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Manchester City plans to make a new offer to buy Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez, who is valued at around £120 million. The club wants Fernandez to strengthen their team after several midfield players left, and they hope to complete the deal before the transfer deadline next week.
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Manchester City wants to sign Enzo Fernandez from Chelsea.
Fernandez is valued at about £120 million.
City’s manager, Enzo Maresca, sees Fernandez as a key addition to the midfield.
Chelsea set an unofficial deadline earlier this summer to sell Fernandez for at least £120 million, but it has passed.
Manchester City has recently sold four midfield players, including Rodri and Bernardo Silva.
Fernandez joined Chelsea in 2023 for £107 million from Benfica.
Fernandez had a difficult time at Chelsea and was booed by fans during a recent game.
Real Madrid denied making an attempt to sign Fernandez despite rumors.
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Sky Sports has agreed to extend its contract to show live coverage of the US Open tennis tournament until 2030. The deal includes daily broadcasts of more than 12 hours of matches, including a new mixed doubles event, and follows the broadcaster’s recent success in attracting a large female audience.
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Sky Sports will broadcast the US Open live until 2030 under a new three-year contract extension.
The coverage will include over 12 hours of live tennis every day for the three-week tournament.
The new contract also covers the mixed doubles event, starting this week.
Sky gained exclusive UK rights to the US Open in 2023, taking over from Amazon Prime.
Emma Raducanu’s win two years ago helped Sky decide to pursue US Open rights again.
Raducanu will miss this year’s US Open due to a stress fracture injury.
Sky also has exclusive UK rights for the ATP and WTA tennis tours until at least 2028, with talks to extend further underway.
Tennis on Sky draws a high female audience—about 60% of viewers in 2025 were women, which helps attract advertisers and brands.
Wimbledon remains on the BBC until at least 2033, while TNT Sports holds rights for the Australian and French Opens.
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Bodo/Glimt from Norway qualified again for the UEFA Champions League group stage, joined by Austria’s LASK and Azerbaijan’s Sabah making their debut. Sabah won a dramatic extra-time game against Israeli champions Hapoel Beer-Sheva, while LASK overcame Celtic after extra time, and Bodo/Glimt easily beat NEC Nijmegen.
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Bodo/Glimt qualified for the Champions League group stage for the second season in a row.
LASK from Austria won their playoff against Celtic after extra time, 5-4 on aggregate.
Sabah, a club founded in 2017, made their Champions League group stage debut by beating Hapoel Beer-Sheva.
Sabah scored a last-minute goal in regular time to force extra time, then scored twice more to win.
Hapoel Beer-Sheva finished the match with nine players due to two players receiving second yellow cards.
NEC Nijmegen’s goalkeeper was sent off early in their match against Bodo/Glimt, who won 6-1 on aggregate.
Celtic dropped into the second-tier Europa League after losing to LASK.
Israeli teams play in European competitions because Israel’s football federation joined UEFA in 1994 after leaving the Asian Football Confederation.
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Raheem Sterling, a professional football player, has been charged with dangerous driving and possession of nitrous oxide after crashing his Lamborghini on a motorway in May. He will attend a court hearing in September, and no one was hurt in the incident.
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Raheem Sterling crashed a Lamborghini on the M3 motorway near Minley interchange on May 28.
Police charged him with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide (a gas sometimes misused for inhaling), and failing to provide a specimen (usually a breath or blood test).
No other vehicles were involved, and no injuries were reported.
Sterling is scheduled to appear at Basingstoke magistrates court on September 15.
He played 82 times for England, scoring 20 goals, and helped the team reach major tournament finals.
Sterling began his career at QPR, then played for Liverpool, Manchester City, Chelsea, Arsenal (on loan), and Feyenoord. He is currently without a club.
In 2021, Sterling was honored with an MBE for his work against racism in sports.
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Tottenham Hotspur has agreed to take Manchester City forward Omar Marmoush on loan, with a requirement to buy him permanently next summer for £60 million. Marmoush, a 27-year-old player from Egypt, moved to Manchester City in January for £59 million but played mostly as a backup to Erling Haaland.
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Tottenham will initially get Omar Marmoush on a loan deal from Manchester City.
The loan deal includes an obligation for Tottenham to pay £60 million next summer to keep Marmoush permanently.
