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It has been a solid, if unspectacular, return to the Championship for Birmingham City.Under normal circumstances, any promoted team that found themselves comfortably in mid-table after eight games of a new season would be delighted. But Chris Davies knows it is his job to balance realism with expectation.”We have competed really well,” the Blues boss tells Sky Sports. “The first step was to prove we could earn points because we are not entitled to anything. We are a promoted team from League One. The last time the club was in the Championship it finished 22nd and I think it had…
Each of the last three seasons have culminated in wild celebrations in the once forgotten city of Wrexham. All-expenses-paid trips to Las Vegas followed the end of the previous two.But the club’s meteoric rise has had to be tempered with a dose of realism now they ply their trade in the second tier of English football. The Championship is notoriously unforgiving and Wrexham are finding out the hard way. For now, their charge through the leagues is on hold. The club, owned by wealthy American actors Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney, flexed their financial muscles over the summer. They were…
Emily Fox plays a specialised role at Arsenal. On paper she is part of the team’s defensive unit, but more often than not her greatest contribution is to the attacking phase of games. She operates more like a winger.Usually the measure of success of any forward-thinking player is by goals and assists. Fox is yet to register in either category. But her importance to Arsenal’s setup has never been more keenly felt. When signing for the Gunners in January 2024, then-manager Jonas Eidevall made a point of highlighting her “strength in both phases”. He was right to. Fox is perhaps…
Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal’s strength in depth makes them better equipped to go even further in this season’s Champions League.The Gunners reached the semi-finals last term before bowing out to eventual winners Paris Saint-Germain. Arteta was able to rotate his squad for Tuesday’s 2-0 league phase win over Olympiakos with a stacked bench including Declan Rice, Eberechi Eze and Bukayo Saka.And it was England winger Saka who settled some frayed nerves when he climbed off the bench to score their second goal. Monterosa This content is provided by Monterosa, which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you…
LONDON (AP) — On Thursday, police in the city of Manchester in northwest England responded to a stabbing and car ramming attack on a synagogue.Here’s what we know at present:The early responseGreater Manchester Police said they were called to the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue in Crumpsall, a suburb in the north of Manchester, shortly after 9:30 a.m. by a member of the public, who said he had witnessed a car being driven toward members of the public and that one man had been stabbed. They were on the scene within minutes and the incident was contained swiftly. Police praised…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Europe must take a more aggressive approach with Russia by shooting down drones that enter European airspace and boarding shadow fleet ships illicitly transporting oil to deprive Moscow of war revenue, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday.Speaking at a European summit in Copenhagen, Macron and other European leaders called for more sanctions against Russia — notably targeting its energy sector — and emphasized that Ukraine is on the front line in a widening hybrid war against Europe.Macron urged the more than 40 leaders at the European Political Community summit to simply protect their interests without…
Emily KeoghCloseEmily KeoghCorrespondentBased in London, Emily Keogh is ESPN’s women’s soccer correspondent, specializing in the WSL and UWCLSam MarsdenOct 2, 2025, 03:53 AM ETThe UEFA Women’s Champions League is back! With a new 18-team format, single group-stage table and tons of the world’s best female players on show, this season will be bigger than ever. And you can catch every game live on Disney+ across Europe.Holders Arsenal face eight-time winners OL Lyonnes in the first round of fixtures, while the second of last year’s semifinals, Chelsea vs. Barcelona, is also on the cards for later in the competition.So what do…
Alexander Isak has scored in three of his last four league appearances versus Chelsea, netting in his past two outings at Stamford Bridge for Newcastle United.The Blues have won just one of the last 11 meetings between the clubs in all competitions (seven draws, three Liverpool victories). However, it was the most recent clash, in May at Stamford Bridge (3-1).Since the start of last season, Chelsea have received more cards (114 yellow, four red) than any other Premier League side.Enzo Fernandez has been directly involved in 10 Premier League goals in 2025 so far (six goals, four assists). Only Bruno…
CAIRO (AP) — At least 91 civilians were killed in Sudan’s besieged city of el-Fasher in attacks by the Rapid Support Forces, or RSF, within 10 days last month, the United Nations said Thursday. The series of attacks were the latest in the intensified fighting between the army and rival paramilitaries seeking to control the city.U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said Thursday that the city’s Daraja Oula neighborhood has been repeatedly attacked during RSF artillery shelling, drone strikes and ground incursions between Sept. 19 and 29.Türk called for urgent action to prevent “large-scale, ethnically-driven attacks and atrocities…
While it would appear that he retains the backing of the board for the time being, Ruben Amorim is a man who is attempting to operate under considerable, and rapidly mounting pressure at Manchester United.Wildly inconsistent performances and results have left Amorim’s misfits wallowing in 14th place in the Premier League table after six games, with just a three-point buffer between themselves and the relegation zone. United’s wild inconsistency has seen them fail to string together two consecutive wins across any competition under Amorim, while also spending just two gameweeks in the top half of the table since the 40-year-old…