How St Johnstone stormed Scottish Championship title to make immediate Premiership return, with an emphatic start paving their path to glory.
Five years after its Saudi-led takeover, Newcastle United navigates a changed financial landscape with Profit and Sustainability Rules (PSR) and Squad-Cost Ratio (SCR), unlike Manchester City's swift post-takeover success. Despite revenue growth and some on-field achievements, the club faces challenges in boosting income, managing player sales, and developing infrastructure to meet its ambitious goals.
Chelsea's new squad under Xabi Alonso could feature more Manchester City academy graduates than their own Cobham alumni, including recent £117m signing Morgan Rogers. This trend is driven by financial incentives, City's successful development model, and Chelsea's past spending and transfer bans.
Belfast boxer Caoimhin Agyarko will challenge IBF light-middleweight champion Josh Kelly in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, aiming to become Ireland's first black world champion. The 30-year-old has overcome career setbacks and a past unprovoked attack to reach this pivotal fight.
John Newman performed at The Hundred cricket match, contrasting his past chart-topping success with a subdued reception from the crowd. The event also featured exciting cricket, including Nicholas Pooran and Sam Curran's record partnership for MI London, and a women's game victory for SunRisers Leeds.
Remco Evenepoel secured back-to-back stage wins in the Tour de France time trial, narrowing Tadej Pogacar's lead. The stage also saw Florian Lipowitz withdraw due to injury and continued controversy surrounding nocturnal doping tests conducted on top riders.
Josh Kerr, fresh off a mile world record, aims to fulfill his childhood dream by winning gold for Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, a city with personal significance for the middle-distance runner.