Marmoush is a 27-year-old forward from Egypt.
Marmoush joined Manchester City from Eintracht Frankfurt in January for £59 million.
He has scored 16 goals in 62 games for Manchester City.
Marmoush had limited playing time at Manchester City due to competition from Erling Haaland.
Tottenham recently signed another player, Savio, from Manchester City for £75 million.
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Brighton & Hove Albion signed Algerian left-back Jaouen Hadjam from Swiss club Young Boys on a contract until 2031. Hadjam has played for Algeria’s national team and previously played youth football in France and for Nantes.
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Jaouen Hadjam is an Algerian left-back who joined Brighton & Hove Albion from Young Boys.
The transfer fee was not made public.
Hadjam’s contract with Brighton runs until 2031.
He is 23 years old and has played 98 games for Young Boys.
Hadjam played in Paris Saint-Germain’s youth academy and formerly played for Nantes in France.
He switched his international allegiance from France to Algeria in 2023 and has 21 appearances (caps) for Algeria.
Hadjam was part of Algeria’s team at the 2026 FIFA World Cup and played in three matches.
Brighton began their Premier League season with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa, who won the Europa League last season.
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Newcastle United has agreed to buy midfielder Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City for up to £52 million. Gonzalez, 24, has played one and a half seasons in the Premier League and will add experience to Newcastle’s team after several midfield players left the club.
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Newcastle United agreed a deal worth up to £52 million to sign Nico Gonzalez from Manchester City.
Gonzalez is a 24-year-old Spanish midfielder who joined Manchester City from Porto.
He has made 59 appearances for Manchester City in all competitions.
Newcastle lost important midfielders Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Anthony Gordon, and Kieran Trippier in recent months.
Gonzalez was an unused substitute in Manchester City’s recent 2-1 win over Bournemouth.
He will be the fourth senior midfielder to leave Manchester City this summer after Bernardo Silva, Rodri, and Tijjani Reijnders.
Newcastle's head coach Matthias Jaissle wants to strengthen the midfield with players like Gonzalez who can develop further.
Gonzalez is known for making quick turnovers and line-breaking passes in matches, which helps his team both with and without the ball.
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Raheem Sterling is charged with dangerous driving and possessing nitrous oxide after crashing his car into barriers on a motorway in May. He will appear in court in September to face these charges.
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Raheem Sterling crashed his Lamborghini on the M3 motorway in Hampshire on May 28, 2026.
No other vehicles were involved, and no one was hurt in the accident.
Sterling was charged with dangerous driving, possession of nitrous oxide for wrongful inhalation, and failing to provide a specimen.
Police suspected he was driving while unfit due to drugs, but no charges were made for that.
Sterling will appear at Basingstoke magistrates court on September 15.
He last played for Feyenoord in the Netherlands and is currently without a club.
Sterling previously played for Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Arsenal, and earned 82 caps for England.
Police arrested Sterling but later released him on bail while investigations continued.
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Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United won the PFA Player of the Year award after a record-breaking season in assists. Manchester City’s Khadija Shaw won the Women’s Player of the Year for the second time, helping her team win the Women’s Super League title.
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Bruno Fernandes set a new Premier League assists record with 21 assists in the 2025–26 season.
Fernandes also scored nine goals and helped Manchester United finish third in the league.
Khadija Shaw scored 21 goals and won her third straight Golden Boot as City won the Women’s Super League after 10 years.
Nico O’Reilly of Manchester City won the Men’s Young Player of the Year award.
Manchester City won the League Cup and FA Cup last season.
Other Manchester City players named in the Team of the Year were Erling Haaland, Rayan Cherki, and Antoine Semenyo.
Arsenal had five players in the Team of the Year.
Bruno Fernandes also won the Football Writers’ Association Footballer of the Year award in May.
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Celtic lost their 4-0 lead against LASK in the Champions League, resulting in their elimination and move to the Europa League. The Celtic captain, Callum McGregor, criticized his teammates for being passive and scared during the match.
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Celtic had a 4-0 lead on aggregate before losing to LASK.
The loss means Celtic will now play in the Europa League instead of the Champions League.
Callum McGregor called his teammates "passive" and "scared" after the match.
Celtic conceded multiple goals after initially leading 4-0, showing signs of panic and poor defense.
