Category Sports News

Liverpool and Manchester United both want Lyon winger Rayan Cherki, while Chelsea and Arsenal are interested in signing Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman.

This summer, Liverpool and Manchester United are interested in signing Lyon’s 21-year-old French forward Rayan Cherki. (Mail subscription required)

Kingsley Coman, 28, a winger from Bayern Munich, is a transfer that Arsenal are considering. (Star)

In regards to the signing of 22-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Kaua Santos, Manchester United and Tottenham have spoken. (German) (Bild)

Before Virgil van Dijk, 33, signed a new contract with Liverpool, Chelsea considered signing the Netherlands defender for the summer. (Mail subscription required)

Erling Haaland, a 24-year-old Norwegian striker from Manchester City, is wanted by Real Madrid president Florentino Perez. (Fichajes – Spanish)

Joao Felix, 25, who is currently on loan at AC Milan, is thinking about relocating to Saudi Arabia or to former club Benfica this summer. (Sports) in Spanish

Hugo Ekitike, 22, a 22-year-old French striker, is a transfer that Liverpool are considering this summer. (Caught Offside)

Everton will compete with Inter Milan to sign 27-year-old Iceland international midfielder Albert Gudmundsson from Genoa. Gudmundsson is currently on loan at Fiorentina. (Teamtalk)

Carlo Ancelotti’s departure from Real Madrid is anticipated at the end of the month following the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, with Brazil hoping to appoint the 65-year-old Italian. (Sky Sports)

Callum Hudson-Odoi, a 24-year-old England winger, and Nottingham Forest are both interested in starting new contract negotiations. Football Insider

Barcelona have withdrawn their bid to sign Barcelona’s 22-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams. (Spanish: Marca)

Real Betis’ 19-year-old Spain U21s winger Jesus Rodriguez is currently in the transfer market for Arsenal, Liverpool, and Chelsea. (Caught Offside)

Alejandro Garnacho, 20, a 20-year-old Argentine winger valued at £70 million, will face opposition from Bayer Leverkusen. (Teamtalk)

Manchester United and Liverpool want Lyon forward Rayan Cherki, Arsenal are considering a move for Bayern Munich winger Kingsley Coman, while Chelsea explored the idea of signing Virgil van Dijk this summer.

Manchester United and Liverpool are among the clubs interested in signing Lyon’s 21-year-old French forward Rayan Cherki this summer. (Mail – subscription required)

Arsenal are considering a move for Bayern Munich’s France winger Kingsley Coman, 28. (Star)

Manchester United and Tottenham have held talks with Eintracht Frankfurt over the signing of 22-year-old Brazilian goalkeeper Kaua Santos. (Bild – in German)

Chelsea explored the idea of signing 33-year-old Netherlands defender Virgil van Dijk this summer, before he signed a new contract with Liverpool. (Mail – subscription required)

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez wants to sign Manchester’s City’s 24-year-old Norway striker Erling Haaland. (Fichajes – in Spanish)

Chelsea’s Portugal forward Joao Felix, 25, who is on loan at AC Milan, is considering a move to Saudi Arabia or former club Benfica this summer. (Sport – in Spanish)

Liverpool are considering a move for Eintracht Frankfurt’s 22-year-old French striker Hugo Ekitike this summer. (Caught Offside)

Everton are set to rival Inter Milan for the signing of Genoa’s 27-year-old Iceland midfielder Albert Gudmundsson, who is on loan at Fiorentina. (Teamtalk)

Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti is expected to leave the club at the end of the month after the Copa del Rey final against Barcelona, with Brazil hopeful of appointing the 65-year-old Italian. (Sky Sports)

Nottingham Forest are planning to open new contract talks with 24-year-old England winger Callum Hudson-Odoi. (Football Insider)

Barcelona have dropped out of the race to sign Athletic Bilbao’s 22-year-old Spain winger Nico Williams. (Marca – in Spanish)

Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea are leading the race to sign Real Betis’ 19-year-old Spain U21s winger Jesus Rodriguez. (Caught Offside)

Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Manchester United’s £70m-rated Argentina winger Alejandro Garnacho, 20, but will face competition from Bayer Leverkusen. (Teamtalk)

World Athletics president Lord Coe has welcomed the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, saying it will benefit women’s sport.

Coe, 68, says World Athletics has always been committed to “protecting the integrity of women’s sport” and hopes the ruling will bring clarity to who can compete.

Current International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines allow individual sports to decide on the best approach to balancing “inclusion and fairness”.

Athletics introduced an outright ban on transgender women taking part in women’s events in 2023.

“First of all, I think it underpins common sense, but secondly, it removes a lot of legal uncertainty and interpretation.

“The philosophy that we hold dear in World Athletics is the protection, the promotion of the integrity of women’s sport.

“It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling here.”

World Athletics introduced a swab test for elite athletes who wish to compete in the women’s category at international events earlier this year.

The test looks for the SRY gene, which is “almost always on the male Y chromosome” and “is used as a highly accurate proxy for biological sex”.

Coe says the introduction of the test has been welcomed: “That was a very important step, and it’s been broadly welcomed in sport and that’s the position we’re in.

“Let me be clear, the World Athletics policy is very clearly defined, and it is around elite female sport – for us that is absolutely vital.

“This is a very different issue, and it is really important that we have clarity at the highest level of sport.

“Inclusivity is a very important element in our sport, and we hold that sacrosanct, and our policies are not preventing transgender competitors from wanting to enjoy the physicality of sport.

“We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female.”

