Gillingham sign Bristol City striker Seb Palmer-Houlden on a three-year contract after a season on loan at Scottish Premiership side Dundee
Gillingham manager Gareth Ainsworth has made his first signing - and it’s a striker.
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Nottingham Forest Chase Champions League Dream As Liverpool Party
Nottingham Forest's historic Champions League dream is still alive as they brace for a dramatic showdown against Chelsea, while Liverpool will finally get their hands on the Premier League trophy. As the English top-flight season comes to an end on Sunday, Forest and Chelsea are among five clubs chasing the three remaining top five spots, along with Manchester City, Newcastle and Aston Villa. Unai Emery's Villa travel to face troubled Manchester United, whose misery was compounded by their Europa League final defeat against Tottenham in midweek. AFP Sport picks out the main talking points ahead of this weekend's action.
Arsenal seek to defy the odds against mighty Barcelona in women’s Champions League final
LISBON: Arsenal will bid to defy the odds against Barcelona in Saturday’s women’s Champions League final in Lisbon, aiming to secure their second title with courage and underrated defiance.
£92.5m issue, three priority sales, Amorim plan - Man Utd's three biggest transfer jobs this summer
Manchester United are facing a huge summer in their rebuild under Ruben Amorim after a desperately poor 2024/25 campaign.
Lincoln Riley Blasted Over Potential End Of USC-Notre Dame Rivalry
The USC Trojans are on the upswing, even after a disappointing 2024 season, with one of the country's best upcoming recruiting classes and a much easier 2025 schedule. They poached a new general manager from their biggest intersectional rivals, and head coach Lincoln Riley has publicly said he's much happier with his roster construction and depth this year.
Napoli Back On Top In Italy After Sealing Fourth Serie A Crown
Scott McTominay and Romelu Lukaku netted in a 2-0 win over Cagliari at a packed and wild Stadio Diego Armando Maradona as Napoli secured their second league crown in three years on the final day of the season. Napoli finished the season a point ahead of closest rivals Inter Milan who won 2-0 at Como, the outgoing champions' opponents having to play half the match with 10 men after goalkeeper Pepe Reina was sent off just before half-time of his last ever match.
McTominay and Lukaku goals lead Napoli to Serie A title and Conte’s ‘most unexpected’ trophy
ROME: The two players who Antonio Conte wanted more than any others secured Napoli its second Serie A title in three years on Friday. Scott McTominay scored with an acrobatic bicycle kick before halftime and Romelu Lukaku doubled the lead with a solo goal after the break in the decisive 2-0 home win over Cagliari. Conte became the first coach to win the Italian championship with three different teams. “Everyone contributed to this — but the coach most of all,” Napoli captain Giovanni Di Lorenzo said. “Napoli needed him to get back on top.
Ben Griffin, Matti Schmid share lead after going low at Charles Schwab
Ben Griffin and Germany’s Matti Schmid share the 36-hole lead at the Charles Schwab Challenge after they each posted 7-under-par rounds of 63 on Friday in Fort Worth, Texas. Griffin and Schmid stand at 11-under 129 through two rounds at Colonial Country Club. They take a two-shot lead into the weekend over John Pak (68), who was the first-round leader. Chris Gotterup had a bogey-free 65 to move to fourth place at 8 under, and Akshay Bhatia (66) is tied for fifth at 7 under with Japan’s Ryo Hizatsune (67). Griffin set the early pace by zipping around the course with eight birdies and one bogey, capped by a near-eagle at his final hole, the par-4 ninth.