The former Manchester United boss was famously on the other end of Keegan’s “I’d love it, absolutely love it, if we beat them” rant in 1996

Infantino has opened the door to another World Cup expansion, with Fifa vice president Alejandro Dominguez in favour of it as early as the 2030 edition - but what would a 64-team tournament actually look like?

Former England captain Stokes made his first appearance since his international retirement in the One Day Cup win over Derbyshire.

PGA Tour and DP World Tour will now partner with the Asian Tour to establish a formal pathway for the leading Asian Tour members for at least the next three years

Fans claim they are being ‘treated as suspects’Club planning to reinstate tickets before season beginsManchester United’s official Fans’ Forum, Manchester United Suppor­ters Trust (Must), The 1958 and five other such groups have complained to the club over supporters being “treated as suspects” after some had season tickets suspended as part of …

Bhatia resigns as a director of QPRMinority stake deal values the club at £4.5bnLiverpool’s owner is in talks over ­selling a minority stake to a consortium led by the former Queens Park Rangers co‑owner Amit ­Bhatia and backed by his father-in-law ­Lakshmi Mittal, the billionaire Indian steel magnate. The Guardian understands a sale of 30% …

Fenway Sports Group have confirmed that a consortium of investors, led by businessman Amit Bhatia, have approached them about a stake in Liverpool FC

West Ham have reached an agreement with Al Hilal for the sale of Crysencio Summerville. 

SunRisers Leeds Women kicked off a new era for The Hundred with a seven-wicket win over MI London as two teams who have undergone name changes following heavy overseas investment met at The Kia Oval.

Phoebe Litchfield hits 43 runs off 26 balls to guide Sunrisers Leeds to a comfortable seven-wicket victory against MI London in the opening match of the 2026 women's Hundred.

Middlesbrough agree a deal to could rise to a club-record £20m for Tottenham striker Will Lankshear.

Ipswich Town complete the £20m signing of Abdul Fatawu, who played in all four of Ghana's games at the World Cup.

Rangers and Celtic face disciplinary charges over the unrest that followed their Scottish Cup meeting at Ibrox in March, while an independent review is critical of ultras groups and scathing on planning inadequacies.

Remco Evenepoel cuts Tadej Pogacar's lead at the top of the general classification by 28 seconds with a dominant victory in the time-trial on stage 16 of the Tour de France.

Phoebe Litchfield top-scores with 43 as Sunrisers Leeds start the new era of The Hundred with a seven-wicket win.

LIV Golf suffers another setback with the announcement of a global alliance between three of the leading men's tours.

Aston Villa enter talks to sign Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho on loan, with a potential obligation to buy.

Star forward had previously been linked with a move to Manchester United

Midfielder has become MIkel Arteta’s transfer priority after Morgan Rogers deal

Young star caught the Reds’ eye back in May