19 h. ago Reason William Saliba was dropped by Mikel Arteta despite training with first team

William Saliba was injured in the warm-up ahead of Arsenal's defeat by Liverpool before the international break, but Mikel Arteta has provided a fresh update

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66 h. ago Liverpool get huge boost as Jurgen Klopp favourite back in training after months out

Stefan Bajcetic has been plagued by injuries since making his breakthrough at Liverpool, but the 20-year-old midfielder has now returned to first team training

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4 d. ago Liverpool handed major Premier League boost as 'overlooked' star returns to training

Liverpool are looking to add to their backroom staff with two new additions as Arne Slot continues to reshape his coaching team at the AXA Training Centre

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1 week ago Arsenal drop worrying injury hint for Mikel Arteta as Champions League decision announced

Arsenal have dropped a worrying injury hint with their Champions League squad after one star was omitted from Mikel Arteta's plans having last featured for the Gunners in January

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1 week ago ‘Forever grateful’: Isak makes belated attempt to rebuild bridges at Newcastle

£125m striker thanks former teammates and staff‘It has been an honour Thank you, Newcastle’Alexander Isak has made a belated attempt to rebuild bridges at Newcastle by thanking his former teammates, St James’ Park staff and the club’s fans for their support during his three years on Tyneside.When Isak joined Liverpool for £125m on Monday evening the Sweden striker departed a squad and a city thoroughly disillusioned by his decision not to train with or play for Eddie Howe’s team for the majority of this summer. Ultimately that tactic succeeded in forcing the move to Anfield he had long craved but, along the way, a player who scored 27 times for Newcastle last season shredded his reputation there. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Markram smashes South Africa to big first ODI victory after England collapse

England 131; South Africa 137-3; SA win by seven wicketsSonny Baker endures nightmare debut with ballThey say that if you fail to prepare you should prepare to fail, and it turns out that is what England were doing across the two understaffed days of training with which they launched themselves into this series. They proceeded to get bowled out for 131 in 24.3 overs, losing their last seven wickets for just 29 runs, before Aiden Markram humbled their bowlers in propelling South Africa towards victory by seven wickets, sealed with 175 balls to spare.A week ahead of this match Temba Bavuma’s team were in the middle of a convoluted, lengthy journey from Queensland to Yorkshire via Sydney, Singapore and London. But it was England who looked jetlagged by the less long-distance but more recent whiplash turnaround from the Hundred, in which several squad members, if only two of those selected for this series opener, were engaged 48 hours earlier. In their absence the team’s first training ...

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2 w. ago Alexander Isak's training ground goodbye claims as Newcastle issue response

Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe responded to claims that Alexander Isak said goodbye to his team-mates at the club's Benton training base ahead of a possible exit

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2 w. ago The truth about Nico Raskin as Rangers hero bombed out after showdown Russell Martin meeting

We understand Raskin trained away from the rest of the first-team in the build-up to the derby

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2 w. ago Manchester United agree £40m fee with Chelsea for sale of Alejandro Garnacho

Winger will be club’s fourth highest-value sale everMilan poised to sign Christopher Nkunku from BluesManchester United have agreed to sell Alejandro Garnacho to Chelsea for £40m plus a 10% sell-on fee.The 21-year-old Argentina international has been training away from the first-team squad since the start of the summer after a breakdown in his relationship with Ruben Amorim, the head coach. It is understood Chelsea offered an initial £25m before the final £40m fixed fee was agreed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Chris Froome to undergo surgery after breaking his back during training crash

Four-time Tour de France winner stable in Toulon hospitalScans showed five broken ribs and vertebrae fractureChris Froome has been airlifted to hospital after suffering a collapsed lung and breaking his back and five ribs during a serious crash while training in France.The four-time Tour de France winner’s team confirmed that Froome would undergo surgery in Toulon on Thursday after the incident which took place on Wednesday. It said that the 40-year-old was now stable, and that no one else had been involved in the crash. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Husband and wife training team accept ‘remarkable’ offer to work for Bahrain royal family

Daniel and Claire Kubler are scaling back their operation in Lambourn to develop and run a new training facility in Bahrain for the ambitious Middle Eastern owners

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2 w. ago Alexander Isak rejects Newcastle olive branch from club officials in north

Striker remains keen on move to LiverpoolNewcastle to make improved Strand Larsen bidAlexander Isak is understood to have declined a high-powered invitation to return to Newcastle’s first-team fold.The Sweden striker has spent most of this summer on a form of strike as he attempts to engineer a move to Liverpool by refusing to play for Eddie Howe’s first team or rejoin the squad for training. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Cowboys to talk to Micah Parsons after defensive star’s apparent in

Defensive star lay down on table during preseason gameParsons embroiled in contract dispute with CowboysDallas Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer plans to meet with disgruntled All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons about his actions during the team’s recent preseason win over the Atlanta Falcons.Parsons has missed the entire three-game preseason during a contract dispute. He was the only Cowboys player not wearing a jersey while on the sidelines in Friday’s game with Falcons. At one point in the third quarter, he laid on a training table behind the team bench while the Cowboys were on offense. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Man Utd wonderkid, 14, sends message to Ruben Amorim after training decision

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim has told youngster JJ Gabriel, who is only 14, that he will train with the first team this year and he was on target twice on the U18s on Saturday

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3 w. ago 'I signed for Everton but was humbled in two weeks by one question from my team

Joleon Lescott has opened up on his three-year stint with Everton, revealing that he was humbled by one team-mate in particular just two weeks into training with his new club

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3 w. ago 'Recognition': Mikel Arteta explains Leandro Trossard new Arsenal contract and drops transfer hint

The Belgian has impressed since arriving from Brighton in January 2023

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3 w. ago Arne Slot reveals Jeremie Frimpong injury blow for Liverpool before trip to Newcastle

The Reds could turn to Conor Bradley, who has returned to first team training, for the trip to St James’ Park against Newcastle with Frimpong set for a spell on the sidelines

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s latest outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak and Newcastle approach point of no return after striker’s outburst

Club say they want to keep Isak but a move is now in both’s interests and Eddie Howe is best off chasing other targetsAs a general rule, it is almost always best to sleep on things before making important decisions or reacting to provocations. So why, at close to midnight on Tuesday, did Newcastle rush out a seemingly kneejerk response to Alexander Isak’s incendiary Instagram post claiming that, amid broken promises, his relationship with the club was over?In a statement reflecting an appreciably tougher tone than at any time during this summer saga, Newcastle insisted no promises had been broken and that their intention is to keep Isak. The message was that the Sweden striker’s attempt to force a move to Liverpool had failed and he would need to end his one-man strike before being welcomed back to first-team training. The only problem is that while you can lead a horse to water it sometimes really is impossible to make them drink. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Alexander Isak breaks his silence after missing PFA awards as he hits out at Newcastle for 'breaking promises' in bombshell statement after going on strike to force Liverpool move

CRAIG HOPE: The Swede is refusing to train with his team-mates and play for the club as he tries to force a move to Liverpool.

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