7 h. ago NFL's highest paid player 2025: The top 15 richest NFL stars

Here are the NFL’s top 15 highest paid players in the 2025/26 season - including Kansas City Chief’s star Patrick Mahomes.

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51 h. ago Unpaid Sheffield Wednesday stars make feelings clear after Birmingham heartbreak

Sheffield Wednesday's players have not been paid on time for five of the last seven months including not receiving their wages on pay day for September

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56 h. ago Jude Bellingham: Real Madrid midfielder named England player of the year

22-year-old is a first-time winner of the award

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3 d. ago Saliba says Arsenal have to ‘prove we are ready to win’ after signing new contract

Defender confirms new five-year deal at club‘My choice is to stay here and win everything’William Saliba has said he will not consider leaving Arsenal until he wins a major trophy and admitted it was time for the players to back up their talk by delivering tangible success.It was confirmed on Tuesday that the France defender has signed a new five-year contract, despite strong interest from Real Madrid. Saliba has won only the Community Shield with Arsenal since joining in 2019 from Saint-Étienne, spending two and a half of his first three seasons on loan back in Ligue 1 before establishing himself as first choice under Mikel Arteta. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Women’s Rugby World Cup writer awards: best player, best match – our verdicts

An outstanding breakout star and teams dancing with each other highlighted a tournament success on and off the fieldBest player Sophie de Goede. The Canada forward was impressive and versatile throughout. The fact she had just returned from an anterior cruciate ligament injury was mindblowing. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025 player ratings: Fleetwood shines for Europe as Scheffler endures USA nightmare

Team Europe secured a dramatic late 15-13 victory after an incredible final day in which the USA mounted an unlikely comeback early on

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6 d. ago AI analysis finds £71,000 painting dismissed as copy is a Caravaggio

Exclusive: Study gives 85.7% probability Badminton House version of The Lute Player is by 17th-century masterHe is one of the most revered artists in western art, yet just a few dozen works by Caravaggio have survived. Now the 17th-century master’s hand has been confirmed in a painting that Sotheby’s and the Metropolitan Museum in New York had dismissed as a mere copy.Scientific analysis of The Lute Player, which was bought for Badminton House in Gloucestershire in the 18th century, has concluded that it is by Caravaggio, with a probability of 85.7%. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Canada’s incredible journey from CROWDFUNDING $1m to play in Women’s Rugby World Cup to facing England in final

CANADA have made the Women's Rugby World Cup final with an underfunded team made up of part-time firefighters and engineers. The Canadian players are just 80 minutes of rugby away from glory and they've done it thanks to an incredible work ethic and some heartwarming crowdfunding. They take on England on Saturday and have the...

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8 d. ago Billy Vigar, Chichester and former Arsenal player, dies after sustaining brain injury

Vigar, 21, sustained injury in league game on SaturdayChichester say he was ‘playing the sport that he loved’The Chichester City forward Billy Vigar has died at the age of 21 after sustaining a “significant brain injury” in a game last Saturday. The former Arsenal player was injured in an Isthmian League match at Wingate & Finchley, leading to its abandonment after 13 minutes.Chichester said in a statement: “After sustaining a significant brain injury last Saturday, Billy Vigar was put in an induced coma. On Tuesday he needed an operation to aid any chances of recovery. Although this helped, the injury proved to much for him and he passed away on Thursday morning.” Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Ryder Cup captain Luke Donald takes swipe at USA team over 'prize money'

European captain Luke Donald has been vocal in his opposition to the US decision to pay their players for the first time in the history of the Ryder Cup

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9 d. ago Ryder Cup 2025: Team USA player by player guide including Scottie Scheffler and Bryson DeChambeau

Captain Keegan Bradley leads the hosts in New York desperate to reclaim the cup after a humbling in Rome two years ago

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1 week ago Ballon d’Or 2025: Wiegman and Hampton win prizes, main player awards to come – live

England duo win manager and goalkeeper awardsFive England players in top 10 for women’s Ballon d’OrGet in touch! Email michael.butler@theguardian.comThe Ballon d’Or is awarded by an international jury of specialised journalists, with one representative per country, from the top 100 in the latest Fifa rankings (before the lists are published) for men and the top 50 for women.Each juror selects ten players in descending order of merit from a list of 30 established by the editorial staff of France Football, members of the editorial staff of L’Équipe, the best juror from the previous edition – Costa Rica for the men’s Ballon d’Or, South Africa for the women’s Ballon d’Or – and Uefa ambassadors Luís Figo for the men’s trophy and Nadine Kessler for the women’s trophy. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 49ers lose former defensive player of year Nick Bosa for rest of season, according to reports

Five-time Pro Bowler has reportedly torn ACL27-year-old hurt during victory over CardinalsSan Francisco 49ers star defensive end Nick Bosa’s season is over with a torn ACL, multiple outlets reported on Monday.Bosa underwent testing after hurting his right knee during Sunday’s victory over the Arizona Cardinals. Imaging showed a clean tear of the ligament, according to ESPN. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Ballon d'Or nominees: Here is a full list of every Scottish player in history to nominated for the award

Here’s the full list of Scotland players to be nominated for the Ballon d’Or award.

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1 week ago Andoni Iraola is a model modern manager. Could he save Manchester United? | Jonathan Wilson

The smart and flexible coach is enjoying a remarkable start to the season with Bournemouth and big clubs are taking noteYou have to be patient with new players. You have to give a manager time to work with fresh signings, let them learn his methods. Rome wasn’t built in a day – Brian Clough quipped he wasn’t on that particular job, but it took until the third season at Derby and Nottingham Forest to win promotion. It makes sense; you have to wait. Football takes time. Or you could just turn to Andoni Iraola.Iraola lost three of his back four in the summer and his goalkeeper. (No detail perhaps so encapsulates the financial landscape of modern European football better than the highest fees paid in the latest transfer window by a Spanish club and a French one were for Bournemouth centre-backs.) Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Strictly Come Dancing: England footballer Karen Carney’s journey from the pitch to the dance floor

Carney is England’s third most-capped player of all time

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2 w. ago Why three English players reflect growing crises at Spain’s biggest clubs

For the first time, all three of Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid feature an English player at the same time, reflecting an interesting dynamic as the Champions League returns this week

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2 w. ago Rattled Russell Martin faces Rangers inquest as under fire boss tells irate punters 'I won't quit'

The fans chanted for him to go and the players were booed off at half-time and full-time in the 2-0 defeat to Hearts

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3 w. ago A'ja Wilson's incredible season earns her a second straight AP Player of the Year award

A’ja Wilson followed up a historic season with another incredible one to earn AP Player of the Year for the second straight time

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3 w. ago Jason Collins, first openly gay player in NBA, being treated for brain tumor

Center’s illness announced in statement by NBACollins came out in Sports Illustrated article in 2013Former NBA player Jason Collins is undergoing treatment for a brain tumor, the NBA announced on Thursday.“Jason and his family welcome your support and prayers and kindly ask for privacy as they dedicate their attention to Jason’s health and well-being,” the league said in a statement. Continue reading...

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