9 h. ago Newcastle close to signing Forest’s Anthony Elanga with improved £55m offer

An initial £45m bid was rejected by Forest last weekNewcastle look to bolster squad for Champions LeagueNewcastle United are optimistic of striking a deal to sign the Nottingham Forest forward Anthony Elanga after submitting an improved offer worth about £55m. Last week Newcastle had a £45m bid rejected but have returned with an increased offer.Newcastle and Eddie Howe are long-term admirers of Elanga, who featured for Forest in every Premier League match last season, scoring six goals and providing 11 assists as Nuno Espírito Santo’s side qualified for the Europa Conference League, returning to European competition for the first time since 1995-96. Newcastle qualified for the Champions League after finishing fifth. Continue reading...

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9 h. ago Romeo Beckham's heartfelt call to Brooklyn in moving Diogo Jota tribute

Premier League footballer Diogo Jota and his brother, Andre Felipe, died in a crash in Zamora near Spain’s north-west border with Portugal.

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9 h. ago Stephen Vaughan dies as tributes paid to notorious club owner who sold team to his own son

Former Chester City, Barrow and Widnes Vikings owner Stephen Vaughan has died, his son announced on Facebook. Vaughan Sr bought Chester in 2001 and oversaw the club's promotion back to the Football League

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11 h. ago Arsenal lose Mikel Arteta favourite to Premier League rival Brentford

Arsenal lose Mikel Arteta favourite to Premier League rival Brentford  Football London

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18 h. ago The 'eye opening' reason Callum Osmand will get Celtic fans off their seats as mentor left in no doubt

The young attacker has swapped EPL outfit Fulham for a crack at trophies and Champions League football at Parkhead

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18 h. ago Diogo Jota was the humble star who helped turn Wolves into a Premier League force, writes TOM COLLOMOSSE... Molineux will soon give him the tribute he so deserves

TOM COLLOMOSSE: Diogo Jota was one of the players who opted to remain in England during that first lockdown and as soon as it was permitted, he went straight to the training ground.

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19 h. ago Diogo Jota: The diminutive Portuguese talent who made his name in the Premier League

Jota played for teams including Atletico Madrid, Wolves and Liverpool in a career that brought plenty of success at club and international level

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27 h. ago Man City plan for Premier League after early Club World Cup exit

Manchester City have had to change plans after being booted out of the Club World Cup at the last-16 stage

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35 h. ago Premier League chief reveals the Liverpool transfer that he should have blocked

Liverpool are splashing the cash after becoming Premier League champions, just as they did in 2020 when they forked out £45million to bring in Diogo Jota from Wolves

Politics

39 h. ago West Ham vs Chelsea Premier League fixture moved as police allow Sky Sports request

Chelsea are set to take on West Ham on the second weekend of the new Premier League season but the game could be set to kick off at a different time than originally planned

Sport

41 h. ago Gabby Logan's age 'disappointment' over the new Match of the Day hosting line

She is among those replacing Gary Lineker in fronting the BBC's highlights show of Premier League and Champions League football

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47 h. ago Has a team won the Champions League without beating any league champions? | The Knowledge

Plus: top scorers for two clubs in one season, very old under-21 players and much moreMail us with your questions and answers“Has a team won the Champions League without beating any reigning champions?” asks Paddy French. “And if not, which teams have beaten the fewest champions to win it? And which teams have beaten the most champions in winning the Champions League/European Cup?”Let’s just clarify that Paddy is referring to reigning league champions, here, not reigning European champions, to which we had a few answers. Even in an era in which many Champions League teams are also-rans from the big leagues around Europe, the answer to the first question is no. Continue reading...

Sport

47 h. ago Supermarket chain opens giant £8m UK store as another new branch set for 2026

The opening of the huge branch in Cookstown, based on Orritor Road, replaces the store opened in 1999, and was watched on by ex-Premier League footballer Aaron Hughes

Economics

55 h. ago Coleen Rooney's earnings soar amid slew of major TV projects as she looks set to become 'main breadwinner' in family with husband Wayne

The WAG, 38, reportedly boasts a net worth of £15million, with her hubby thought to be worth an enormous £170million thanks to his Premier League footballing days.

Culture

60 h. ago Crystal Palace downplay John Textor’s involvement in bid to save Europa League place

Palace are in danger of being demoted to the Europa Conference League depending on whether Lyon’s relegation from Ligue 1 is upheld

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61 h. ago Chelsea starlet Josh Acheampong hoping his Blues 'uncle' can help Champions League dream

Josh Acheampong is being guided in his Chelsea career by two of the club's defenders, with one acting as his 'uncle' and another living out his Champions League dream

Sport

63 h. ago Sky Sports bringing back popular football show that was controversially scrapped

Sky Sports are set to revive the popular Sunday Supplement football programme, which was axed in 2020, and a similar format looks set to return with a new name ahead of the new Premier League season

Sport

64 h. ago English football club resigns from league just weeks after ex

One Premier League alumnus has seen his latest endeavour end weeks after his takeover was confirmed following word his new club has had to withdraw from competition

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2 d. ago Club World Cup exit as painful as Champions League elimination – Bernardo Silva

Manchester City were knocked out of the competition by Saudi outfit Al-Hilal.

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3 d. ago Pep Guardiola says Man City will ‘rest our minds’ after Club World Cup exit

The Premier League side were beaten 4-3 in extra time after a pulsating clash against Al-Hilal.

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