3 h. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025 fixtures: Full schedule, match dates and kick

Everything you need to know ahead of the tournament

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22 h. ago Alan Shearer tells Newcastle not to get involved in £68m Arsenal and Spurs transfer fight

Eberechi Eze is being eyed by several clubs, and despite Newcastle struggling to bring in players this summer, Alan Shearer believes they should give the 27-year-old a wide berth

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4 d. ago Chelsea XI vs AC Milan: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for pre

Brazilian wonderkid Estevao is on the bench and there is no Nicolas Jackson in the squad

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4 d. ago Chelsea XI vs AC Milan: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for pre

Brazilian wonderkid Estevao set for another outing after his debut goal against Bayer Leverkusen

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4 d. ago Arsenal preseason friendlies 2025: Full fixture schedule and results as Gunners face Milan, Newcastle and Spurs

Arsenal finished second in the Premier League for a third successive season last term

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5 d. ago Chelsea XI vs AC Milan: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for pre

Enzo Maresca should play a strong side against the Italian giants

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5 d. ago How to watch Arsenal vs Athletic Club: TV channel and live stream for friendly today

The Gunners are taking on a brand-new opponent

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5 d. ago Blind Date: ‘Billy is quite different from my friends – which is refreshing’

Billy, 28, a higher education administrator, meets Phoebe, 28, an environmental studentWhat were you hoping for? To meet someone different who I may never have met through friends or apps. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Nicolas Jackson: Chelsea 'prepared to sell' striker as Premier League rivals register interest

The Senegalese is ready to explore his options away from Stamford Bridge

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5 d. ago Chelsea XI vs Bayer Leverkusen: Jackson absent from starting lineup, confirmed team news for friendly today

Marquee signings could be on display when Chelsea take on the Bundesliga outfit

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6 d. ago Chelsea XI vs Bayer Leverkusen: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for friendly today

Marquee signings could be on display when Chelsea take on the Bundesliga outfit

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6 d. ago Tottenham XI vs Bayern Munich: Starting lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for friendly today

Spurs remain without Dominic Solanke after injury

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7 d. ago Tottenham’s James Maddison faces long spell out with ruptured ACL

Midfielder needs surgery to right kneeHe sustained injury during pre-season friendlyJames Maddison faces a long period on the sidelines after Tottenham confirmed the midfielder had ruptured an anterior cruciate knee ligament. The England international sustained the injury during a pre-season game against Newcastle in Seoul and is to have an operation.Spurs said: “We can confirm that James Maddison will undergo surgery for a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in his right knee His surgery will take place in the coming days and, following that, James will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team. Everyone at Tottenham Hotspur wishes James a full and speedy recovery. We will be supporting him every step of the way.” Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Tottenham XI vs Bayern Munich: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for friendly today

Spurs could also welcome back Dominic Solanke after injury

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7 d. ago Arsenal XI vs Villarreal: Starting lineup and confirmed team news for friendly today

Noni Madueke makes the bench ahead of a potential debut

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8 d. ago Arsenal XI vs Villarreal: Madueke debut, predicted lineup, confirmed team news for friendly today

The £52m summer signing has trained with his new team-mates for the first time

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9 d. ago Analyzing preseason friendlies is maddening, but right now it’s all we have | Jonathan Wilson

Every team enters preseason at a different stage of readiness and with different goals, making results hard to decipherSign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson hereGlory for Manchester United, who lifted the Premier League summer series on Sunday despite twice being pegged back by Everton to draw 2-2 in Atlanta. A degree of relief for West Ham, who beat Bournemouth to finish second in the competition despite all the gloomy prognostications about their campaign to come. In Seoul, meanwhile, there was a very Tottenham moment as they followed the glee of last week’s 1-0 win over Arsenal with a 1-1 draw against Newcastle in which James Maddison was stretchered off with a knee injury described by his manager Thomas Frank as “bad”.It all looks real, it sounds real and yet everybody knows it isn’t real. That even now, in this age of data and minute analysis, there remains an element of randomness, is one of soccer’s great joys as a sport. But that tendency is magnified in pre-season. Contin...

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9 d. ago Liverpool XI vs Athletic Club: Starting lineup and confirmed team news for friendly today

The Reds will take on the Bilbao side twice on Monday evening

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1 week ago Arsenal XI vs Villarreal: Madueke debut, confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for friendly

The £52m signing is training with his new team-mates for the first time

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1 week ago From Emily in Friends to Che Diaz: the TV characters so bad that they ruined shows

One-note comic disasters, unconvincing panto villains, children who set your teeth on edge some characters are so awful they’re painful to watch. We round up the worstSometimes, all it takes to change your relationship to a TV show is one character. Viewers are all enjoying the One Day-meets-High Fidelity vibes of BBC Two’s nostalgic romance Mix Tape. However, none of them can stand the cassette-crossed lovers’ spouses. Yes, for every role that becomes a firm viewer favourite, another is reviled by the show’s fanbase. Lena Dunham’s latest creation, Too Much, seems to be entirely populated by unappealing characters.Meanwhile, Peppa Pig devotees are in a porcine pickle over the imminent onscreen arrival of a new little sister, baby piglet Evie. Cartoon swine devotees fear this gimmicky addition will upset the delicate balance of the four-way family unit that has been beloved by preschoolers for 21 years. If the oinking blockbuster ain’t broke, why fix it? Continue reading...

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