Several sports including athletics, cycling and aquatics have implemented outright bans on transgender women taking part in women’s events.

In 2022, British Triathlon became the first British sporting body to establish an open category in which transgender athletes can compete.

Other sports have instead put in place eligibility criteria.

Earlier this month, the English Football Association introduced stricter rules, but would still allow transgender women to continue to compete in the women’s game as long as their testosterone was kept below a certain level.

Sport England, which is responsible for developing grassroots sport, said: “Sport England is not a regulator of sport and we do not run facilities.

“However, we do provide guidance on requirements around inclusion, safety and fairness to ensure that the needs of all groups are met.

“We are now considering what the ruling means for grassroots sports and clubs.”

World Athletics president Lord Coe has welcomed the UK Supreme Court’s ruling that the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, saying it will benefit women’s sport.

Coe, 68, says World Athletics has always been committed to “protecting the integrity of women’s sport” and hopes the ruling will bring clarity to who can compete.

Current International Olympic Committee (IOC) guidelines allow individual sports to decide on the best approach to balancing “inclusion and fairness”.

Athletics introduced an outright ban on transgender women taking part in women’s events in 2023.

“First of all, I think it underpins common sense, but secondly, it removes a lot of legal uncertainty and interpretation.

“The philosophy that we hold dear in World Athletics is the protection, the promotion of the integrity of women’s sport.

“It is really important in a sport that is permanently trying to attract more women that they enter a sport believing there is no biological glass ceiling here.”

World Athletics introduced a swab test for elite athletes who wish to compete in the women’s category at international events earlier this year.

The test looks for the SRY gene, which is “almost always on the male Y chromosome” and “is used as a highly accurate proxy for biological sex”.

Coe says the introduction of the test has been welcomed: “That was a very important step, and it’s been broadly welcomed in sport and that’s the position we’re in.

“Let me be clear, the World Athletics policy is very clearly defined, and it is around elite female sport – for us that is absolutely vital.

“This is a very different issue, and it is really important that we have clarity at the highest level of sport.

“Inclusivity is a very important element in our sport, and we hold that sacrosanct, and our policies are not preventing transgender competitors from wanting to enjoy the physicality of sport.

“We are saying, at elite level, for you to compete in the female category, you have to be biologically female.”

Several sports including athletics, cycling and aquatics have implemented outright bans on transgender women taking part in women’s events.

In 2022, British Triathlon became the first British sporting body to establish an open category in which transgender athletes can compete.

Other sports have instead put in place eligibility criteria.

Earlier this month, the English Football Association introduced stricter rules, but would still allow transgender women to continue to compete in the women’s game as long as their testosterone was kept below a certain level.

Sport England, which is responsible for developing grassroots sport, said: “Sport England is not a regulator of sport and we do not run facilities.

“However, we do provide guidance on requirements around inclusion, safety and fairness to ensure that the needs of all groups are met.

“We are now considering what the ruling means for grassroots sports and clubs.”

Lando Norris says he is being forced to drive in a different manner this season in order to get the best out of the McLaren.

The 25-year-old Briton is leading the drivers ‘ championship by three points from his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri after finishing third in Bahrain.

However, Norris was searingly honest about his sixth-place qualifying performance last week, saying he felt “clueless” and like he had “never driven an F1 car before”.

He added his approach to the high-speed nature of the Jeddah circuit will change slightly, partly because he is struggling to replicate the same form in the car that saw him finish second in the title race to Max Verstappen in 2024.

“It is clear that there are things… things that have changed since last year, when I was feeling very comfortable. And that’s not allowing me to do as good of a job this year”, Norris said.

“It’s not that I’m doing a bad job, it’s just I’m not able to be at the level I should be, and know I can be and want to be.

” In order to perform better, I’m being forced to drive in a different way, in a different manner that I’m not used to. And that is not normal for me at all. “

Norris has been on the podium at every race so far and won the season opener in Melbourne in March, but his downcast nature in Sakhir was in stark contrast to Piastri’s.

The Australian, 24, won in China and Bahrain, and is much happier with the McLaren.

” The pace of the car has been everything I could ask for, “said Piastri.

He added:” Very proud of the whole job that we have done, firstly giving us a great car and also helping me get the most out of it.

Lando Norris says he is being forced to drive in a different manner this season in order to get the best out of the McLaren.

The 25-year-old Briton is leading the drivers’ championship by three points from his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri after finishing third in Bahrain.

However, Norris was searingly honest about his sixth-place qualifying performance last week, saying he felt “clueless” and like he had “never driven an F1 car before”.

He added his approach to the high-speed nature of the Jeddah circuit will change slightly, partly because he is struggling to replicate the same form in the car that saw him finish second in the title race to Max Verstappen in 2024.

“It is clear that there are things… things that have changed since last year, when I was feeling very comfortable. And that’s not allowing me to do as good of a job this year,” Norris said.

“It’s not that I’m doing a bad job, it’s just I’m not able to be at the level I should be, and know I can be and want to be.

“In order to perform better, I’m being forced to drive in a different way, in a different manner that I’m not used to. And that is not normal for me at all.”

Norris has been on the podium at every race so far and won the season opener in Melbourne in March, but his downcast nature in Sakhir was in stark contrast to Piastri’s.

The Australian, 24, won in China and Bahrain, and is much happier with the McLaren.

“The pace of the car has been everything I could ask for,” said Piastri.

He added: “Very proud of the whole job that we have done, firstly giving us a great car and also helping me get the most out of it.