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Transfers: Manchester United announce Carlos Baleba, Spurs secure £85m Savinho, Liverpool close on Bradley Barcola
Manchester United have completed the signing of Brighton midfielder Carlos Baleba in a deal worth up to £70m (€81.8m). After securing a Champions League return with last season’s third-place finish, there has been a focus on bolstering Michael Carrick’s midfield heading into the new Premier League campaign. United saw influential Casemiro depart and Manuel Ugarte sustain a serious knee injury during a summer…
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Carabao Cup wrap: Nathan Collins stars for rampant Bees, Mason Melia helps Lincoln through
Callum Wilson scored just six minutes into his full debut and Republic of Ireland captain Nathan Collins headed home twice as Brentford hammered Birmingham City 6-1 at St Andrew’s. Aaron Hickey, Mikkel Damsgaard and Igor Thiago were also on target for the Bees after Demarai Gray briefly cancelled out Wilson’s opener. It continues a really good start to the campaign for Keith Andrews’ men…
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Rory McIlroy welcomes ‘cool’ new changes to Tour Championship
Rory McIlroy has welcomed the PGA Tour’s decision to introduce match play to the Tour Championship, saying the change could provide a more exciting finish to the season. The new structure will begin in 2028 and will see the season end with a two-week match play event staged at different venues. PGA Tour chief executive Brian Rolapp announced the plans…
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Jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle hospitalised as Bellewstown card abandoned
Dylan Browne McMonagle faces a spell on the sidelines after a fall at Bellewstown on Tuesday, with the first day of the track’s 300th anniversary fixture ultimately abandoned following further fallers. The Irish champion jockey was taken to hospital in Drogheda after being sent crashing to the turf when his mount Mosel fell while mounting a challenge a furlong from…
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Troy Parrott enjoys winning debut as Real Betis snatch late victory
Valencia 0-1 Real Betis Troy Parrott made an impressive impact on his Real Betis debut to help his new side dig out a 1-0 La Liga win at Valencia on Tuesday night. The Republic of Ireland striker, who joined the Seville club from AZ Alkmaar last week, was summoned from the bench by boss Manuel Pellegrini in the 71st minute…
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Sligo reshuffle management as Dessie Sloyan takes sole charge and Eamonn O’Hara moves to assistant
Sligo have reshuffled their managerial deck ahead of the 2027 season with last year’s joint-managers Dessie Sloyan and Eamonn O’Hara pivoting into a manager-assistant manager arrangement. Sloyan will be the man in charge with Yeats County legend O’Hara becoming his assistant. The pair were joint-managers for just one season but the county have moved to make the adjustment ahead of…
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Real Madrid’s Mourinho condemns bullying of Vinicius after La Liga win
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has criticised the bullying of Vinicius Junior by opponents and fans, even though he says the star player is ‘no saint’. The 2-1 victory over Espanyol gave Real Madrid a winning start to their La Liga season, with Vinicius involved in key attacks to take all three points.
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Raphinha and Lopez score braces as Barcelona trounce Elche 5-0
Spanish champions Barcelona have cruised to a 5-0 win over Elche in their La Liga opener, with Raphinha and Fermin Lopez scoring twice each and Anthony Gordon setting up two goals on his debut. After watching Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid defeat Espanyol 2-1 on Saturday with a late winner, Barca’s display on Sunday warned the Portuguese coach that the Catalans…
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The Michael Zetterer turnaround that’s taken place as Leeds United fee locked in
Leeds United appear to be on the verge of announcing a deal for goalkeeper Michael Zetterer. The 31-year-old will arrive at Elland Road as back-up to club-record acquisition James Trafford. Beyond Trafford, Daniel Farke has just Alex Cairns to call upon following the exits of Lucas Perri and Karl Darlow. Zetterer emerged as a target last week, though there has…
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Salah scores two goals, has two disallowed in first start for Trabzonspor
Mohamed Salah opened his account in the Turkish Super Lig with a double as Trabzonspor beat Istanbul Basaksehir 2-1 to clinch their first win of the season. Salah, who joined Trabzonspor on a free transfer after leaving Liverpool following a trophy-laden nine-year spell, also had two goals disallowed in a standout performance on Sunday. Making his first league start after…
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