Mobile phone in video recording mode discovered in water tankStaff are being questioned following a police complaintSeveral employees of the Mauritius Football Association have been summoned by police after an employee said she had discovered a mobile …
Chelsea confirm Romelu Lukaku signing from Inter in €115m deal
Striker returns 10 years after first joining from Anderlecht‘I’m happy and blessed to be back,’ Lukaku saysChelsea have confirmed the signing of Romelu Lukaku from Internazionale on a contract to 2026. They have paid a club record €115m (£97.5m) for th…
Difficult days for Real Madrid and Barça plunge La Liga into uncertainty
Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos are gone, while Diego Simeone’s Atlético Madrid will fancy their chances of back-to-back titlesZinedine Zidane was the first one out, so early it feels like a lifetime ago. Then Sergio Ramos departed, the full-time whistle…
Alli to Konaté: Premier League players with a point to prove
We select 10 players in England’s top flight facing key seasons, three of whom start at new clubsThere was a time when it seemed inconceivable that the gifted midfielder who so often joined the dots for Leicester could be excluded from Gareth Southgate…
Manchester City ready to pay €150m to sign Harry Kane from Tottenham
City waiting for indication from Spurs that deal can be doneKane desperate to leave but Tottenham likely to want moreManchester City are ready to pay €150m (£127m) for Harry Kane if they get an indication from Tottenham that a deal can be done.Spurs ha…
The World in One City, England v India, and Roy Keane at 50
This week’s roundup also features Brentford’s previous top flight activities, India winning hockey gold in London, and the best off-pitch moments from Tokyo1) The Premier League begins this weekend, so let’s mosey off to Liverpool … and as far away fro…
Back in the game: here comes the Premier League again | Jonathan Liew
Flawed, frenetic yet somehow still glorious, the top flight returns and so do the fans. It looks like a four-horse title race and a cast of six will be fighting to avoid the drop We go again. Thirty-three days after Gianluigi Donnarumma pawed away Buk…
Chelsea v Villarreal: Uefa Super Cup – live!
Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at Windsor ParkAbraham free to decide future as Lukaku transfer nearsLive scoreboard: the latest from Wednesday’s matchesAnd you can get in touch with Simon by email or on Twitter 8.31pm BST 30 mins: Havertz tries to r…
Premier League 2021-22 preview No 14: Newcastle
Steve Bruce is entering dangerous territory with fans back because many feel he is not getting the best from the squadGuardian writers’ predicted position: 15th (NB: this is not necessarily Louise Taylor’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tip…
Lionel Messi heading to Paris to seal PSG move after agreeing two-year contract
Deal worth about €35m a year net and has option to extendMessi in talks with PSG since plan to stay at Barcelona collapsedLionel Messi has agreed a two-year contract with Paris Saint-Germain and is due to fly to France to complete the transfer. The dea…