Granit Xhaka addresses Arsenal return in Bayer Leverkusen pre-season friendly
German giants meet Gunners at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night
Chelsea: Enzo Maresca provides update on Cole Palmer, Marc Cucurella and Nicolas Jackson return dates
Blues have one more friendly before Premier League campaign begins against Man City
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Summer signing in line to make first appearance for Gunners
Olympics 2024: Dina Asher-Smith excited about Team GB's relay medal potential
Sprint relay heats on Thursday before final on Friday
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Australia await the men’s quartet as the women eye medal contention
Jessica Ennis-Hill backs Katarina Johnson-Thompson to win heptathlon gold
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Aaron Ramsey reveals his thoughts over Craig Bellamy’s new role
Aaron Ramsey expresses his enthusiasm for the appointment of former Wales captain Craig Bellamy as his new head coach
From six medals to one: What went wrong for Team GB’s Olympic boxers?
After a haul of six medals in Tokyo three years ago, GB’s boxers leave Paris with just one: Lewis Richardson’s well-earned bronze
Andy Woodman feels at home in Harrogate as Bromley’s big day looms
Bromley’s first EFL match will be in the North Yorkshire town where Woodman’s best friend Gareth Southgate resides.
Nasser Hussain: Few better options than Andy Flower for England white-ball boss
Matthew Mott left his position last week after two years in charge.
Paraguayan swimmer denies being kicked out of Olympic Village for creating ‘inappropriate atmosphere’
Luana Alonso has clarified that she was not suspended from the Paris 2024 Olympics, while her career in swimming hangs in the balance
Rangers boss eyes Champions League qualification - for bigger transfer kitty
In the 2022–23 season, Rangers qualified for the group stages for the first time since the 2010–11 season
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Andre Onana insists he will ‘take a lot of risks’ once again for Man United this season
Onana saved 72.77% of the shots he faced in the Premier League last season
Arsenal transfer rumours: Eddie Nketiah fee set, Mikel Merino latest and more
Nketiah signed a new five-year contract with the Gunners in June 2022
Chicago White Sox end 21-game losing streak with victory over Oakland A’s
Run of defeats had tied the American League recordStrong start from Jonathan Cannon helps team to victoryAndrew Benintendi hit a two-run homer and the Chicago White Sox snapped their American League record-tying losing streak at 21 games on Tuesday night, beating the Oakland Athletics 5-1.Jonathan Cannon gave up one run over six innings while helping the …
Mars bars, rats and cats: the strangest objects thrown on to a football pitch | The Knowledge
Plus: teams from the same city going unbeaten all season; dystopian football novels; and managers not being sackedMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Last month’s Eliteserien game between Rosenborg and Lillestrøm was abandoned when fans threw tennis balls and fish cakes on to the pitch in a protest against VAR. Apart from a pig’s head, …
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Billy Bean, former MLB player and LGBTQ advocate, dies at age of 60
Bean was second MLB player to come out publiclyLeague confirms death of ‘kindest’ colleagueBilly Bean, who became the second former Major League Baseball player to come out as gay, has died at the age of 60 from leukemia.Bean came out in 1999, a few years after his playing career ended, and he went on to become MLB’s senior vice president for …
Australian Olympic hockey player apologises after arrest for allegedly buying cocaine
Kookaburras’ Tom Craig released from custody on WednesdayMidfielder issued with warning and escapes without conviction or fineAustralian Olympic hockey player Tom Craig has been barred from attending the closing ceremony after being arrested and spending a night in a Paris police station for allegedly trying to buy cocaine on the streets of the French …
The Spin | Be it night or day, seam or spin, Graham Thorpe was batting
Sad news of an England great’s death brought back fond memories from a childhood where 90s cricketers ruledIn all honesty, this week’s Spin was going to be about something else. Most likely 900 words on Zak Crawley’s curiously feast or famine Test match batting or a paean to Dan Lawrence’s quicksilver wrists, about opportunities spurned and grasped. …