The Nottingham Forest players with a point to prove in pre-season friendlies
The start of the Premier League season is now less than a month away, and the battle is on to earn a place in Nottingham Forest’s starting line-up.
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Tottenham closing in on Clement Lenglet loan deal ahead of South Korea pre-season tour departure
Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet on a season-long loan deal. The Lilywhites, who have been in discussions with the Spanish side over the French international, hope he will complete a medical in the next 24 hours and sign ahead of the team's departure for their pre-season tour of South Korea on Saturday.
Wimbledon: Rafael Nadal playing with '7mm abdominal tear' leaves Mats Wilander 'completely amazed'
Eurosport's Mats Wilander has said he is «completely amazed» by Rafael Nadal managing to come through his quarter-final with Taylor Fritz despite having reportedly suffered a 7mm abdominal tear. The Spaniard somehow managed to continue his quest to secure a historic Calendar Slam in 2022 after he roared back to beat Fritz in a marathon quarter-final. It took all of Nadal's famous mental strength and physical resilience to come through the encounter with a scoreline of 3-6 7-5 3-6 7-5 7-6 to reach the semi-finals.
Big-spenders Leeds add Sinisterra to list of new recruits
Leeds have completed their sixth pre-season signing, with the Premier League club announcing Thursday that Colombia winger Luis Sinisterra had joined from Dutch club Feyenoord for an undisclosed fee.
TFC confirms sale of Spanish playmaker Pozuelo to Inter Miami
Toronto FC has confirmed the sale of Spanish playmaker Alejandro Pozuelo to Inter Miami CF.
What sport is on TV: This weekend's televised action
There's Irish sporting interest both at home and further afield this weekend.
Hull City's Championship rivals suffer major blow as big changes made
Carlos Corberan has resigned from his role as head coach at Hull City's Yorkshire rivals Huddersfield Town, in what will be a significant blow to their preparations for the new Championship season.
Christensen says playing for Barcelona was his childhood dream
Barcelona supporter as a child and that signing with the Spanish club was "a dream come true". "I grew up watching Barcelona, and Ronaldinho and Deco were my favourite players," Christensen told a news conference after signing a contract until June 2026. "I'm so happy and I was waiting a long time for this day to arrive. I'm very excited to get started.