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Three Premier League clubs are watching Chelsea’s Liam Delap, Manchester City are closing in on rising star Ayyoub Bouaddi, and Mamadou Sangare nears a Brentford move.Everton, Leeds United and Nottingham Forest are monitoring English forward Liam Delap, 23, who Chelsea value at up to £40m. (The i), externalManchester City are in advanced talks with Lille for 18-year-old Morocco midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has also attracted interest from Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and Bayern Munich. (Talksport), externalMamadou Sangare’s move to Brentford is imminent, with the 24-year-old Mali midfielder leaving Lens’ pre-season tour of Italy. (L’Equipe – in French, subscription required), externalFulham have…
Nicolas Jackson could be leaving Chelsea – and we’re starting to see teams prepare to make offers for him according to one journalist. If you enjoy Talk Chelsea coverage and want to see more of it, add us as a preferred source on Google to make us a favourite and see more of our content. Chelsea are preparing for their second preseason friendly of the summer – they take on Spurs on Saturday. The group is likely to be very similar to the one that faced Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday morning, but new players are arriving from their holidays…
Newcastle United have attracted 27% of all wagers in William Hill’ News’ 2026/27 Premier League relegation market, almost twice as many bets as any other club, while their relegation odds remain at 10/1. William Hill report that the Magpies have endured a difficult 2026 on and off the pitch, prompting punters to pile into them to go down to the Championship despite their price not shortening. Newcastle’s 27% share of stakes is almost double that of the next most‑backed side for the drop. Manchester City sit second in the staking table, accounting for 15.5% of bets in the relegation book…
Sullivan stepped down from his position as joint chairman of the club in June following a joint investigation by BBC Panorama and the Times newspaper into his behaviour.Multiple women have accused billionaire businessman Sullivan of abusing his power and preying on them for sex, in some cases when they were teenagers.The allegations from seven women were uncovered in the joint investigation and span decades, starting in the 1980s. All come from women who were in their late teens or early twenties and were young models seeking work at Sullivan’s Daily and Sunday Sport newspapers.They accuse Sullivan of sexually exploitative and…
UEFA and its 55 National Associations announce boycott of all FIFA competitions, confirming the news with a statement. An emergency virtual meeting was held on Thursday afternoon with all UEFA countries unanimously in support of boycotting in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in tournament to private investors. Following UEFA’s decision to boycott the World Cup, CONCACAF’s 41 nations are also to meet for an emergency call. This is actually real: pic.twitter.com/BaXWt9Fe07 — Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) July 30, 2026 BREAKING: UEFA countries unanimously in support of boycotting World Cup in protest at FIFA’s plan to sell stakes in tournament…
Royston Barney-Smith believes a victory against Reece Bellotti on Saturday would send out a “massive statement” to the super-featherweight division. The 22-year-old British and Commonwealth champion from Southampton takes on ‘The Bomber’ in the chief-support to Pierce O’Leary’s light-welterweight bout against Mark Chamberlain in Dublin. Barney-Smith comes into this contest off the back of picking up the Lonsdale belt in April, and is hoping to continue building on some big recent wins. “I’m 150% sure that I’m going to win and I’m fully prepared for any style of fight,” Barney-Smith told BBC Sport. “Bellotti’s game and he’s there to win…
Wales have won Commonwealth Games gold in the women’s team sprint at the Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome by beating England in the final.The Welsh trio of Emma Finucane, Rhian Edmunds and Lowri Thomas defeated Katy Marchant, Sophia Campbell and Rhianna Parris-Smith in a new Commonwealth Games record time of 46.760s.Wales had set the fastest time in qualifying to set up the gold medal race and delivered the ultimate upgrade on the bronze medal the same trio won in Birmingham in 2022.It was the 18th medal for Team Wales with three gold, six silver and nine bronze.This was the third medal…
Welcome to another episode of the Arsecast – the original Arsenal podcast. In this episode I’m joined by Lewis Ambrose to chat about Mikel Arteta’s comments about how he wants better individuals as he looks to build the squad ahead of the new season. We chat about what exactly he means, and whether interest in someone like Vinicius Junior will require an evolution on the part of the manager in terms of what he asks of his wingers. We also talk about the potential arrival of Bruno Guimaraes as someone who can add a different dynamic to the dressing room,…
The 10-round bout headlines a ProBox Promotions card and streams live on ProBoxTV from 8 p.m. ET. Santillan (35-1, 18 KOs) enters the fight determined to complete his climb back into title contention. The San Diego southpaw has won three straight fights since Brian Norman Jr. stopped him in their interim WBO welterweight title clash in May 2024, handing him the only defeat of his professional career. Now campaigning at 154 pounds, the IBF’s No. 12-ranked contender believes defeating Baraou will thrust him into the mix for a world championship fight. “This upcoming fight against Baraou is very important to…
England’s Emily Campbell said she wanted to show people “you can love what you do and still be absolutely fabulous while you’re doing it” as she retained her Commonwealth Games title in the women’s +86kg weightlifting.The 32-year-old won gold in the heaviest women’s division in Birmingham four years ago and she stepped on to the top of the podium again on Thursday after lifting a Games-record total of 278kg.She also broke the clean and jerk Commonwealth record with 163kg, while she registered a 115kg snatch lift.”As an athlete, you always want to give your best performance, but the reason I’ve…