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Gallagher attempts Spanish at Atletico unveiling
Former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher attempts some Spanish at his unveiling at Atletico Madrid with Julian Alvarez.
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I may be a young man, but I'm not a young coach - Hurzeler
Brighton and Hove Albion head coach Fabian Hurzeler tells Football Focus why, despite being only 31 years old, he already has the experience needed to be a Premier League manager.
Fulham sign Burnley midfielder Berge for £25m
Sander Berge joins Fulham in £25m deal after 12 months at Burnley.
BBC Sport to show 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup
BBC Sport will have exclusive rights to broadcast every game of the 2025 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England.
Crystal Palace accelerate plans for defensive signings amid interest in Joachim Andersen and Marc Guehi
Eagles in talks over moves for Wolfsburg’s Maxence Lacroix and Benfica’s Tomas Araujo
Keely Hodgkinson: Olympic 800m champion to miss rest of athletics season with minor injury
22-year-old had been due to race at the Diamond League in Brussels next month
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Mikel Merino training away from Real Sociedad squad as Arsenal look for breakthrough in transfer talks
Spain international wants move to Gunners
Raheem Sterling targets Premier League transfer to end Chelsea nightmare
England forward has ruled out move to Saudi Arabia and does not want to go on loan
Manchester United XI vs Brighton: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League
Erik ten Hag could hand first starts to Matthijs de Ligt and Joshua Zirkzee
Nottingham Forest confident of Eddie Nketiah deal after positive talks with Arsenal
Gunners prepared to sell striker for around £30m
Raheem Sterling training at home amid bitter Chelsea fallout – as Pedro Neto takes shirt number
Raheem Sterling has had it made clear he is not part of Enzo Maresca’s plans going forward
Frazer Clarke went through hell with Fabio Wardley – now he’s going back
Interview: After battling Wardley to a draw in a contender for fight of the year, Clarke talks to The Independent about their upcoming rematch
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Diamond League 2024: Lausanne schedule and start times tonight
Everything you need to know ahead of the Diamond League meeting
AC Milan become first club in Europe to guarantee contracts for pregnant players
Players will be given one-year contract extensions “on the same economic terms” as their existing deals
Xabi Alonso braces Leverkusen for Bundesliga defence as Vincent Kompany’s Bayern empire strikes back
In a trophyless season, Bayern were knocked off their perch by Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen – whose aim is to defend their Bundesliga title
Leverkusen the Bundesliga team to beat despite Bayern’s summer spree | Andy Brassell
Leverkusen have held on to Xabi Alonso and their star names, so Bayern, Dortmund and co are playing catch-upPatrik Schick, again. The DFL Super Cup rarely provides any pointers for the forthcoming Bundesliga season, but what this year’s curtain raiser seemed to indicate is that maybe last season is still happening. The match-up between Bayer Leverkusen and …
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Surrey v Lancashire, Warwickshire v Somerset and more: county cricket – as it happened
Surrey honoured Graham Thorpe before Rocky Flintoff, the 16-year-old son of Andrew, got off the mark for LancashireAnd after a six week wait, Tom Haines is the first Championship wicket to fall – lbw to Ben Coad up in Scarborough, where Jonny Bairstow is wearing the gloves.Starts delayed at Edgbaston, Bristol, Southampton and Merchant Taylor’s. Dampness …
Keely Hodgkinson misses rest of 2024 athletics season with unspecified injury
Olympic 800m champion posted news on InstagramAthlete had set sights on breaking world recordKeely Hodgkinson’s season has been ended by injury less than three weeks after she became the Olympic 800m champion. The 22-year-old Briton, whose victory in Paris was the most watched event of the Games on terrestrial television in the UK, had been due to compete …
England v Sri Lanka: first men’s cricket Test match, day two – live
Updates from 11am BST start at Old TraffordAny thoughts? Share them with Tim via email“If you’re really, REALLY bored during the inevitable rain breaks today then maybe you might be interested in an old blog of mine on the first Test between England and Sri Lanka in this country back in 1984,” writes Steven Pye. “The match at Lord’s was supposed to …