It turns out that manager Mikel Arteta and manager Edu weren’t the only ones who convinced Gabriel Jesus to join Arsenal. In June, weeks before the 25-year-old’s arrival was finally confirmed, his namesake Gabriel Magalhaes was also on the case. “Gabriel is a very good guy,” says the centre-back. sky sports of his new teammate. … Read more
Harry Newman is impressed with the turnaround Rohan Smith has overseen at Leeds We take a look at the buzz and team news ahead of Friday’s two games in the Betfred Super League… Hull Kingston Rovers vs Leeds Rhinos (8pm, live on Sky Sports) Five wins from their six games since the start of July … Read more
Sports Mole previews Saturday’s Premier League clash between Arsenal and Leicester City, including predictions, team news and possible line-ups. Arsenal will aim to start the 2022-23 Premier League season with consecutive wins as city of leicester visit the Emirates Stadium for Saturday afternoon’s game. The Gunners started the new campaign with a 2-0 win at … Read more
Combining the European Championships for some of the continent’s most popular sports made sense to the BBC. Having managed the BBC’s coverage of several Olympic and Commonwealth Games in 2018, I felt, like many people, that we had been waiting a long time for a European multi-sport event. There’s the Asian Games, the Pan American … Read more
Melissa Reddy and Kaveh Solhekol discuss Manchester United’s troubled transfer window, wonder if Erik ten Hag trusts the club’s recruiting department and if the Glazers are to blame… ‘Every failure of Man Utd can be traced back to the Glazers’ Melissa Reddy, Senior Reporter for Sky Sports News: “Every failure we label Manchester United goes … Read more
After 35 minutes of dominance by Manchester City at the London Stadium, during which they had 85 per cent of possession but little lead, Erling Haaland came alive. Ilkay Gundogan was the catalyst, turning cleverly as he received a Joao Cancelo pass into a space down the left, but it was Haaland’s electrifying pace that … Read more
Harry Maguire says Erik ten Hag has brought “energy” and a “positive vibe” to Manchester United and insists retaining the captaincy has given him “a lot of confidence”. Ten Hag has enjoyed an impressive start to his new job since taking over from caretaker manager Ralf Rangnick at the end of last season, with United’s … Read more
Aleksandar Mitrovic scored his first Premier League goal for Fulham at Craven Cottage since 29 January 2019, when he headed twice in a 4–2 win against Brighton. Darwin Nunez came off the bench to score one and create another as Liverpool twice came from behind to save a point in a chaotic game at newly … Read more
Pep Guardiola insists he wants Bernardo Silva to stay at Manchester City but admits the decision is out of his control amid interest from Barcelona. Portuguese international Silva played an integral role in City’s Premier League title defense last season despite being linked with a move to Camp Nou last summer. Speculation has resurfaced this … Read more
Sports Mole previews Saturday’s Premier League clash between Bournemouth and Aston Villa, including predictions, team news and possible line-ups. Resuming life in the top flight after a two-year hiatus, promoted Bournemouth Welcome Aston-Villa to the Vitality Stadium for their first Premier League match on Saturday. While the Cherries were second in the Championship last season, … Read more