Manchester United are awaiting Barcelona's decision on activating a £26m clause to make Marcus Rashford's loan move permanent by June 15. Speculation suggests Barcelona may decline, potentially complicating Rashford's high-value contract at United.
England netball star Helen Housby will miss the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow due to a back injury. The 31-year-old, who plays for New South Wales Swifts in Australia, was already sidelined for part of the Suncorp Super Netball season but further scans confirmed she cannot compete.
James Milner, a former England international, has announced his retirement from football after a 24-year Premier League career. The 40-year-old played for six clubs, winning three Premier League titles and the Champions League.
England midfielder Georgia Stanway will join Arsenal from Bayern Munich on a free transfer in July, subject to a medical. The 27-year-old has agreed to the move after four successful years with Bayern, where she won four Bundesliga titles. She is also set to be joined by Switzerland international Géraldine Reuteler.
Inter Milan are reportedly interested in signing Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones this summer. Jones, whose contract with Liverpool has 12 months remaining, is valued at around £35m by his current club.
Chennai Super Kings' all-rounder Jamie Overton will return to the UK to assess a right thigh injury, dealing another blow to the team's injury-hit IPL 2026 campaign.
Aston Villa midfielder and former England international Lucy Staniforth did not hesitate when she made the decision to retire from football at the end of the season.
Something of an obsessive with tidiness, the interim coach has beaten all the club’s closest rivals in his short time in chargeWe’ll get on to the more pressing business of whether Michael Carrick deserves the full-time Manchester United job in a moment. There’s plenty to discuss: tactics and philosophy, character and comportment, the squad he inherited from Ruben Amorim and how United might strengthen it in the summer window. But first: I want you to imagine eating an entire dover sole with the bones left in, while under the gaze of the former England international Trevor Francis.You’re in a fancy restaurant in Birmingham. You’re 18 years old, and have ordered the fish with potatoes on the assumption that it will essentially be a posh chippy supper. The sole arrives, the waiter asks whether you want it filleted, and because you don’t know what that means, you say no. Immediately you feel the painful prickles on your tongue, the unsatisfying gnash of skeletal marine matter between your teeth. Naturally, you don’t want to look rude or foolish in front of your new manager. So you put on a brave face, and keep chewing. Meanwhile, Trevor Francis keeps watching. Continue reading...
England international and Aston Villa midfielder Missy Bo Kearns has revealed she spent four days in hospital after suffering a miscarriage and contracting sepsis in March. Kearns, who announced her pregnancy with partner Liam Walsh (Luton player) on March 1, lost the baby later that month after feeling unwell at Villa's training ground. Sports doctor Jodie Blackadder-Weinstein urged her to seek hospital treatment, which Kearns credits with potentially saving her life. She is now working on rebuilding her fitness while dealing with the mental trauma of her loss.
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy discusses how Vítor Pereira's half-time changes "benefitted" Morgan Gibbs-White as the England international made a "huge difference" in Nottingham Forest's 4-1 comeback victory against Burnley.
