that Totoa Auvaa, a 21
12 Oct 2026Rider was to take part in track world championships British Cycling confirms Richardson was withdrawn Matt Richardson has withdrawn from the Great Britain team for next week’s track world championships in Shanghai amid allegations of serious misconduct. The 27-year-old, who switched allegiances from Australia after the Paris 2024 Olympics, had been seen as one of Britain’s strongest medal hopes, w
12 Oct 2026What a few days it has been in the life of Matt Renshaw. His comeback to the Test team had consisted of one innings, edged to slip for eight, before he made the trip to South Africa, where his job as opener suddenly changed to batting five. His first two days of the first Test in Durban were spent compiling his epic 190 to rescue Australia. Then came his fourth day , hammering in the nails on a de
12 Oct 2026The Ascot head-to-head battle for the trainers’ title adds spice to a fascinating day of racing on Saturday With five Group Ones, a £250,000 juvenile race and a decent racing surface (if the weather forecast is correct), the schedule for Champions Day at Ascot on Saturday looks like the fitting finale to the British Flat season that its architects envisaged 15 years ago. Add in the bonus of a live
12 Oct 2026Defender and midfielder hurt after win against Leeds Saliba resumes training on his own after back injury Mikel Arteta has admitted frustration after Piero Hincapié and Martín Zubimendi sustained ankle injuries during the warm-down after Arsenal’s win against Leeds on Saturday . Both are due to have scans on Monday to determine the extent of the damage, although Arteta said they would miss the Cha
12 Oct 2026NBA star wore jersey during 1998 NBA finals Jordan memorabilia has attracted huge attention A jersey worn by Michael Jordan during the 1998 NBA finals has been sold for $14m, an auction house announced on Monday, in what it said is the highest price ever paid for a piece of basketball memorabilia. Hunt Auctions said Miami real estate investor Ron Firman had bought the jersey in a private sale. Jor
12 Oct 2026Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now! While it was hardly Boca Juniors v River Plate at La Bombonera, Sunday’s eagerly anticipated match between Liverpool and Manchester City rated about 8.5 on the official Football Daily feist-o-meter by the Premier League’s comparatively tame standards. The visitors walked out to a loud chorus of pantomime booing and some mildly amusing banners rem
12 Oct 2026Starting positions at centre-back and No 10 are up for grabs, while Sarina Wiegman’s future continues to be in the air England have two jobs to do on Tuesday. The first, avoiding an almighty upset and progressing past Greece on aggregate in their Women’s World Cup playoff to reach a final tie, should be a formality for one of the world’s best-resourced teams. The second, honing their style to play
12 Oct 2026Report published on Tuesday before consultation period It will have recommendations to improve sustainability The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) is to recommend clubs introduce greater cost controls in its long-awaited State of the Game report, to be published on Tuesday. The 250-page draft report, with a final version to follow in the spring after an eight-week public consultation beginning
12 Oct 2026It’s not just that the club’s recent charges themselves are unprecedented – it’s the language used to describe them too Sign up for our free newsletter here The language of football is a fine and highly nuanced dialect. The majority of people involved in the game speak it with a high degree of sophistication. Minor deviations from the familiar, almost imperceptible to outsiders, can set off alarm
12 Oct 2026Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Sam Dalling and Lars Sivertsen as Manchester City win their first Premier League game since the guilty verdict Continue reading...
12 Oct 2026Robinson, Duckett and Smith get one-year deals Eric Simons hired as Test fast-bowling coach Rob Key believes he can now “map out the next two years” for the England men’s teams, having handed out a record 39 central contracts and unveiled new split coaching setups under Stephen Fleming and Brendon McCullum that he hopes will produce homegrown candidates for the top roles in future. The retirements
12 Oct 2026Son of Paolo and grandson of Cesare struggled to establish himself at Milan but Fabio Pisacane is beginning to unlock his potential in Sardinia The abundance could not last for ever. Serie A’s first goalless draw of this season arrived in its 54th match, ironically between two of its more prolific teams. Perhaps things might have ended differently between Como and Roma if the division’s leading sc
12 Oct 2026Saïd El Mala’s winner illustrated the task faced by new Die Fohlen manager in reviving an injury-hit team A three-week break was exactly what Borussia Mönchengladbach needed after a chastening start to the Bundesliga campaign and perhaps what their new coach, Alexander Blessin, would have ordered. His first match, a derby against arch-rivals Köln, to train focus? Even better. Detail, though, was k
12 Oct 2026The 21-year-old goalkeeper wants to impress on football the need to change old habits for the sake of the planet “I’m a bit of an outlier as a person, I like being unique in who I am and what I do,” says the former Arsenal goalkeeper Alexéi Rojas, who combines saving shots with saving the planet. “I would say that was one of the biggest pulls for me to become a goalkeeper. I like being different.”
12 Oct 2026After three straight game-winning drives, Cleveland’s quarterback was sacked eight times in a dismal defeat that punctured the hype surrounding him I guess the New York Jets didn’t get the memo. This was supposed to be a Deshaun Watson lovefest. A day where, much to the chagrin of those of us with a moral compass and a functional memory , football fans worldwide could declare Watson was “so back”
12 Oct 2026Wigan forward is one of England’s brightest hopes for the World Cup and says he wants to ‘inspire young black people’ England’s players will have no shortage of motivation when they step on to the field this Saturday for the opening match of their Rugby League World Cup campaign. But few, you suspect, have as strong a desire to send the right message out as Junior Nsemba. Whether you are a seasone
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