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Highlights of Leigh Leopards against Bradford Bulls in the Rugby Super League.

Defending Premier League champions Arsenal would become Champions League winners if they land Julian Alvarez in the final days of the transfer window, says Gary Neville.

Arsenal made a flying start to their Premier League title defence with a 3-0 thumping of newly-promoted Coventry City in the season opener at the Emirates Stadium.

Wigan eased to the top of the Betfred Super League table with a club-record 12th straight win after seeing off gutsy Wakefield 26-12 at the Brick Community Stadium.

Highlights from the Premier League match between Arsenal and Coventry.

Former snooker world champion Graeme Dott "subjected young children to the worst kind of abuse", a court has heard.

Amy Hunt followed up her historic European Championships performance by finishing second in the 200 metres at the Lausanne Diamond League.

Rory McIlroy was heading straight to the driving range after slipping off the pace during round two of the BMW Championship in St Louis.

When Mikel Arteta arrived at Arsenal, he presented a five-step plan to go from crisis club to glory. Welcome to step five: create a dynasty.



Inter Milan have agreed a £30m (€35m) deal with Liverpool for Curtis Jones.


Max Verstappen has signed a new long-term Red Bull contract until 2030 to end speculation over his future.

Incredible scenes as the groundsman was able to cut the match ball in half so that Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue could share it after each getting five-wicket hauls.

Highlights of Alexander Zverev against Tommy Paul from the Cincinnati Open.

Highlights of Aryna Sabalenka against Sara Bejlek at the Cincinnati Open.

One story sums up Caleb Yirenkyi. It was a training session with the first team early in his time at FC Nordsjaelland. Alexander Riget, then technical director, felt compelled to intervene. “He was smashing into many of our key players,” Riget tells Sky Sports .

Cardiff earned the most dramatic point on their return to the Sky Bet Championship as Rubin Colwill's stunning 98th-minute free-kick earned a 1-1 draw against Wrexham.

Britain's Arthur Fery was knocked out of the Cincinnati Open, but only after a thrilling fightback was halted by Alex de Minaur following several rain delays.

Todd Boehly and Mark Walter have held talks about selling their shares in Chelsea to Clearlake Capital.

Highlights of the Sky Bet Championship match between Cardiff City and Wrexham.

Sheffield United's owners are focused on the new season despite the club's former owners suggesting they face a "real prospect" of administration ahead of an insolvency court hearing on Wednesday.

LIV Golf has confirmed its season-ending Team Championship event in Michigan will no longer go ahead, with this week's tournament in Indianapolis to be a stroke-play event that concludes the season.

Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes is not for sale at any price despite interest from Galatasaray.

The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday's newspapers...

Manchester United ended their pre-season with a 4-2 defeat to AC Milan, and the question is what kind of condition they are in as they go into the new season?

The MCC Female Young Broadcaster of the Year for 2026, Rosa Simkin, received the ultimate competition prize when joining Sky Sports' live coverage of The Hundred final at Lord's on Sunday.

It's been another summer of change at Chelsea - and on the eve of a new Premier League season, there is so much to analyse at the club, with Xabi Alonso's reign kicking off, big-money transfers to be settled and a search for success on the pitch in their sights.

Liverpool's home matches against Manchester City and Arsenal, plus Manchester United's trip to rivals Leeds, are among the 21 Premier League games being shown live on Sky Sports in October and November.

With the Formula One season set to resume after the summer break, we look back at how Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has built a 50-point lead in the driver standings.

Morgan Rogers is convinced Chelsea can once again compete for the top trophies and says he and Cole Palmer know exactly how to play together.


Highlights of Iga Swiatek against Maria Sakkari from the Cincinnati Open.

Sky Sports takes you through the new rules that the Premier League teams will have to abide by throughout the new season.

Claressa Shields reclaimed her place at the top of the middleweight division with a dominant sixth-round stoppage of Kaye Scott, regaining the WBC and WBA titles in Atlanta. Credit: DAZN

Highlights of the Super League game between the Toulouse Olympique and the Huddersfield Giants.

When is the US Open? Does Jack Draper need to qualify for the US Open? Is Emma Raducanu playing? Who will win at Flushing Meadows? Key questions ahead of the last Grand Slam of 2026 - watch live from August 30 - September 13 on Sky Sports Tennis.

Nasser Hussain hailed new England Test captain Joe Root's decision to abolish a team curfew but fears the returning skipper sometimes lacks a feel for the game as a leader like his predecessor Ben Stokes.

Kimi Antonelli is the clear front-runner in Formula 1's 2026 title battle, but which drivers retain a realistic chance of catching him, and what will decide whether a comeback can be successful?

Mithaaly faces Fairly Well and Nobelos in an interesting maiden contest at Windsor, live on Sky Sports Racing.


The United States successfully defended the men's title at the flag football world championships on Sunday but lost the women's title to Canada, while Mexico's women and Canada's men earned qualification spots for the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.


Scottie Scheffler produced a clinical performance at TPC Southwind on his way to sealing an eight-shot victory at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Rory McIlroy bemoaned his poor form as he finished 66th at the FedEx St. Jude Championship, saying "I am so far away from where I need to be".

Negotiations for a Claressa Shields vs Lauren Price fight are ongoing after the American star reclaimed two world middleweight titles on Saturday.

Jeremy Jacquet was the star as Liverpool enjoyed a confidence-boosting 2-0 win over Como in their final pre-season friendly at Anfield.