“It puts a bit of pressure on United. They’ve got City next week and European games starting in midweek.” Prophetic words from Gary Neville in the wake of Manchester United’s 2-2 draw with Everton. While it may only be September, he’s not wrong. Pressure is on Michael Carrick and suddenly, this week already feels season-defining….
Watford shook off an awful first-half display to grab a 2-1 victory over Preston, who suffered their fifth defeat in six league games. Callum Lang had shot the visitors ahead in the sixth minute as the visitors threatened to overrun the Hornets, who hit back with two second-half goals in seven minutes from Edo Kayembe…
Aston Villa put its domestic problems behind it with a 3-2 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday. Victory in Belgium ended Villa’s winless and goalless start to its 2026-27 season, after early struggles in the Premier League. John McGinn recorded the first goal of the Champions League campaign with a sweeping…
Aryna Sabalenka maintained her hopes of a third successive US Open title with a three-set victory over Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in an absorbing quarter-final – a result that retains her status as world No 1 for at least one more day. The 28-year-old beat Noskova 7-6 (7-1) 3-6 7-6 (10-7), coming through two tie-breaks…
Team USA captain Angela Stanford insists Angel Yin will be fit to feature against Team Europe this week at the Solheim Cup and has backed her side to claim away victory in the Netherlands. Yin has not completed a 72-hole tournament since May, having missed the cut at the US Women’s Open in June before…
Celtic manager Martin O’Neill will aim to shape the system around his best players as he ponders how to manage the absence of Hyun-jun Yang and return of Kasper Hogh. Camilo Duran has shone in the centre-forward role in Hogh’s three-game absence with a groin problem. The Colombian netted three times and set up the…
Michael Carrick transformed Manchester United’s fortunes after his appointment in January, steering the side from seventh to third and clinching their return to the Champions League. But, after a disappointing start to the new campaign, how will they handle the challenge of juggling three games per week? And has their rebuild neglected one key part…
By Canadian Press on September 8, 2026. Real Madrid’s head coach Jose Mourinho leaves the pitch after the Spanish La Liga soccer match between Real Betis and Real Madrid in Seville, Spain, Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Breton) Real Madrid kicks off its Champions League campaign against Inter Milan on Tuesday with new coach…
Between a row of white apartment buildings and an artificial pitch set into the green hills of Berio in San Sebastian that Antiguoko now call home, there is a strip of land where Mikel Arteta, Xabi Alonso and Andoni Iraola learned their craft. “The centre circle was just over there,” says Roberto Montiel, the club’s…
Ipswich host Liverpool at Portman Road on Friday Night Football to kick off week three of the Premier League season on September 4, live on Sky Sports. Ipswich have won one, lost one on their return to the top flight and currently sit 12th in the early Premier League table. Gary O’Neil’s side beat Sunderland…