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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… TRANSFERS Manchester United are facing competition from Inter for Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi – Bild. Manchester City are monitoring Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo ahead of the January transfer window – Mail Sport. Nathan Ake is one of the Manchester City players weighing up their futures ahead … Read more

Calandagan has been crowned Cartier Horse of the Year at the 35th Cartier Racing Awards, also claiming the prize for Older Horse. Francis-Henri Graffard’s four-year-old was not out of the top two in five starts in 2025, landing three Group One titles including the King George and the QIPCO Champion Stakes at Ascot. He takes … Read more

Harlem Eubank, the cousin of Chris Eubank Jr, is preparing for his own moment in the spotlight. On Friday, at the Brighton Centre, Eubank returns to action looking to banish the memory of his first career defeat, an inconclusive loss to Jack Catterall back in July. At 31, Eubank still considers himself “a work in … Read more

Aaron McKenna has called for a clash against Hamzah Sheeraz as the unbeaten Irish contender aims to topple Britain’s ‘biggest fighters’. McKenna delivered a career-best victory in his last fight at middleweight, flooring former world champion Liam Smith at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London in April, and the 26-year-old now wants an explosive showdown with … Read more

“We’re going to a World Cup. Not bad.” Steve Clarke cracked more than a slight smile as the reality of what his Scotland side had achieved on an epic night at Hampden Park started to sink in after a dramatic 4-2 win over 10-man Denmark. The World Cup had been a step too far for … Read more

Scotland are going to the World Cup! Kieran Tierney and Kenny McLean were stoppage-time heroes, as the Scots beat 10-player Denmark 4-2 to secure automatic qualification. After back-to-back European Championships, head coach Steve Clarke leads the nation back to football’s biggest tournament for the first time since 1998. Please use Chrome browser for a more … Read more

World-ranked heavyweight Lawrence Okolie has offered to spar Jake Paul to prepare him for his fight with Anthony Joshua. Okolie is a former world champion at cruiserweight and also in the new ‘bridgerweight’ division. He’s currently the No 1 ranked heavyweight contender with the WBC. He’s known Joshua for a long-time and from the early … Read more

Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, Achraf Hakimi and… Tylon Smith? It is certainly possible a 20-year-old defender yet to make a senior league appearance at QPR could join that list of star players in winning an African Youth Player of the Year award. Smith was nominated after helping steer South Africa to victory at the U20 … Read more

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase has been suspended without pay for one game for spitting on Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey. Chase spat on Ramsey during a confrontation in the fourth quarter of the Steelers’ 34-12 win on Sunday. Ramsey then grabbed Chase by his face mask and punched him, which resulted in his … Read more

When Craig Bellamy was unveiled as Wales’ new head coach in the summer of 2024 he had an overriding mission – not just his personal ambition, but one his new employer really wants and needs. Lead Wales to the 2026 World Cup finals. Hope and expectation are now more aligned than ever. Merely hoping to … Read more