Newport County have signed Wales midfielder Matt Smith following his exit from St Johnstone. The 25-year-old, who has 19 caps, has agreed a two-year deal with the League Two club and becomes new boss David Hughes’ first Exiles signing. Smith played 25 times for St Johnstone last season as they were relegated from the Scottish […]
Former Real Madrid and Wales star Gareth Bale is part of a US-based consortium’s attempt to take over League One club Plymouth Argyle. Talks with the private equity firm are said to be at an early stage. Plymouth owner Simon Hallett said last month that a previous agreement to sell a stake in the club
Harlem Eubank would prefer his cousin, Chris Eubank Jr, to chase a legacy-defining fight against Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez rather than revisit his rivalry with Conor Benn. The unbeaten welterweight says if Eubank Jr does fight Benn again, however, the weight discrepancy between the two Britons must be addressed. Eubank Jr outpointed Benn in a grudge
According to Real Madrid, 14 people have now been convicted of racist attacks against the club’s players. “This criminal conviction comes in addition to the several already handed down in recent months for racist insults received by Real Madrid players at the stadiums in Valladolid, Valencia, Palma de Mallorca and Madrid,” the club said in
The 28 teams in the Champions League’s first qualifying round have been split into two pots – seeded and unseeded. The New Saints and Linfield are both seeded, meaning that – on paper – they have a more advantageous draw. Teams they could potentially face include Dinamo Minsk of Belarus, Shelbourne from the Republic of
The tours, though, would struggle to impose mandatory interviews because they are organisations effectively run by the players themselves. Not so the majors. Augusta National, the PGA of America, USGA and R&A – who are responsible for the Masters, US PGA, US Open and The Open respectively – might, and probably should, consider making such
Director of football Richard Montague is confident Swansea City will have a stronger squad next season than they had in 2024-25, courtesy of the club’s new-look recruitment set-up. The Championship side have agreed deals for four new recruits in the close season, with Ipswich Town defender Cameron Burgess the latest addition to Alan Sheehan’s squad.
Great Britain’s Dan Evans made an impressive start to his Queen’s tournament by beating world number 13 Frances Tiafoe 7-5 6-2 to reach the last 16. The victory was Evans’ first against a top-20 player since since he defeated world number 12 Alex de Minaur at the 2023 Davis Cup. Evans is looking to rebuild
The proposal was presented at a shareholders’ meeting on Monday by WSL Football – the company that assumed control of the top two tiers from the Football Association in August 2024. The FA will now meet to formally sign off the changes, which must be implemented before 31 July. This is seen as a formality
Johnny Sexton says he was not surprised to see a record number of Ireland players selected in the British and Irish Lions squad, but accepts “everyone has their own opinion”. Lions head coach Andy Farrell, who has also been Ireland boss since 2019, picked 15 in his initial 38-man squad for the Australia tour and
