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The Premier League’s new plan to end corner chaos
The Premier League is instructing referees to crack down more strictly on holding, pushing and grappling at set-pieces, starting with the 2026-27 season opener between Arsenal and Coventry. The move follows a season in which incidents such as a chaotic mass foul during West Ham’s disallowed goal against Arsenal, and complaints from managers like David…
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PSG’s Ligue 1 home opener moved to Rennes after pitch damaged by heat
Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 season-opening home match against Rennes has been relocated to Rennes’ Roazhon Park at short notice, after the pitch at the Parc des Princes was damaged by this summer’s extreme heat in Paris. The club said the surface had deteriorated to the point where playing there would compromise player safety and physical…
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Double-elimination, reseeding and 20 teams: MLS plans overhaul of playoffs
Major League Soccer is preparing a major overhaul of its playoff format from 2028, according to multiple league and club sources, expanding the postseason to as many as 20 teams and introducing a “double-elimination” round. The change would coincide with the league’s planned switch to a fall-to-spring calendar and a shift from its current two-conference…
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‘I feel I am imprisoning myself’ – Djokovic on drive & doubts
A new Amazon documentary sees Novak Djokovic reflect candidly on the relentless self-doubt that has driven his career, admitting that despite his unprecedented success he still cannot feel content and describes himself as his own “number one doubter”. The film also traces how his childhood in Belgrade during the 1999 Nato bombings shaped his resilience…
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‘Republicans ran up the tab’: Democrats outraged over $40tn national debt – live
The US gross national debt topped $40tn (£31.5tn) for the first time on Wednesday, a record that has sparked cross-party outrage in Washington. The milestone, reached after a decade in which the deficit has doubled under both Republican and Democratic administrations, has intensified partisan blame-trading, with Democrats accusing Donald Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress of…
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Marvel’s Wolverine director “pretty used to” criticism as Spider-Man taught Insomniac you can make a “great game” and some fans will still “find stuff to complain about”
The director of Insomniac’s upcoming Marvel’s Wolverine has said he is “pretty used to” criticism, pointing to the studio’s experience with its Spider-Man games as proof that even a well-received title will still draw complaints from some fans. The comments suggest Insomniac is bracing for scrutiny as anticipation builds for its next major superhero release,…
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Jaissle on pain which set him on path to Newcastle and speaking with Howe
Matthias Jaissle has spoken about the serious knee injury that ended his playing career at 25, saying it taught him to view setbacks as opportunities and ultimately shaped the outlook he now brings to his new role as Newcastle United head coach. He was appointed just weeks before the season began, following Eddie Howe’s departure…
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‘He must resign’: Fans’ petition calls for Infantino to quit as Fifa president
Fans’ organisations from around the world have launched a petition demanding the resignation of Fifa president Gianni Infantino, alongside sweeping reform of football’s global governing body. The move follows Infantino’s abandoned plan to bring in private investment to run Fifa tournaments, including the men’s and women’s World Cups, which prompted three continental confederations to accuse…
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Britain’s most dangerous spider strikes again: Woman in Kent is left with a ‘crater’ in her leg after a bite from a false widow that was ‘hiding on a clothes peg’
A woman in Kent was left with a large, crater-like wound in her leg after being bitten by a false widow spider, which is considered Britain’s most dangerous native spider. The spider is reported to have been hiding on a clothes peg before it bit her, highlighting how these increasingly common arachnids can lurk in…
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Can a managerial merry-go-round in Serie A stop Inter’s dominance?
Serie A’s new season begins with a wave of managerial changes at several leading clubs as Italian football hopes to recapture domestic and international attention after a summer dominated by Italian success in other sports. Milan, Napoli and Atalanta have all appointed new head coaches, while the overarching question is whether any of these changes…