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The TelegraphMo Salah screamer gives Arne Slot best start of any Liverpool manager
Move over Bill, Bob, Kenny and Jurgen. Arne Slot has momentarily put the Anfield legends in the shade with the best start of any Liverpool manager.
- Evening Standard
Why Arsenal beating PSG felt strangely insignificant as Champions League problem emerges
Revamped competition is already suffering from a distinct lack of jeopardy with a long road ahead
- The Telegraph
I don’t need vote of confidence, says Erik ten Hag as fog delays Manchester United
Erik Ten Hag is adamant he has backing from Manchester United sporting director Dan Ashworth after preparations for the crunch clash in Porto were thrown into chaos over fog delays.
- Evening Standard
Champions League table: League phase latest standings for 2024-25 season
Second week of fixtures underway
- Associated Press
Knicks add Karl-Anthony Towns from Timberwolves after completing three-team trade with Hornets
Karl-Anthony Towns joined the Knicks on Wednesday after the Minnesota Timberwolves sent their four-time All-Star to New York in a three-team trade that also included the Charlotte Hornets. The deal was agreed to Friday but took a few days to complete under the NBA's complicated new trade rules, meaning Towns has not been able to practice with the Knicks in their first two days of training camp in Charleston, South Carolina.
- The Guardian
Unai Emery says Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer in triumph over Bayern
Unai Emery said Aston Villa targeted Manuel Neuer’s sweeper-keeper habits after Jhon Durán lobbed the Bayern Munich keeper in the Champions League
- Evening Standard
Manchester United handed major boost as Bruno Fernandes has Tottenham red card overturned
Fernandes will be available to face Aston Villa this weekend
- Elle
We Finally Know Why Taylor Swift Has Been Missing Chiefs Games
Wondering why Taylor Swift has skipped Travis Kelce’s latest Chiefs games? Sources reveal she has two very good reasons.
- The Telegraph
Christian Horner fires warning at Sergio Perez after axing Daniel Ricciardo
Christian Horner has fired a warning shot to struggling Red Bull driver Sergio Pérez by revealing the thinking behind axing Daniel Ricciardo for Liam Lawson is to provide an audition to be Max Verstappen’s team-mate, possibly as soon as next season.
- Evening Standard
Liverpool injury update: Robertson, Nunez, Jota, Chiesa and Elliott latest news and return dates
Reds welcome back pair for big week
- Evening Standard
What happened to Michael Schumacher, the racing driver who smashed records – then vanished
With news that the F1 icon has been seen in public for the first time in 11 years since his life-changing accident, Vicky Jessop looks back at the life and career at one of the sport’s brightest stars
- Yahoo Sports
Champions League: The not-so-secret weapon that makes Arsenal a contender
Arsenal has scored more than two dozen goals from set pieces since the start of last season. Their latest helped beat PSG in the Champions League on Tuesday.
- The Guardian
Bruno Fernandes’s red card against Spurs rescinded in boost to Erik ten Hag
Erik ten Hag has received a welcome boost after Bruno Fernandes’s red card in Manchester United’s 3-0 loss to Tottenham was rescinded by the Football Association
- Evening Standard
Arsenal learn Martin Odegaard injury update as Norway confirm latest squad
It’s not good news for Mikel Arteta
- AFP News
Chelsea's Conference League exile follows internal turmoil
Just three years after being crowned kings of Europe, Chelsea find themselves slumming it in the UEFA Conference League.That memorable 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Porto will seem a lifetime ago when Chelsea start their campaign in the unglamorous Conference League against Belgian minnows Gent on Thursday.
- Evening Standard
Manchester United handed new double injury boost for crunch Erik ten Hag clashes
Porto and Aston Villa trips likely to prove crucial in determining under-fire manager’s Old Trafford future
- Evening Standard
Manchester United XI vs Porto: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, injury latest for Europa League today
Erik ten Hag handed key midfield boost for a crucial clash with the Portuguese giants
- Evening Standard
Arne Slot explains Diogo Jota training absence as Liverpool suffer Federico Chiesa injury blow
New signing Chiesa also absent from training
- Evening Standard
Porto vs Manchester United: Europa League prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h, odds today
Under-pressure Erik ten Hag faces a crunch clash in Portugal after Tottenham rout
- AFP News
Baseball 'superhuman' Ohtani finds new ways to amaze among greats
Japan's Shohei Ohtani is the record-breaking baseball "superhuman" following in the footsteps of the legendary Babe Ruth who has also earned comparisons to American sporting greats Michael Jordan and Tom Brady."You can compare him to the Jordans and the Tom Bradys of the world," said Deion Sanders, an NFL Hall of Famer who also played for nine seasons in MLB. "That's who he is.