Real Madrid have won the first competition of the new season, the UEFA Super Cup. Thanks to goals from Fede Valverde and new signing Kylian Mbappé, they defeated Atalanta 2-0. It is their sixth UEFA Super Cup win, more than any other club. This victory also continues the incredible run …

  Barcelona have announced the sale of young defender Mikayil Faye to French side Rennes in a transfer worth €10.3m. The Ligue 1 team agreed the fee with the La Liga giants earlier this week, with the 20-year-old now set to play first-team football having spent most of his time …

  Real Madrid and Brazil winger Vinicius Junior has decided to wait until the end of the season before making a decision on interest from the Saudi Pro League, according to a report. The 24-year-old has emerged as one of the world’s best wingers with Los Blancos and is one …

Noni Madueke has apologised to the people of Wolverhampton after insulting the city prior to Chelsea’s win at Molineux. The Blues ran riot against Wolves on Sunday, beating their hosts 6-2 to earn a first Premier League victory under new head coach Enzo Maresca. Madueke scored a sensational hat-trick in the second …

Liverpool head coach Arne Slot has insisted he was trying to ‘take care’ of Trent Alexander-Arnold by substituting him during Sunday’s 2-0 win against Brentford. The Reds were victorious in Slot’s first competitive home game since succeeding Jurgen Klopp in the Anfield dugout. Goals in either half from Luis Diaz …

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag admitted “some issues” saw Jadon Sancho omitted from a second successive Premier League matchday squad. Sancho, who appeared to be reintegrated during pre-season after last year’s falling out with Ten Hag, was absent again when United’s team to face Brighton & Hove Albion was …

Real Madrid will not be tempted to dip into the transfer market in what remains of the summer window, despite injuries to both Jude Bellingham and Eduardo Camavinga. Carlo Ancelotti insists the club won’t be panicked into signing another midfielder when neither player is expected to be sidelined for more …

Manchester United have now lost five of their last six Premier League meetings with Brighton & Hove Albion thanks to an unmarked Joao Pedro scoring a 95th-minute at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. It wasn’t embarrassing in the sense of being thrashed, as was the case for Ralf Rangnick’s sorry …

After 15 long seasons without a championship, the Boston Celtics finally claimed their 18th NBA title,breaking the tie with their biggest rivals, the Los Angeles Lakers, to become the most successful franchise in league history. In that same period, the Lakers had added three championships to their tally. It’s been …

Nico Williams, the Catalans’ frustrated desire in the summer transfer market, and Lamine Yamal are great friends, but today they will be rivals This afternoon’s clash at Montjuïc has two clear protagonists: Nico Williams and Lamine Yamal. Both footballers are the standout stars of their squads and also have a …