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‘I needed this summer’ – what next for Arsenal’s Kelly?
Chloe Kelly has opened up about her return to form and mindset at Arsenal, having joined the club in January 2025 after a difficult, publicly aired departure from Manchester City. The England forward, who has since won the Champions League and helped the Lionesses retain their European Championship title, says the move initially brought “a…
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Champions Saints host Newcastle on opening weekend
Northampton Saints, the reigning Premiership champions, will begin their title defence at home to Newcastle Red Bulls on Friday, 25 September, the opening day of the 2026-27 season. The fixture announcement follows a season in which Saints beat Exeter Chiefs to win their second Prem title in three years, and comes as the competition undergoes…
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Sean McCann, younger brother of Madeleine, takes to the pool again at the Commonwealth Games as proud parents Gerry and Kate watch on – but he finishes far off the medals in the 800m freestyle
Sean McCann, the younger brother of Madeleine McCann, competed in the 800m freestyle at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, with his parents Gerry and Kate watching from the stands. Although he did not challenge for a medal, finishing well down the field, his participation drew attention given the family’s high public profile following Madeleine’s disappearance…
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Mayo’s Croke Park exploits not lost on Taylor
Katie Taylor has said watching Mayo’s emotional All-Ireland football final win over Kerry has heightened her anticipation for her own farewell fight at Croke Park. The Irish boxer headlines the Dublin stadium on 5 September against Flora Pili, with the undisputed light-welterweight championship at stake, capping a career in which she has already achieved undisputed…
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How Premier League Futures programme is helping former academy prospects
The Premier League’s Futures programme is providing career support to young players released from professional academies, offering a route beyond the pitch into education, business and welfare roles. The scheme, which began in 2017, was created to fulfil academies’ obligation to provide at least three years of aftercare for players released during their professional development…
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Who am I? Guess The Hundred cricket star No 8
This is a daily interactive cricket quiz from BBC Sport, part of a series running throughout The Hundred 2026 tournament. Rather than reporting news, it invites readers to guess the identity of a specific player taking part in this year’s competition, using a series of progressively revealing clues, and forms part of BBC Sport’s ongoing…
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Why is Hamilton getting so many penalties? – F1 Q&A
Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has picked up four penalties across his last three grands prix, prompting questions about whether the seven-time world champion is suddenly making uncharacteristic errors. BBC Sport’s F1 correspondent Andrew Benson argues there is no real pattern behind the cluster, as each incident stemmed from a different and largely unrelated cause rather than…
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Norrie wins first match since April
Cameron Norrie ended a six-match losing streak by beating American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4 6-1 in the first round of the Mifel Open in Mexico, his first win since the Madrid Open in April. The British number two, now ranked 39th and outside the top 30 for the first time this year, had endured a difficult…
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Who am I? Guess Premier League star No 8
BBC Sport has published the latest instalment of its daily “Who am I?” quiz, in which readers try to identify a Premier League footballer from a series of progressively revealing clues, scoring points based on how few clues they need. This is the eighth in an ongoing series set by BBC Sport’s Flora Snelson, forming…
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Why Chelsea want to sign older players
Chelsea’s move for older signings, including Jordan Henderson (36), Danny Welbeck (35) and Crystal Palace’s Maxence Lacroix (26), appears to mark a deliberate shift away from the club’s recent focus on young talent. The change follows a mixed record with both strategies: an experience-led spending spree under Thomas Tuchel in 2022 largely flopped, while the…