“You need to feel it. We’re not feeling it,” said Xabi Alonso after Chelsea’s 3-0 loss at Brentford. Yet Chelsea are stuck in a familiar feeling. Another defeat, their 11th of the calendar year – more than they had in 2025, with three months of this year to go. At least two goals conceded for…
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has not ruled out loaning out Max Dowman in the future and says the club evaluates the 16-year-old sensation’s progress every six months. Dowman continued his rise by starting and scoring twice in Arsenal’s Carabao Cup win over Ipswich this week. After the game, Gunners midfielder Mikel Merino compared the young teenager to Barcelona and…
Lauren Hemp bookended a 4-2 victory for Manchester City against Liverpool as the WSL champions maintained a winning start to their title defence. But up until the 90th minute, that record and their 13-match winning run at the Joie Stadium were in serious jeopardy. Man City had to fight back to equalise in the first…
Brydon Carse will not face any charges after Derbyshire Police closed their investigation into an alleged assault following an incident involving the England cricketer at a nightclub in Derby. Last month, Carse was handcuffed outside a nightclub in Derby and missed the second and third Tests of England’s series against Pakistan. Derbyshire Police said in…
Craig Richards returns to his home city of London for a crucial fight when he boxes at the Copper Box Arena on September 26, live on Sky Sports. Richards fights Belgrade’s Radivoje Kalajdzic in the chief support to Johnny Fisher vs Michael Pirotton. The man from Crystal Palace is determined to beat Kalajdzic to return…
According to the German Football Association (DFB), investment in women’s football by professional clubs has risen by 135% over the past six years. In addition, the number of girls in Germany who play the game has increased by about 30% since 2022. Celia Sasic, the former Germany striker who has been in charge of diversity…
Eden Hazard has hailed Jose Mourinho’s return to the Real Madrid dugout, insisting the Portuguese has more than enough experience to restore the Spanish giants to their perch and get them winning trophies again. Few players know Mourinho better. Hazard spent years under the Portuguese at Chelsea, and that gives him a clear read on…
In his latest Sky Sports column, Paul Merson looks ahead to Saturday’s “huge” game between Tottenham and Aston Villa. Both teams are winless in the Premier League, with Spurs looking for their first league goal of the season. Read below for the Magic Man’s thoughts on the “momentum swinger” game at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium,…
Nasser Hussain has lauded the “second coming” of England batter Tom Banton and says the appointment of new white-ball mentor Kevin Pietersen could be key to his development in the middle order. Banton top-scored for England with an unbeaten 52 off 24 balls in an impressive innings, combining well with skipper Harry Brook (23 off…
By Zoey SUN Hong Kong’s first five-year plan and the latest Policy Address were unveiled on Sept. 16, offering, for the first time, a more comprehensive medium- and long-term roadmap for where the city is headed—and how that direction can be translated into concrete policies. One particularly revealing lens is Hong Kong’s ambition to become…