Head coach Erik ten Hag says Sunderland target Granit Xhaka will not be allowed to leave Bayer Leverkusen this summer. The 32-year-old former Arsenal midfielder’s agent told German media on Tuesday he had agreed personal terms with the newly promoted Premier League club and wanted to return to...

Maeve Kyle, who became Ireland’s first female track and field Olympian at the 1956 summer Games in Melbourne, has died at the age of 96. The Kilkenny native played hockey for Ireland before forging a successful international athletics career. Her move to athletics, although she still played ho...

Chelsea have opened talks with Ajax over a move for centre-back Jorrel Hato while pushing ahead with interest in RB Leipzig forward Xavi Simons. Hato, 19, has emerged as one of Europe’s most promising young defenders after an impressive campaign in the Eredivisie, making 31 appearances. BBC Sp...

Barcelona’s latest arrival did not touch down in a blaze of fireworks. There were no rooftop unveilings, no dramatic montages backed by operatic scores. Marcus Rashford landed quietly with a little video of him talking to someone in a red telephone kiosk. “It’s official,” he ...

World number one Jannik Sinner has reappointed fitness coach Umberto Ferrara, with whom he parted ways following the investigation into his positive tests for a banned substance. Ferrara and physiotherapist Giacomo Naldi left the Italian’s team last August, five months after Sinner returned tw...