Atletico Madrid host Deportivo A Coruña at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano on Saturday as they aim to reduce the distance to La Liga leaders Barcelona. Diego Simeone’s men have been excellent in the league, occupying second place on the back of five straight wins. That run featured a significant 2-1 derby success against Real Madrid, […]
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Liverpool host Villarreal at Anfield on Tuesday, with Andoni Iraola facing Iñigo Pérez, the former Rayo Vallecano assistant who took over that job when Iraola left for Bournemouth. Pérez was unable to move to England with Iraola because of work-permit issues and instead became Rayo’s head coach in 2024, before joining Villarreal in June. Liverpool […]
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Brighton begin their Conference League league phase at the Amex Stadium on Thursday against Kauno Žalgiris, who are making their first appearance at this stage of any UEFA competition. The Lithuanian champions reached the league phase the long way round, losing 7-1 on aggregate to Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League third qualifying round and […]
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The British and Irish Lions will face France rugby in Cardiff in their first fixture ahead of the inaugural women’s tour to New Zealand. The Principality Stadium will host a […]
Newcastle United travel to Coventry City on Monday night with some of their injured players closing in on a return. Matthias Jaissle’s side have eight points from five league games and have scored in every one of their away matches this season. They have won each of the last seven meetings with Coventry. Newcastle United […]
ICYMI: Trump’s decision to ease Russian fuel sanctions sparks Zelensky’s criticism Donald Trump has announced a deal with Russian president Vladimir Putin to increase Russian diesel supplies to the US and global markets, saying the move would help bring down fuel prices. Trump said Russia would immediately supply more than 300,000 tonnes of diesel, followed […]
Liverpool could allow Giorgi Mamardashvili to leave the club if a suitable offer arrives for the Georgian goalkeeper. Mamardashvili has struggled to dislodge Alisson Becker as first-choice goalkeeper at Anfield and is understood to have become frustrated with a supporting role. Alisson is out of contract at the end of the current campaign and has […]
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Join today Already a member? Log in The long-awaited sequel to The Batman is being hit with another production delay. Warner Bros and DC Studios announced Monday that production on the sequel is being paused as director […]
