Man City in talks with West Ham over Lucas Paqueta with champions ready to pay £60m for Brazilian midfielder | Soccer News

Manchester City and West Ham have held talks over the potential transfer of Lucas Paqueta, who is keen to move to the Premier League champions. Two sources said Sky Sports News that Premier League champions City are willing to pay £60m for the midfielder. However, there has been no official offer from City for the … Read more

Wallabies captain Michael Hooper left out of Rugby World Cup squad | Australia national rugby union team

Australian manager Eddie Jones tore up the World Cup script, dropping Michael Hooper and Quade Cooper from his Wallabies side for the tournament and betting on the youngsters for the tilt to a third world title. The omission of flanker Hooper, who captained the Wallabies for most of the last decade, and fly-half Cooper to … Read more

Dominik Szoboszlai at Liverpool: ‘incredibly athletic’ midfielder with ‘positive arrogance’ key for Jurgen Klopp | Soccer News

Liverpool’s long-awaited midfield overhaul has arrived. The experience of Jordan Henderson, James Milner and Fabinho was lost. But the focus is on what Jurgen Klopp’s side could gain. There is energy and entrepreneurship in midfield now. Alexis Mac Allister is a known quantity to the Premier League public. The World Cup winner will bring control … Read more

Trent Boult ‘more eager than ever’ to play for New Zealand and win the World Cup

Speedy New Zealander Trent Boult, who last played in an ODI nearly a year ago shortly after avoiding a domestic contract to ply his trade in the world of the T20 franchise, is “hungrier than never” to play for his country again and win the World Cup. Boult returned to the ODI squad for the … Read more

Megan Rapinoe breaks silence after World Cup criticism as retired striker insists she’s ‘tremendously proud’ of ‘special’ USWNT…and Sophia Smith ‘heart broken”, swear that the United States will be back

Megan Rapinoe breaks silence after World Cup criticism as retired striker insists she’s ‘tremendously proud’ of ‘special’ USWNT…and Sophia Smith ‘heart broken”, swear that the United States will be back Megan Rapinoe was heavily criticized for laughing after USWNT World Cup exit Rapinoe and several teammates made statements on social media on Wednesday DailyMail.com provides … Read more

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen makes history by pitching the franchise’s 14th no-hitter game against the Washington Nationals

Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Michael Lorenzen makes history by pitching the franchise’s 14th no-hitter game against the Washington Nationals Lorenzen ended the Nationals’ no-hitter streak of more than 3,800 days He became the first pitcher to throw a no-hitter on his home debut since 1960 DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news By Jake Fenner … Read more

Rangers 2-1 Servette: Michael Beale’s men get off to a good start before being fended off by their tenacious Swiss opponents to leave Champions League qualification delicately poised

After 15 minutes against their Swiss opponents, Rangers were on a roll. Two goals to the right, Todd Cantwell was back in the groove and the unfortunate events at Kilmarnock last weekend started to look like a false start. Fans were already checking the price of flights to Eindhoven. Against this fierce Servette team, however, … Read more

Combining Football Manager and the stock exchange, Nordensa seeks a game-changer as Joseph Iyendjock becomes the first athlete from the fan-backed recruitment platform to land a contract in European football

Cameroonian midfielder Joseph Iyendjock made his first appearance for Dinamo Tbilisi’s reserve team last week after making history by becoming the first fan-backed player to sign a contract with a European football club. At only 20 years old, Iyendjock’s rapid integration into the life of the Georgian club is not to be overlooked. It may … Read more

FIFA Women’s World Cup: How the quarter-finalists evolve

With tension, fine goals and penalty shootout victories, the first leg of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 has unfolded and there is undoubtedly more drama to come as we are heading to the quarter-finals. European champions England beat Nigeria on penalties to progress and will face Colombia in the quarter-finals on Saturday … Read more