Category: Sport

The Premier League is to end 8.15pm kick-offs in order to allow fans to comply with new pub-curfew laws. A later start time for evening matches was introduced last season as part of a new round of broadcasting rights, but 8.15pm kick-offs make it almost impossible for the match to finish by 10pm when pubs […]

Wrexham AFC have announced that the actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney are in talks to invest in the Welsh football club. Reynolds, the Hollywood A-lister of Deadpool fame, and McElhenney, best known as the creator and star of the US television show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, will now have an opportunity to “put […]

Wolves have signed the right-back Nélson Semedo from Barcelona on a three-year deal, while Leeds have reached an agreement to buy the Spanish defender Diego Llorente from Real Sociedad. Semedo checks in at Wolves after spending three seasons at the Camp Nou and the Wolves executive chairman, Jeff Shi, believes the signing is a coup […]

The arrival at Manchester City of the USA World Cup-winning midfielders Rose Lavelle, who scored in the 2019 final, and Sam Mewis and the shock post-deadline day announcement that Alex Morgan had signed for Tottenham dominated international headlines. But Manchester United’s recruitment of the forwards Christen Press and Tobin Heath has seen a quieter, but […]

José Mourinho says he expects Dele Alli to stay at Tottenham and has recalled him to the squad for Thursday’s Europa League qualifier against Shkendija in North Macedonia, challenging him to make the most of the opportunity. The Spurs manager had omitted Alli from his previous two squads – against Lokomotiv Plovdiv last Thursday and […]

Roma are stepping up their pursuit of the Manchester United centre-back Chris Smalling and are expected to submit a second bid for the 30-year-old this week. A first offer of £11m was rejected out of hand by United, who are hoping to bolster their transfer budget with at least £18m. Smalling spent last season on […]

Frank Lampard says he believes the Premier League will come to the aid of stricken EFL clubs, with the English game under ever greater strain from the coronavirus. Insisting the big clubs “have a heart”, the Chelsea manager called for a “conversation” on financial support for the football pyramid and the grassroots game as the […]