Benjamin Nygren made a key mistake that led to LASK’s first goal.
Auston Trusty was singled out for poor performance during the game.
Celtic has a history of difficult European matches, including heavy losses to big teams like Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid.
McGregor has been with Celtic for many years and has experienced both successes and disappointing European defeats.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz lost in the mixed doubles quarterfinals at the US Open to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic. Williams returned to play at Arthur Ashe Stadium for the first time since her 2022 farewell but was defeated after an early strong effort with Alcaraz.
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Serena Williams and Carlos Alcaraz played mixed doubles together at the US Open.
They lost in the quarterfinals to Flavio Cobolli and Belinda Bencic.
Williams had not competed at the US Open since 2022.
Fans cheered loudly when Williams returned to Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Williams and Alcaraz won their opening match easily against Erin Routliffe and Lloyd Glasspool.
Cobolli and Bencic played very well in the quarterfinal, making few mistakes.
The mixed doubles event has a new format to highlight singles stars before the singles matches start.
Top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka were upset in the first round of mixed doubles.
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Carlos Baleba, a soccer player from Cameroon, has been transferred from Brighton to Manchester United for about 75 million euros. This move took place during the ongoing Premier League season.
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Carlos Baleba is a midfielder in soccer.
He played for the English club Brighton before transferring.
Manchester United signed him for around 75 million euros.
Baleba is from Cameroon.
The transfer is part of the English Premier League activities.
The article mentions other sports news but focuses on Baleba’s transfer.
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Most Valuable Promotions (MVP) is marking its fifth anniversary, having started in 2019 with boxing events featuring online influencer Jake Paul. Over time, MVP has become a leading promoter for women's boxing, organizing important fights and helping top female boxers gain recognition and big opportunities.
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MVP began with a headline bout between Jake Paul and Tyron Woodley in Cleveland, Ohio, in 2019.
Early MVP events focused mainly on popular male fighters like Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
MVP is now a major promoter of women’s boxing, hosting multiple women’s matches in their events.
The latest MVP card features a unification fight between Mikaela Mayer and Chantelle Cameron.
Caroline Dubois and Chantelle Cameron are among the leading female fighters signed to MVP.
MVP helped Cameron get a world title fight and big name matchups quickly after joining.
Female boxers say MVP has increased respect and opportunities for women’s boxing.
MVP introduces a social media and influencer style, especially through Jake Paul’s involvement.
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Liverpool’s midfield showed weaknesses in their recent game against Newcastle, leading to two goals from lost possession. The coach, Andoni Iraola, believes the problem is not just about which players are on the field but how the whole team defends and adapts during the game.
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Liverpool lost two goals early and later in the match due to midfield turnovers.
Ryan Gravenberch was involved in losing the ball before both goals.
Liverpool has not had a dedicated defensive midfielder (number six) since Fabinho left in 2023.
Coach Iraola uses a two-man midfield setup, with Gravenberch and Dominik Szoboszlai often playing advanced roles.
Alexis Mac Allister was substituted in later and helped stabilize the midfield defensively.
Szoboszlai and Gravenberch had low success in tackles and duels during the game.
The expected goals (xG) statistic showed Liverpool created more chances but Newcastle was more efficient in scoring.
Iraola emphasizes team adaptation over individual player positions to prevent conceding goals.
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Rachael “Raygun” Gunn, Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer, reflected on her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics, saying it was “not as bad as I thought.” Despite going viral for her unconventional routine that scored zero points, she has come to accept the experience and recognized the difference between online criticism and real-life support.
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Raygun is the first breakdancer to represent Australia at the Olympics.
Her 2024 Paris Olympics breakdancing routine did not earn any points from judges.
The video of her performance went viral worldwide, causing mixed reactions.
Raygun later watched her full routine and felt it was better than she initially thought.
She believes online criticism is often harsher than in-person feedback.
Raygun highlighted that female athletes face more scrutiny about their looks and performance than male athletes.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese publicly praised her effort.
A planned musical about Raygun was canceled after her legal team intervened to protect her brand.
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Joao Pedro scored quickly in his first game wearing Chelsea’s number nine shirt, helping his team win 3-2 against Fulham. He recently signed a new contract with Chelsea until 2034 and is seen as a promising striker despite the club’s past struggles with players in the number nine shirt.
