How important is Community Shield to a team's season?
Premier League champions Arsenal take on FA Cup winners Manchester City in Sunday's Community Shield - but would winning suggest a successful season ahead?
Strong favourites or tougher task - will Arsenal defend their title?
Arsenal begin this season as Premier League champions but just how difficult is it to defend the league title, and how well equipped as they for the challenge?
Wigan cruise past Bradford to seal play-off place
Highlights of the Super League match between Bradford Bulls and Wigan Warriors.
Huddersfield's revival continues with fourth straight win
Highlights of the Super League game between the Toulouse Olympique and the Huddersfield Giants.
Scheffler retains lead in Memphis as Burns stars and McIlroy toils again
Scottie Scheffler will take a two-shot lead into the final round of the FedEx St Jude Championship in Memphis as he looks to complete his first win since January.
Djokovic knocked out early in Cincinnati after struggling in sapping heat
Novak Djokovic suffered defeat and struggled physically in his first match since Wimbledon as he was upset by Thiago Agustin Tirante in a sapping three-set contest at the Cincinna…
Papers: Lille head coach confirms Man City's Bouaddi talks
The top stories and transfer rumours from Sunday's newspapers...
Villa begin Suzuki talks - Sunday's gossip
Aston Villa are in negotiations over Zion Suzuki, boosting Juventus' hope of signing Emiliano Martinez, while Arsenal are told price for Victor Osimhen, plus more.
West Ham break EFL record to sign Engels for £22m
West Ham United pay a £22m fee, a new EFL record, to sign Celtic's Belgium international midfielder Arne Engels.
Tributes paid to Tarling following British cyclist's death during Volta a Portugal
Tributes were paid to Finlay Tarling at the Volta a Portugal after the 19-year-old British cyclist died during the race on Friday.
Rashford returns as Amorim's Milan highlight issues for Carrick
Manchester United finish their pre-season campaign with a 4-2 defeat by Ruben Amorim's AC Milan in Poland, as Marcus Rashford returns to Red Devils action.
Championship excellent place to discover talent - Espanyol's Monchi
Espanyol sporting director Monchi explains why he believes England's Championship is an undervalued source of talent, and outlines his ambitions to restore Espanyol to the top end…
Rangers need 'wee bit of help' and money is there to get it
Rangers need "a wee bit of help" and have money to spend to get it despite dropping out of the Europa League, says manager Derek McInnes.
Newcastle’s Matthias Jaissle looks on bright side despite lacklustre Leverkusen defeat
In spite of a 2-1 loss to Bayer Leverkusen, the new head coach at St James’ Park showed signs he is on the right path, and is closing in on Benfica’s Amar DedicReasons to be fearf…
St Helens keep slim play-off hopes alive by stunning Wakefield
St Helens produced a blistering second-half performance to stun Wakefield Trinity with a 46-16 victory and keep their slim Super League play-off hopes alive.
Community Shield offers insight into Arsenal’s desire and Maresca’s Manchester City impact | Jonathan Wilson
Wembley curtain-raiser can offer clues but it is no reliable pointer to a season – its winners have not landed the title since 2018The doubt for anyone when a long-strived-for goa…
Saints keep play-off hopes alive with huge Wakefield win
Highlights of the Super League game between Wakefield Trinity and St Helens.
Celtic ease into League Cup quarters - Aberdeen, Kilmarnock & Ross Co also through
A round-up from the Scottish League Cup as Celtic eased through to the quarter-finals with 4-0 victory at Dundee United, Aberdeen beat Dundee, Kilmarnock won against Ayr United, w…
Sheff Utd & Birmingham draw a blank on opening day
Sheffield United and Birmingham made an underwhelming start to the Championship season as they played out a goalless draw at Bramall Lane.
Pakistan win warm-up match ahead of England Test series
Pakistan warmed up for their first Test against England at Headingley from Wednesday with a seven-wicket win over a County Select XI as Saud Shakeel hit an unbeaten hundred and Im…
Sunderland agree £25.6m fee for defender Methalie
Sunderland agree a £25.6m fee to sign left-back Dayann Methalie from Toulouse.
Inter sign England full-back Spence from Tottenham
England full-back Djed Spence signs a five-year deal at Inter Milan as he makes a move to Italy from Tottenham.
SunRisers, Super Giants out to deny Rockets a Hundred double
There could be a Trent Rockets double and a Sam Billings four-peat at Lord's on Sunday as the 2026 edition of The Hundred draws to a close.
Championship roundup: Middlesbrough seal comeback win; West Brom beat Norwich
Lankshear ends Lincoln’s nine-month unbeaten runMillwall start with 2-0 win over 10-man Bristol CityWill Lankshear scored a second-half double on his debut as Middlesbrough fought…