The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… EVENING STANDARD Chelsea have made an offer to take Douglas Luiz on loan for the rest of the season. According to reports in Italy, Juventus have made Luiz available just six months after his Ā£42m arrival. DAILY MIRROR Chelsea have been handed a boost in their…
Racing driver Jamie Chadwick has expanded her own grassroots motorsport initiative after revealing a 1,900 per cent increase in female participation in karting last year. In 2024, Chadwick formed The Jamie Chadwick Series in a bid to increase female representation in motorsport. Initially, participants had to be at least 12 years old to compete in…
Celtic secured Champions League qualification with a Young Boys own goal on a night filled with disallowed goals, missed penalties and red card drama at Parkhead. The Hoops knew that a win at the bottom of the table would guarantee them a place in the play-off, and Kyogo thought he had given them a dream…
Nottingham Forest are ready to make a club record bid for Wolves striker Matthews Cunha. Forest is one of five Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, interested in signing the player. It is believed that an offer of around Ā£60m could be enough to tempt Wolves to sell. Cunha’s current deal expires in the summer of…
In Behind the Whistle, former Premier League referee Chris Foy reviews a selection of key match decisions from this weekend’s Premier League action. Behind the Whistle aims to give supporters of EFL clubs an insight into decision-making considerations as well as clarify some of the calls to provide an understanding of how the Laws of…
With two rounds remaining in the opening stage of the Champions League, Real Madrid, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain are in real danger. Teams must finish in the top eight to qualify directly for the round of 16, while teams in ninth to 24th places will enter a two-game playoff in February, with the winners…
Jack Draper wants to have a good, consistent year on tour, but the British number one has revealed he is taking “a lot” of painkillers to deal with the tendonitis in the hip that has hampered his chances against Carlos Alcaraz at the Australian Open. Draper’s physical problems returned and he… He lasted just two…
Pep Guardiola said he would not have been able to forgive himself if he left Manchester City in his most testing period since taking charge. Guardiola takes the defending champions to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, live Sky Sports on Super Sunday, aiming to improve on a 2-2 draw against Brentford last time out….
Arsenal have appointed Rene Slijers as permanent successor to Jonas Edvall after a highly successful spell as interim head coach. Edival resigned in mid-October after three years in office. The decision came after the defeat to Chelsea, with Arsenal having managed just one win from their first four Women’s Super League matches. Slegers, who was…
The upcoming Genesis Invitational has been moved from Riviera Country Club due to ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles, the PGA Tour confirmed Thursday. Tiger Woods was scheduled to host the tournament, scheduled for February 13-16, on the course in Pacific Palisades, which was destroyed by fires. Details of the new venue and arrangements for the…
Al Hilal is ready to offer Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah a lucrative contract if he wants to leave Europe and play in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi champions are searching for a high-profile signing to replace Neymar. Neymar’s contract expires at the end of this season, and Al Hilal could offer to make Salah one of…
Rugby union must change culture and mentality if it is to develop as a sport, says Ilona Maher. With more than eight million followers across Instagram and TikTok, 28-year-old US international fullback Maher is the world’s most followed rugby player on social media. She rose to fame on social media by combining messages of body…