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Joao Pedro scored within 31 seconds in his first game with Chelsea’s number nine shirt.
Chelsea won 3-2 against Fulham in Xabi Alonso’s first game as manager.
Pedro signed a new contract with Chelsea that lasts until 2034.
Chelsea fans believe there is a "curse" on the number nine shirt, as many previous players struggled while wearing it.
The last notable player to wear number nine was Liam Delap, who scored only one Premier League goal last season.
Joao Pedro scored 20 goals last season, the first Chelsea striker to do so since Diego Costa nine years ago.
Chelsea paid £55 million plus £5 million in bonuses to sign Pedro from Brighton.
Pedro overcame personal challenges growing up and was supported by his mother and grandmother.
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Enes Kanter Freedom was ejected from a Chicago Sky WNBA game after arguing with player Natasha Cloud. The team then banned him from attending future games at their arena unless he can follow their rules.
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Kanter Freedom attended a Chicago Sky vs. Indiana Fever game and got into a heated argument with Natasha Cloud.
He was ejected from the game for provoking Cloud and standing up near the court.
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter said Kanter Freedom is banned indefinitely from the Wintrust Arena.
The ban can be lifted only if Kanter Freedom proves he can follow the team's rules and not pose a threat.
Kanter Freedom wore a shirt with a message related to the definition of "woman" and has criticized WNBA transgender policies.
Natasha Cloud did not comment publicly after the incident but spoke privately with team and league security.
The WNBA will not issue a league-wide ban against Kanter Freedom for this incident.
Kanter Freedom is a former NBA player who ended his career with the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Myles Garrett has not yet played or practiced much with the Los Angeles Rams due to knee swelling and soreness. Head coach Sean McVay said Garrett is being rested carefully to make sure he is ready for the regular season opener in Australia.
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Garrett has missed 12 Rams practices and both preseason games because of knee issues.
The team considers the absence a precaution, not a serious injury.
The Rams start their regular season against the San Francisco 49ers in Melbourne, Australia, on September 10.
This game is the first NFL game ever played in Australia.
Garrett is a two-time Defensive Player of the Year and a top pass rusher.
The Rams have strong offensive players like MVP Matthew Stafford and receivers Puka Nacua and Davante Adams.
The goal is for Garrett to be fully fit and ready by the start of the regular season.
The Rams’ defense also includes players like Kobie Turner, Byron Young, and Braden Fiske.
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Minnesota Vikings quarterback J.J. McCarthy has faced challenges since being drafted 10th overall in 2024, including injuries and inconsistent performance. The team signed Kyler Murray, who won the Heisman Trophy, as a new starting quarterback, and McCarthy may now lose his backup spot to veteran quarterback Carson Wentz.
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J.J. McCarthy was drafted 10th overall by the Vikings in 2024.
McCarthy’s rookie season was disrupted by a torn meniscus injury.
In 2025, McCarthy played part of the season but had 11 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.
The Vikings’ record dropped from 14-3 in 2024 to 9-8 in 2025, missing the playoffs.
The Vikings signed Kyler Murray, a former first overall pick and Heisman Trophy winner, as their starting quarterback for 2026.
McCarthy might lose the backup quarterback role to Carson Wentz, a veteran player with a mixed career history.
The Vikings plan to change their offense to better fit Kyler Murray’s style, possibly moving away from using McCarthy.
If McCarthy loses his backup position, he may need to join another team for more opportunities to play.
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The Carolina Panthers’ head coach, Dave Canales, says Bryce Young is currently the team’s main quarterback but did not guarantee his future beyond this season. Young showed improvement last year and helped the Panthers reach the playoffs, and his performance this season will impact his contract and future with the team.
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Bryce Young was the first overall pick for the Panthers three years ago.
Coach Dave Canales praised Young’s calm and aggressive playing style.
Canales said Young is the Panthers’ quarterback "right now" but did not promise a long-term future.
Young completed 63.6% of his passes last season with 3,011 yards, 23 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
He also rushed for 216 yards and scored 2 rushing touchdowns last year.
Young helped the Panthers reach the playoffs for the first time since 2017.
The Panthers have exercised Young’s fifth-year contract option, keeping him through the 2027 season.
Young’s performance in the 2026 season will affect his chances for a bigger contract and the team's decision to keep him.
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