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Derby County Handed Transfer Blow As Sheffield United Clinch Leicester City Move – Football Lowdown
Sheffield United have reportedly beaten Derby County to the permanent signing of Leicester City’s Hamza Choudhury. The move matters because it removes a potential target for Derby while giving United cover at right-back after Femi Seriki’s knee injury. Choudhury, 28, previously made 19 appearances for Sheffield United during a loan spell and is expected to…
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Parkinson ‘probably under pressure’ for first time
Wrexham manager Phil Parkinson is facing genuine pressure for the first time since taking charge in 2021, according to former Wales striker Iwan Roberts, after a poor start to the 2026-27 season. The club, who Parkinson guided from the National League to the Championship, lost 2-1 at home to Birmingham on Friday night, leaving them…
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Political shake-up, teen stabbed in Rochdale Taco Bell, Hovland leads at Atlanta
Burnham strikes a pay deal averting Avanti driver strikes as Davey angers Lib Dem MPs; a 13-year-old is seriously hurt after a mass knife attack at a Rochdale Taco Bell, plus Shoreditch’s rider encampment, Vantara’s animal rescue, Hovland’s lead and KATSEYE’s festival surprise.
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Durham take six balls and 105 seconds to beat Gloucestershire
Durham completed a 10-wicket victory over Gloucestershire in just six balls on the final morning at Chester-le-Street, moving closer to promotion and the Division Two title in the Rothesay County Championship. The result was Durham’s seventh win in ten matches this season, extending their lead at the top of the table with four games remaining,…
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Story behind the Taliban’s most infamous execution: Mother-of-seven shot in the head in front of 30,000 spectators baying for blood after she poisoned her abusive husband
An article revisits the 1999 public execution of Zarmina, a mother-of-seven, in Kabul’s Olympic Stadium, footage of which was secretly filmed and smuggled out of Afghanistan by women’s rights activists to expose Taliban brutality. She was shot dead in front of a crowd of 30,000 after being convicted of murdering her abusive police officer husband,…
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Boreham Wood accept Vardy-beating record fee for Abdulmalik
Boreham Wood have agreed a National League record fee, thought to exceed £1.5m, for the sale of winger Abdul Abdulmalik to Swedish club Djurgardens. The deal surpasses the previous fifth-tier record of £1m paid by Leicester City to Fleetwood Town for Jamie Vardy in 2012, and brings an end to a lengthy transfer saga after…
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Richarlison, Danso and Sarr ask to leave Spurs
Tottenham forward Richarlison, defender Kevin Danso and midfielder Pape Matar Sarr have all asked to leave the club, head coach Roberto de Zerbi confirmed after Saturday’s 2-0 home defeat by Newcastle, in which none of the trio featured in the matchday squad. De Zerbi said the players must find an “economic solution” acceptable to the…
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Everton call off Armstrong sale after fan backlash
Everton have abandoned a proposed £40m sale of midfielder Harrison Armstrong to Nottingham Forest after a strong backlash from the club’s supporters. The 19-year-old England Under-19 international is considered one of the most promising academy talents to emerge from Finch Farm in recent years, and news of the potential deal angered fans who chanted his…
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Martinez is eighth Chelsea-Villa deal in four years
Chelsea have signed Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa for £7.5m, marking the eighth transfer between the two Premier League clubs in the past four years – more than any other pairing of English top-flight sides. The move highlights an unusually close trading relationship between the clubs, forged since Chelsea’s BlueCo ownership took over…
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Tottenham crisis deepens, Trump’s Lake Ontario rename row, Dave rules Reading
Seneca Nation demands Trump reverse his renaming of Lake Ontario; Spurs face fresh scrutiny after losing to Newcastle while Penge and Hillier share the British Masters lead; an Ohio referee loses his leg after an on-field collision; and Dave headlines Reading with Blake, Central Cee and Kano.