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…
Nick Kyrgios has accepted and served a reduced, one-month suspension under anti-doping rules after testing positive for cocaine at an ATP Tour event in Mallorca. Kyrgios, who had been provisionally suspended since August 4, had entered into a treatment programme approved by the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) to reduce the three-month default suspension under…
Much of the last week in the Premier League has bordered on the ridiculous. Spending in the transfer window went stratospheric. Total expenditure topped £3.4bn by Deadline Day’s close. Chelsea’s outlay of £340m on 13 players was the second highest of any side. But their performances across the opening weeks of the campaign have turned…
Liverpool’s Premier League campaign takes them to Suffolk on Friday for a battle with newly-promoted Ipswich Town. The Reds still await their first official victory of Andoni Iraola’s reign after successive 2–2 draws with Newcastle United and Nottingham Forest. Issues in defense and midfield have undermined the Spaniard early in his tenure, but the arrival…
Spending patterns for Premier League clubs are not just about the fee, but who the clubs are choosing to do business with. Take a look at the high-value deals, worth £40m or more, which have doubled this summer from two years ago. In 2024-25 there were 13 such deals, this summer there were 27. More…
Welcome to Dev’s Digest, the agenda-setting Sky Sports column where Dev Trehan delivers exclusive news and reflects some of the key developments for British South Asians in Football. Mal Benning will be recognised with the football pioneer accolade at this month’s Asian Football Awards, Sky Sports News can exclusively reveal. Last season – on Valentine’s…