Austria may prefer to lose their final World Cup group game in a potentially controversial finish to Group J. The strange situation is caused by the 48-team World Cup schedule and pathways into the knockout phase. Argentina are guaranteed top spot in Group J. Austria are currently second, level on points with third-placed Algeria but…
1 Lyon and RB Salzburg are reported to have reached an agreement for the transfer of Mads Bidstrup (25), according to a report from Florian Plettenberg. The Danish midfielder had already agreed personal terms with Lyon for a five-year contract until June 2031, with only the final paperwork and medical to be completed. Plettenberg first…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday’s newspapers… PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea are expected to complete the signing of Italy right back Marco Palestra in the next 24 hours and could sell Malo Gusto to Manchester City to make room for the youngster – The Times Aston Villa are in talks to sign Flamengo full-back…
No driver has won more grands prix in Formula 1 than Lewis Hamilton, while no team has won more often than Ferrari, but the combination’s long-awaited first success together at the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix acted as a historic moment in the sport. But was it a statement of things now to come over the rest…
Manchester United will begin their first full Premier League campaign under Michael Carrick away at Hull City on the opening weekend of the season. Carrick’s side have been handed statistically the easiest opening six fixtures, facing another newly promoted team in Ipswich Town in their first game at Old Trafford. Datawrapper This content is provided…
Britain’s Charlie Guest will make his ONE Championship debut against Sam Fitzgerald on June 27, live on Sky Sports. An ISKA world champion, WBC European and British kickboxing champion, Guest was originally due to fight Bampara Kouyate on ONE Fight Night 44, live on Sky Sports in the early hours of June 27. With Kouyate…
Liverpool are making a habit of gazumping Newcastle on transfer targets. One summer ago, it was Hugo Ekitké who the Reds stole from their Premier League rivals’s clutches. Almost one year on, news broke that Liverpool have now agreed a surprise deal for Osasuna winger Víctor Muñoz. Muñoz had been in talks with Newcastle, but…
Every match across the opening weekend of the 2026/27 Scottish Premiership season will be shown live on Sky Sports. The groundbreaking move will see fixtures take place across four days from Friday July 31 to Monday August 3. It all gets underway on Friday July 31 with Derek McInnes’ first league match in charge of…
The first round of fixtures at the 2026 World Cup have been and gone, and boy did we see some strong performances. Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe showed why they are the cream of the crop – on the same day no less – while the opening matches also allowed for new heroes to be…
Believe it or not, the first round of group games at the 2026 World Cup is complete. All 48 teams at this summer’s tournament have played at least once – and, having covered every single game, the Sky Sports journalists have picked out 10 players who have caught the eye so far… Haaland takes to…