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Even if Ederson is signed in the next few days, it may be a while before United’s midfield make-up for the 2026-27 campaign becomes clear.Whoever they sign, they will hope their recruitment is more successful than virtually all the players they have tried in Carrick’s favoured position since he joined from Tottenham for £18.6m in July 2006.Manuel Ugarte (£42.3m, from PSG, August 2024. 69 appearances, two goals)Mason Mount (£55m, from Chelsea, June 2023. 72 appearances, seven goals)Sofyan Amrabat (loan, from Fiorentina, September 2023. 30 appearances, no goals)Casemiro (£70m, from Real Madrid, August 2022. 160 appearances, 26 goals)Christian Eriksen (Free, July…
The Texas Longhorns and head coach Steve Sarkisian are all-in on the 2026 season. With both quarterback Arch Manning and left tackle Trevor Goosby opting to return to Austin instead of head to the NFL, Texas got aggressive in the portal and brought in the No. 3 class in the country.That combination of returning stars and talented newcomers, in tandem with the surprise hiring of veteran defensive coordinator Will Muschamp, has generated a ton of buzz around the program. With so much on the line for Texas in 2026, Sarkisian and his staff have to ensure their best eleven are…
It’s been a truly up-and-down Western Conference Finals for Victor Wembanyama. Seemingly unable to find any consistency, “Wemby” has suppplemented elite performances with concerning ones throughout the first five games of the series. That has, naturally, led to some frustration on his part.That frustration seemed to boil over at the end of Game 5. Wemby was seen whispering something to San Antonio Spurs teammates Mason Plumlee and Bismack Biyombo, both of whom proceeded to commit hard fouls on Oklahoma City Thunder guard Jared McCain in the final stages of the game. While there’s no way to truly prove what happened,…
The NFL offseason is more than halfway over and we’ve already seen some big moves and changes throughout the league. Free agency and the NFL Draft are behind us and with minicamp and training camp approaching, we can practically smell the pigskin and taste the tailgate food that soon awaits.It’s no secret that the NFL is a money-making machine: from merchandise, to commercials, streaming services to tickets and more. Money is often a big hurdle between teams and players, with contract holdouts, hold-ins and trades giving each season plenty of drama on the sidelines.The NFL salary cap has more than…
(Mathew Pover/Matchroom Boxing) Steve Claggett has not been invited to London to beat junior welterweight Adam Azim, he’s in Britain to be the final stepping stone in the hotshot’s quest towards a world title. The Canadian’s job, then, is to remain sturdy and teach the 24-year-old a few things he hasn’t seen before. It’s a role that countless fighters, and always those perceived to be on the way down, have occupied. Now and again, however, the desire from the stepping stone is too great. Their experience proves too much, they grow too slippery, and the young fighter attempting to get…
Yorkshire Women v Essex Women Vitality BlastHeadingley, LeedsFriday 29 May 6:30pm, 2026 Essex Women continue their Vitality Blast campaign with a visit to Headlingley to face Yorkshire Women for the first time in the T20 Blast format. After falling to a 23-run defeat to Hampshire Hawks last time out in Southampton, Grace Scrivens’ side will be looking to turn over Yorkshire at Leeds for Essex Women’s second win of the T20 campaign. Despite an excellent spell from Kate Coppack, who claimed 4-18 to restrict Hampshire to 160, Essex were unable to build enough momentum in the chase. Coppack repeatedly halted…
Brazil forward Neymar will not play in his country’s upcoming friendly matches and could also miss their World Cup opener.The 34-year-old has been ruled out for “two to three weeks” with a calf injury.That would mean he will not play in the home friendly against Panama on Sunday and also against Egypt in a friendly in Cleveland, Ohio on Saturday, 6 June.Five-time winners Brazil begin their World Cup Group C campaign on 13 June against Morocco in New Jersey, then face Haiti in Philadelphia on 19 June and Scotland on 24 June in Miami.Brazil team doctor Rodrigo Lasmar revealed Neymar’s…
The Duke football program will enter the 2026 season with tons of question marks. Coming off the most successful season for the program in decades, one in which head coach Manny Diaz led the Blue Devils to their first ACC Championship since 1989, they were hit with a slew of misfortune through the transfer portal. With hours to go before the transfer portal entry window was set to close, star quarterback Darian Mensah and star wide receiver Cooper Barkate announced their intentions to enter, and both headed to Miami. Dec 6, 2025; Charlotte, NC, USA; Duke Blue Devils quarterback Darian…
The job of a sports television broadcast is to show the action on the floor or field. But capturing the magic that brings it to life on any screen, of any size, in any random place across the world? That’s the real goal.How do you transport the audience into the scene from the TV in their living room or their phone on the train?Sam Flood could see the answer as he scouted his return to the NBA, looking both to the past and to what’s in front of him.Flood is the executive producer and president of production for NBC Sports,…
The average NFL career is just under four seasons, according to the latest data from Statista, so the league’s teams need to see signs of life ASAP from the players they draft, particularly early picks. If a young player doesn’t display indications of incremental, developmental growth after two seasons in the NFL, there’s a good chance the 32 teams will consider their career a bust. Patience isn’t in high supply around the league in modern times since impact contributors typically announce their respective arrivals in their second season, if not their first. That’s why it’s important to examine five second-year players poised to break out…