Two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant will join the Houston Rockets in a blockbuster move from the Phoenix Suns. The 36-year-old forward will join the Rockets at the start of July in a deal involving eight other players. In exchange, guard Jalen Green and small forward Dillon Brooks will move to Phoenix – who will also...
Kevin de Bruyne has completed his move to Napoli after the Belgian midfielder left Manchester City at the end of the Premier League season. De Bruyne will link up with former Chelsea and Tottenham manager Antonio Conte at the Italian champions after leaving City following a long and successful spell. He rejected an offer from...
Tottenham Hotspur will complete the permanent signing of defender Kevin Danso once the transfer window opens on Sunday, the club have confirmed. Spurs signed Austria centre-back Danso on loan from French side Lens in February, and he will complete a £21m permanent signing as per the terms of the loan deal. The 26-year-old made 10...
One player determined to make the most of the Wembley experience is prolific defender Gus Scott-Morriss. The right-back scored the crucial spot-kick that beat Forest Green on penalties after Southend had equalised four minutes from the end of extra time to force the shootout. Reflecting on his match-winning moment, Scott-Morriss – who has scored an...
On a night when ‘The Boss’ rolled into town, ‘The King’ waved goodbye for the final time. De Bruyne’s face was plastered everywhere you looked on arrival at the stadium and although legendary US singer Bruce Springsteen may have been playing a few yards away at the Co-Op Live arena, this was the hottest ticket...
Departing midfielder Kevin de Bruyne will receive a farewell from Manchester City after his final home game against Bournemouth on Tuesday. The Belgian announced last month he will leave City after 10 years when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 33-year-old has won 16 trophies since joining from Bundesliga club Wolfsburg...
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland says the team want to give departing midfielder Kevin de Bruyne the FA Cup send-off he deserves – and tells Kelly Somers why he and much-travelled ex-manager Neil Warnock share a similar footballing outlook. WATCH MORE: Road to Wembley – Crystal Palace and Man City Get all the latest Manchester...
Joey Martin: It’s a no-brainer. What we need is a period of stability. To rebuild. And Derek has that ability and experience. Terry Dobson: McInnes should’ve been in the door years ago at Tynecastle but instead we’ve mucked about with risks such as Ian Cathro, Daniel Stendel and Critchley. McInnes would be the best gaffer...
Shane Lowry moved to within a stroke of leader Kevin Mitchell after he shot 65 to finish the second round of the Truist Championship at 11 under. The Irishman’s round featured six birdies and was the lowest of the day in soggy conditions on Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course. Overnight leader, American Mitchell, who led...
Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City, £9.5m – Southampton (a) De Bruyne has had two double digit hauls in the past four weeks. He’s started the past five games, so worries about his fitness should not be an issue and the Belgian only has three league games left in his City career. If he’s going out...
Highly improbable. De Bruyne soaked up the acclaim of City’s support at Etihad Stadium after scoring the winning goal against Wolves on 2 May and came out firing in front of the cameras afterwards. “I have shown I can still play here,” said De Bruyne. “Otherwise I don’t do what I do these last four...
Inter Miami have relinquished their option to hold talks with departing Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne – leaving Chicago Fire in pole position to sign him should he decide to move to Major League Soccer. Miami had the 33-year-old on their ‘discovery list’, meaning they were the only MLS team able to negotiate with...
De Bruyne’s final home game will come against Bournemouth on 20 May, with away matches to play at Southampton and Fulham. And he can ensure a dream ending if City beat Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley. “Maybe he is still good enough to play here,” said former Manchester City defender Micah...
Rangers are close to appointing Everton’s director of football Kevin Thelwell as their new sporting director. The 51-year-old Englishman has already confirmed he is leaving the Premier League side this summer. And after Rangers chief executive Patrick Stewart announced a root and branch review of all club operations earlier this season, Thelwell has been identified...
Getty Images Born in Dublin, Farrell spent over 30 years working in the US When the world learned of Pope Francis’ death on Monday morning, a cardinal with longstanding ties to the US was the one to break the news. After announcing that the pope had “returned to the home of the Father”, Irish-American Cardinal...