Author: Kate Man

Manchester United’s Diogo Dalot might move in the summer, Viktor Gyokeres continues to attract Premier League interest and Newcastle want Ipswich’s Liam Delap.Bayern Munich and Real Madrid are interested in a summer move for Manchester United and Portugal defender Diogo Dalot, 25. (Teamtalk), externalLiverpool are considering a move for Borussia Dortmund’s 25-year-old Germany defender Nico Schlotterbeck, who they see as a potential long-term replacement for Virgil van Dijk. (Bild – in German), externalLiverpool, Manchester City or Arsenal would be Viktor Gyokeres’ preferred destination if the 26-year-old Sweden striker leaves Sporting this summer. (A Bola – in Portuguese), externalArsenal are in…

The long-awaited trial of medical staff who treated the late Argentine football legend Diego Maradona has started in the capital, Buenos Aires.Maradona was convalescing when he died of a heart attack at his home in 2020, aged 60. He had been recovering at home from surgery on a brain blood clot earlier that month.Prosecutors allege that Maradona’s death could have been avoided and accuse the hospital staff of medical negligence. The defendants say Maradona had refused further treatment and should have stayed in hospital for longer after his operation. They risk prison terms between eight and 25 years if convicted…

Manchester United, currently £1bn in debt, are yet to say how they plan to pay for the stadium.It will form part of a wider regeneration of the Old Trafford area, predicted to be the biggest such project in the United Kingdom since the transformation of the Stratford area that accompanied the 2012 Olympics in London. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has already given government backing to the plans.United say the entire project has the potential to create 92,000 new jobs, will involve the construction of 17,000 homes and bring an additional 1.8 million visitors to the area annually. They add the project…

Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury will join Wayne Rooney as two of England’s co-managers for Soccer Aid 2025.Former England striker Rooney will also come out of retirement to play in the annual charity match against a World XI on Sunday, 15 June.This year’s fundraiser for Unicef returns to Old Trafford, home of Rooney’s former team Manchester United.Last year’s game took place at Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge and raised more than £15m for charity.”The prospect of leading my England team to victory this June fills me with just as much excitement as any heavyweight fight,” said Fury.”Everyone knows that I am…

Chelsea preparing to step up Kobbie Mainoo pursuit, AC Milan considering Tyrick Mitchell move and Kalvin Phillips could make Leeds return.Chelsea are preparing to step up their pursuit of Manchester United’s England midfielder Kobbie Mainoo, 19, as doubts grow over the long-term fitness of the Blues’ Belgium midfielder Romeo Lavia, 21. (CaughtOffside), externalAC Milan are considering a summer move for Crystal Palace’s England left-back Tyrick Mitchell, 25, as they prepare for the departure of France left-back Theo Hernandez, 27. (Teamtalk), externalManchester City’s former England midfielder Kalvin Phillips, 29, could return to Leeds this summer after spending this term on loan…

France’s 42-27 win over Ireland in Dublin on Saturday propelled them into the lead in the Six Nations title chase.But their free-scoring form has not only got the trophy engraver sharpening his tools, it is forcing a rewriting of historic records.Wing Louis Bielle-Biarrey’s scorching form has delivered seven tries in four matches – already a record for a Frenchman in a Six Nations campaign.With a match to go in this year’s tournament, he is already level with Ireland wing Jacob Stockdale’s record for tries in a single edition of the competition.If he crosses again against Scotland in Paris on Saturday,…

EPAKing Charles is patron of the Commonwealth Games FederationKing Charles will launch the King’s Baton Relay at Buckingham Palace later, ahead of the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games.It is the 18th official Commonwealth Games relay and marks 500 days until the event begins in July next year.He will hand the baton to champion cyclist Sir Chris Hoy – the first bearer on its journey around the world.The relay, which begins in London as a part of Commonwealth Day celebrations, will be the King’s first as head of the Commonwealth. PA MediaFirst minister John Swinney, centre, will attend the Commonwealth celebration at…

World champion Luke Littler denied local favourite Mike de Decker to defend his title at the Belgian Open.Littler won last year’s event while making his European Tour debut in Wieze, and the 18-year-old made it back-to-back wins with an 8-5 triumph over De Decker in the final.The world number two saw off Luke Woodhouse (6-4) and Dave Chisnall (6-4) on Sunday before beating 14th seed James Wade (7-3) in the semi-finals.That set up a meeting with world number 21 De Decker, who had made a thrilling run to the final at his home event having not previously been beyond the…

Chelsea lining up Jobe Bellingham offer, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich to rival Manchester City for Florian Wirtz, and Chelsea and Barcelona have concrete Rafael Leao interest.Chelsea are lining up an offer for Sunderland’s 19-year-old English midfielder Jobe Bellingham. (Sun, via Metro), externalManchester City are speaking to the representatives of Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz as they eye a potential summer deal for the Germany winger, 21. (Football Insider), externalReal Madrid and Bayern Munich are also interested in signing Wirtz, who is likely to leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer. (Mundo Deportivo – in Spanish), externalChelsea and Barcelona have shown a concrete…

LeBron James limped out of the Los Angeles Lakers’ 111-101 defeat by the Boston Celtics with a groin injury.The 40-year-old left the court during a timeout in the fourth quarter after he contested a layup with Jaylen Brow.James scored 22 points, 14 rebounds and nine assists before his exit with six minutes and 44 seconds left to play.The NBA’s all-time leading scorer missed 17 games with a groin problem in 2018 but said he did “not have much concern” about this setback.”I’ve been there before and I know what type of injury we’re dealing with,” said James, who passed 50,000…