Transfer deadline day 2016: Manchester City’s Wilfried Bony joins Stoke on season-long loan August 31, 2016 Stoke City have signed Manchester City striker Wilfried Bony on a season-long loan, after the Ivory Coast international was deemed surplus to requirements by new boss Pep Guardiola. Bony, who still has three years remaining on his City contract, becomes Stoke's fourth signing of the summer. The Potters have been relatively restrained this summer, spending just under £17.7m [...]
Arsenal transfer spend hits new club record following Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez arrivals August 31, 2016 Arsenal have spent more money this summer than ever before following the purchases of defender Shkodran Mustafi and striker Lucas Perez on the penultimate day of the transfer window. The acquisition of German Mustafi and Deportivo speedster Perez for a respective £35m and £17m took the Gunners' summer outlay on new players to £96.1m — a new [...]
Premier League summer transfer window spending crosses £1bn mark for the first time August 31, 2016 Premier League clubs have spent more than £1bn on players in the summer transfer window for the first time — and even more cash is expected to change hands on deadline day. English teams, who have until 11pm tonight to complete their business, have already spent £130m more than they did last summer. According to figures from Deloitte's [...]
Britons Naomi Broady and Dan Evans make US Open gains August 30, 2016 World No83 Naomi Broady claimed victory over resurgent Laura Robson in the US Open's battle of Britain to post only the second grand slam main-draw win of her career. Broady prevailed 6-7 (4-7), 6-3, 6-4 to join fellow Britons Kyle Edmund and Johanna Konta in the last 64 at Flushing Meadows. She will face either fourth seed Agnieszka [...]
Records tumble as Alex Hales wreaks havoc and England post highest ever one-day score in series-clinching thrashing of Pakistan August 30, 2016 Skipper Eoin Morgan saluted trailblazing opener Alex Hales and his record-breaking side as England registered a series-clinching 169-run thrashing of Pakistan during an extraordinary Trent Bridge clash. The hosts posted a new world record of 444-3 from their 50 overs, during which Hales struck 171 – the highest one-day international (ODI) score by an Englishman – [...]
Lucas Perez signing a gamble worth taking, insists Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger, while the ex-Tottenham group grows at Hull as Tigers conclude club record deal August 30, 2016 Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger insists the signing of Lucas Perez is a gamble worth taking after the uncapped Spanish forward concluded his £17.1m move to the Gunners from Deportivo La Coruna. Perez netted 17 times in 37 games for the La Liga outfit last season following a move from Greek side PAOK, and Wenger believes [...]
Sergio Aguero set to miss Manchester derby after being charged with violent conduct August 30, 2016 Manchester City look set to be without top scorer Sergio Aguero for the hotly anticipated derby with Manchester United after he was charged with violent conduct by the Football Association. Aguero has until Wednesday evening to respond to the charge, which comes after he appeared to swing an elbow at West Ham defender Winston Reid [...]
How Europe’s Ryder Cup team was finalised on a WhatsApp group and why Darren Clarke thinks Thomas Pieters is a future world No1 August 30, 2016 I know just how difficult it has been for Darren Clarke to finally settle on Thomas Pieters, Martin Kaymer and Lee Westwood as his three captain’s picks for next month’s Ryder Cup, which he named on Tuesday. It is hard to leave out players like Russell Knox, Luke Donald and Graeme McDowell, while Darren also [...]
I’ll play on until 2018 World Cup and then quit England duty, says Wayne Rooney August 30, 2016 England captain Wayne Rooney has declared his intention to retire after the next World Cup but believes that, at 30, he can justify his place in the national team for another two years. Former skipper Alan Shearer was among those urging Rooney, who is England’s record scorer and has the joint-most caps of any outfield [...]
Wayne Rooney confirmed as Sam Allardyce’s England captain August 29, 2016 England boss Sam Allardyce insists it was a straightforward decision to retain the status quo after confirming that Manchester United attacker Wayne Rooney will stay as Three Lions captain. Much debate has surrounded Rooney’s future involvement in the England set-up with former captain Alan Shearer urging Rooney to consider international retirement. Allardyce, however, views Rooney’s ongoing leadership [...]