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The top stories and transfer rumours from Thursday’s newspapers… THE ATHLETIC Feyenoord are on the verge of appointing Robin van Persie as their new head coach. Former Manchester United defender Raphael Varane has opened up about his often “tense” and “complicated” relationship with Erik ten Hag and revealed how he was exiled by the Dutch…

John Fanta College Basketball Broadcaster and Reporter Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer With the Super Bowl in the rearview mirror and the month of February coming to a close, sports fans across the nation have shifted their attention to college basketball as March Madness is quickly approaching. This weekend features a loaded…

“This is the silence before the storm.” Daniel Dubois genuinely does let his fists do the talking. And they speak volumes. Days out from his IBF heavyweight world title defence against Joseph Parker, Dubois is training at the Mike Tyson Gym in Riyadh. Warmed up and in full flow, sweat glistens on Dubois’ back as…

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer HARTFORD, Conn. — In the days following UConn’s calamitous and catastrophic loss to Seton Hall on Saturday, some familiar faces wandered into the team’s practice facility. One belonged to Donovan Clingan, the 7-foot-2, 280-pound Goliath who anchored head coach Dan Hurley’s schematic designs on both ends of…

Former Ryder Cup captain Paul McGinley has warned that reunification between the PGA Tour, LIV Golf and the DP World Tour will take time to finalise, but is needed to end a ‘ridiculous’ period in the men’s professional game. Talks have been ongoing since the signing of a framework agreement in June 2023 between the…

Lewis Hamilton says he is “invigorated” for his first campaign with Ferrari after making his first official public at an F1 event in the sport’s season launch on Tuesday. Hamilton was given the biggest cheer of the night at London’s O2 Arena when he walked out with new team-mate Charles Leclerc and team principal Frederic…

The 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season heads to Atlanta Motor Speedway this weekend for the Ambetter Health 400 on FOX. And fans and bettors are diving into championship futures. Will Joey Logano win it all again in November, and will Kyle Larson eclipse his race win total in 2025? Let’s dive into the odds at…

Nasser Hussain and Michael Atherton share their predictions for the ICC Champions Trophy, which is live on Sky Sports from February 19 to March 9. The Sky Sports pundits name their tournament favourites, how they expect England to do, and select the players they are particularly looking forward to seeing in action over the coming…

It takes a lot to get a near-unanimous opinion on any sports matter these days, but the 2025 NBA All-Star Weekend achieved that. The festivities in the Bay Area were panned across the board, with almost everyone disliking the tournament-style All-Star Game and some of the events on All-Star Saturday. In fact, Draymond Green, who…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… THE SUN Manchester City are set to go head-to-head with rivals Real Madrid again this summer – in a battle for £85m-rated midfielder Florian Wirtz. Tottenham are eying an ambitious £80m transfer swoop for Dortmund and England U21 star Jamie Gittens. Image: Germany’s Florian Wirtz is…