14+ hour, 59+ min ago   (540+ words) UFC 331 is finally here. For the first time since UFC 330 last month, the promotion hosts a numbered event. In the main event, flyweight champion Joshua Van rematches Alexandre Pantoja after an arm injury in their first fight caused a title…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (414+ words) Arteta explained that pre-season can provide controlled opportunities to create problems that might appear naturally during a European campaign. Arsenal can arrive later than expected, change routines or lose some of the comforts normally associated with match preparation. Such exercises…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (915+ words) Liverpool 0-0 Fulham ended with Andoni Iraola pointing to the calendar: his players simply hadn’t had enough time to recover from Wednesday’s Champions League win over Atletico Madrid. That’s a real explanation. It’s also not the whole one. Liverpool weren’t just…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (661+ words) Let’s break down the compensation, the cap math, and the odds, because this isn’t a fantasy exercise. It’s a live market, and the price tag is enormous. Crosby is exactly the kind of player who moves the needle. He’s a…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (863+ words) Chelsea 2-2 Hull City didn’t just cost the Blues two points at Stamford Bridge — it gave Xabi Alonso the moment to say, unprompted, exactly what’s wrong with his team. “[Playing well for] 15 to 20 minutes is not enough. You have to be…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (698+ words) Chelsea 6-3 Leeds was, on the surface, a chaotic Carabao Cup thriller that had no business being close after Leeds led 2-0 early in the second half. Inside a nine-goal, four-substitution fightback was a smaller, more interesting story: the midfielder Xabi Alonso…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (714+ words) The Arsenal Napoli head-to-head record is 3-1 in Arsenal’s favour, with the Gunners winning three of their four previous competitive meetings. The only defeat came in Naples — the exact venue for tonight’s Champions League opener — which makes the historical record more…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (373+ words) The Ben Shelton vs. Frances Tiafoe matchup is more than just a tennis match; it is a cultural moment for American men’s tennis that guarantees an American US Open finalist. The stakes could not be higher as these two dynamic…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (185+ words) Liverpool (4-2-3-1): GK: Alisson DEF: Ronald Araujo, Jeremy Jacquet, Virgil van Dijk, Milos Kerkez MID: Dominik Szoboszlai, Alexis Mac Allister ATT: Cody Gakpo, Florian Wirtz, Bradley Barcola, Alexander Isak Atletico Madrid (4-4-2): GK: Jan Oblak DEF: Marcos Llorente, Marc Pubill, David Hancko, Alejandro…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) Available: Levi Colwill Unavailable: Moisés Caicedo, Marco Palestra, Jordan Henderson, Emmanuel Emegha Also out of first-team contention (not injury-related): Kendry Paez, blocked from selection until January after his loan return, as reported by SportBible Given how many first-choice defenders and…...