West Ham have received multiple enquiries from clubs interested in signing attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus. Sources have told BBC Sport that Chelsea are among the clubs to have engaged in early discussions with the Hammers over the Ghana international, who has a release clause of £85m. The prospect of at least one Chelsea player heading...
Chelsea defender Millie Bright has had a knee operation a day after the England international made herself unavailable for selection for this summer’s European Championships. The 31-year-old centre-back withdrew from the Euros on Wednesday, saying she was unable to “give 100% mentally or physically” in what she described as “one of the hardest decisions I’ve...
Andrew Thomson and Steven McKenzie BBC Scotland News SNS Inverness Caledonian Thistle finished seventh place in League 1 last season Inverness Caledonian Thistle (ICT) is to exit administration after agreements were reached with its creditors. The Highland club got into difficulty last year after running up large debts. Joint administrators BDO was appointed in October...
England boss Sarina Wiegman says she is “happy where the squad is right now” as she addresses the media after making her Euro 2025 squad announcement. Read full article at source...
“With any team, there has to be a cycle and a turnover of players eventually. You’re bringing these young players in to feel the level of the group, to understand where they need to get to, to be selected regularly. That’s important. “The young ones are in a good place. There’s one or two of...
Referee Bobby Madley has said he “hates” the video assistant referee technology in football because it takes the “emotion away” from the game. Madley officiates matches in the English Football League (EFL) and is a fourth official for Premier League games. The EFL does not use VAR in regular league games, whereas it has been...
Hibernian have signed goalkeeper Raphael Sallinger from Austrian Bundesliga side TSV Hartberg. The 29-year-old kept 12 clean sheets in 38 appearances last season as his side reached the Austrian cup final, and Hibs confirmed they have paid an undisclosed fee his services. Sallinger, who has agreed a three-year deal, had a spell in Germany with...
This summer’s Test series between England and India will be played for a new trophy named after legendary pair Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson. The Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy will be unveiled in the run-up to the five-match series, which begins at Headingley on 20 June. India great Tendulkar remains the leading run-scorer in Test history with...
Mark Adair has returned to the Ireland squad for the three-match T20 series against the West Indies at Bready, but Craig Young, Curtis Campher and Gareth Delany have been ruled out. Pace bowler Adair returns from injury after missing the recent one-day international series against the same opposition, which ended in a draw. Bowler Young...
All the confirmed squads so far for Euro 2025. Read full article at source...
Kenya will use two multi-purpose venues in Nairobi for CHAN; the 60,000-capacity Kasarani Stadium and the 22,000-seater Nyayo National Stadium. According to the country’s local organising committee chief executive Mike Rabar, it is the latter that has concerned Caf the most. “The biggest infrastructural set-backs so far are things like the perimeter wall in Nyayo,...
Virat Kohli & Royal Challengers Bengaluru win their maiden IPL title. Read full article at source...
The 2024-25 Championship season might be over but there are many ways to analyse and reflect on the campaign that has gone before us. Not every club can go up but if there are signs a team is moving in the right direction, it can still be considered good progress – or quite the opposite...
Captain Wendie Renard and all-time leading goalscorer Eugenie Le Sommer have been left out of France’s 23-player squad for next month’s Euro 2025 in Switzerland. France, who are looking to win a major tournament for the first time, will face England in their Euro 2025 opener on 5 July, 20:00 BST. Neither Renard, 34, or...
Bethell could pressure opener Zak Crawley or frontline spinner Shoaib Bashir for a place in the XI but realistically it is a choice between the Warwickshire man and Pope. Former England all-rounder Wright rejected the suggestion that the lack of clarity around Bethell’s position could unsettle the established members of the squad. “Everyone knows before...