Bournemouth striker Junior Kroupi’s incredible campaign has not gone unnoticed, with European behemoths Arsenal, Barcelona and Manchester City among the clubs reportedly tracking his progress. The 19-year-old joined Bournemouth from Lorient for a bargain fee of approximately $14 million (£11.2 million) in February 2025, before spending the remainder of the season back on loan with…
When the World Cup comes to California in June 2026, most visitors will understandably focus on matchdays at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara and SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. Yet for fans travelling long distances, the tournament also opens the door to something else: the chance to experience a state celebrated for its remarkable diversity of…
The Independent Football Regulator (IFR) has been urged to stop Premier League clubs from accepting sponsorship from gambling companies unlicensed in the UK in the latest public consultation over its licensing regime. Entain, the global sports betting company that owns Ladbrokes and Coral, has submitted a response to the IFR asking for a clarification of…
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Germany defender and former Bayern Munich centre-back Niklas Suele has decided to retire from football at just 30 years of age, at the end of the season. In an appearance on the Spielmacher podcast on Thursday, Suele said he made the decision to hang up his boots after injuring his knee during a match against…
Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal squad will have watched Paris Saint-Germain dismantle Bayern Munich and felt a sense of déjà vu from the French side. They’ve seen it before. The way PSG beat Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals was the same medicine Arsenal got a year ago. Just as they did in the last-four…
Many moments of Manchester City’s illustrious season, their best in a decade, stand out. Big goals, important results and colossal performances. But that is not enough to win a Women’s Super League as competitive as this one. Not in 2025/26 anyway. Man City’s start to this campaign, a 2-1 loss at Chelsea, tells you how…
Whether Manchester City would lift the Women’s Super League title in the decade after their last was never a question of ability or quality. It has increasingly been one of nerve. Since their 2016 tile triumph, City have finished runners-up in the WSL six times, seven reaching back to 2015. With two matches remaining in…
Rory McIlroy insists he’s more motivated than ever to build on his ‘different’ title defence at The Masters, ahead of returning to PGA Tour action for the first time since his major victory. McIlroy became just the fourth player in history to win back-to-back editions of The Masters – following on from Jack Nicklaus, Sir…
Sky Sports will remain the exclusive home of Formula 1 in the UK and Ireland until 2034 after extending its partnership with the sport for a further five years. As part of the award-winning coverage, all races, qualifying and practice sessions will continue to be exclusively live on Sky Sports F1 and available to stream…