Plans underway for biggest fight in British boxing history to take place next February
Plans for a new ‘realistic’ date for Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury have been revealed by Eddie Hearn, though promoter insists there will be no talks until after Oleksandr Usyk and Deontay Wilder fights The Anthony Joshua versus Tyson Fury boxing match is now most likely to take place in...
Arsenal ready to break the bank to sign $108m-valued Inter Milan top striker Lautaro Martinez
Arsenal have made an approach to sign Inter Milan striker Lautaro Martinez and are reportedly to splash $108 million to bring the top strike to the Emirates this season, reports in Italy say. The Gunners are aiming to sign a new striker before the end of the window but are...
Chelsea target Erling Haaland frowns at $210m Blues plan to splash on him
Erling Haaland says he “hopes” Chelsea are not planning a £150 million (210 million) bid to sign him this summer. Chelsea have made the Borussia Dortmund striker one of their top targets for the summer window with Thomas Tuchel keen for the club to recruit a new forward. It’s also...
Spurs’ valuation of Harry Kane has made Manchester City and Chelsea think of cheaper options
Harry Kane will become one of the Premier League’s top earners if he moves to Manchester City this summer. However, his move from the Tottenham Hotspurs might be stalled by the high sum of money his current team is demanding to release him. Manchester City and Chelsea have been forced...
Unsettled Real Madrid playmaker Martin Odegaard keen on a return to Arsenal
Martin Odegaard is considering a return to Arsenal as he is struggling to settle at Real Madrid, reports in Spain say. The Norway international joined the Gunners on loan from Madrid in January and thrived under Mikel Arteta for the second half of last season. Earlier this summer, Arsenal were...
Why trophy-less Man United manager Solskjaer was given new contract
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is certainly the most enduring of the Sir Alex Ferguson successors at Manchester United – but has he been the most successful? The former Red Devils striker, already the longest-lasting manager at Old Trafford since Fergie’s departure, was just handed a new contract until 2024 with the...
Chelsea, Man City bids for deadly strikers to light up EPL as prospects of two-horse race loom
The rivalry at the summit of the English Premier League premier is expected to get more intense following reports that champions Manchester City and European Champions League winners Chelsea are on the verge of the signing two of the world’s deadliest finishers – Harry Kane and Erling Haaland, respectively. Adjustments...
Strangest Olympics yet: Without spectators at Tokyo 2020, we are left only with the champions themselves
Elite sport demands superlatives. Whether it be the fastest, the furthest, the highest, the longest; the very purpose is to find a place in the extremities of history. Before the torch has even been lit, the XXXII Olympiad has succeeded in finding its transcendence. Tokyo 2020 is certain to be...
Comedians put on notice after director of Olympic Games opening ceremony is fired over Holocaust joke
The Tokyo Olympic organising committee has fired the director of the opening ceremony because of a Holocaust joke he made during a comedy show in 1998. Kentaro Kobayashi was accused of using a joke about the Holocaust in his comedy act, including the phrase “Let’s play Holocaust.” The dismissal of...
Frustrated Manchester United midfielder wants return Serie A’s Lazio
A current Manchester United midfielder wants to join a Serie A side after insisting he must feature regularly to take the next step. Manchester United finally appear to be pulling in the right direction under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The club’s hunt for silverware under the Norwegian will enter its fourth...
