Some say Uefa’s format gamble offers more excitement, others feel it serves the interests of Super League rebelsThis is a high-stakes experiment from Uefa, implemented initially for the 2024-27 Champions League cycle. The old group stage has been replaced by a single 36-strong league table with each team playing eight matches against eight different …

Irishman launches attack in last kilometre to land victoryLeader Ben O’Connor loses 37 seconds to Primoz RoglicEddie Dunbar won the 11th stage of the Vuelta a España on Wednesday, the Irishman mounting a well-timed attack in the last kilometre and fending off his chasers to triumph in the mountains around Padrón. The win marked the first major victory in …

26-year-old flying to Merseyside for medicalChiesa was a star of Italy’s Euro 2020 triumphLiverpool have agreed a deal to sign Federico Chiesa from Juventus for £10m plus £2.5m in add-ons, with the forward having travelled to Merseyside for a medical.The 26-year-old Italy ­international operates mainly as a winger or a ­second striker and if the deal …

Captain and No 3 has spoken to Joe Root about how to ‘compartmentalise’ as England look to build on first TestIn the week when the Gallagher brothers smoked the peace pipe and announced the return of Oasis, Ollie Pope was not exactly looking back in anger at Manchester. The five-wicket victory against Sri Lanka made for a bright start as England’s …

Updates from the ceremony: 8pm local start (7pm BST)Sign up for our briefing | And you can drop Katy a mailThe Paris Olympics definitely brought new fans to the Games – and the hope is that the Paralympics will do the same. Incredible sport is guaranteed over the following 11 days, with events ranging from the physicality of wheelchair rugby to the …

Exeter's South African-born forward Jacques Vermeulen has targeted an England call this season after returning to Exeter in tip-top shape to try and impress Steve Borthwick.

Speaking with Rio Ferdinand in a new video on his YouTube channel, the Portuguese superstar highlighted his desire to reach 1000 goals, a feat only a few players achieved.

SIMON JORDAN: A theme of this transfer window has been Scott McTominay , Conor Gallagher and other graduates heading for the exit. To those complaining, I get the whiff of double-standards.

LAWRENCE BOOTH AT LORD'S: Pope's interim reign began last week with a hard-fought five-wicket win over Sri Lanka at Old Trafford.

The Spaniard had appeared set to join RB Salzburg on loan but could now head to Barcelona instead, after Hansi Flick's side showed an interest in bringing the player to LaLiga.

Chiesa landed at Liverpool John Lennon Airport in the late afternoon on Wednesday having flown in on a Cessna aircraft from Turin, with the Italian international set for talks with the Reds.

EXCLUSIVE BY MIKE KEEGAN: Mail Sport revealed the competition was to pay constabularies around £7m in what some viewed as an attempt to allow matches to take place in lucrative slots.

MIKE KEEGAN IN MONACO: The English firm responsible for the new Champions League draw say they are fully prepared to deal with the threat of a cyber attack from Russia.

Fans will be eagerly awaiting the return of a player who they saw little of last term, who arrived with plenty of anticipation given the £52million fee paid for his services.

Jos Verstappen has been heavily critical of Horner in the past and was left frustrated following the Dutch Grand Prix as his son's winless run was extended to five races.

Manchester United have reportedly agreed a deal which would see Jadon Sancho leave Old Trafford.

Tim Henman has changed his mind on Emma Raducanu after her US Open first-round exit.

Emma Raducanu's US Open ended in the first round and she was moved to tears in her post-match press conference.