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Tottenham could receive a major bid from the Saudi Pro League for striker Richarlison this summer.

Saudi Pro League giants prepare transfer offer for Tottenham star Richarlison

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ENZO MARESCA saw his Chelsea side held to a draw by League One Wrexham in his first game in charge. The Blues began their pre-season tour of America with a draw which showed just how much the Italian still has to work on to get his style in place. Having...

Chelsea player ratings: Reece James impresses in new role against Wrexham but Marc Guiu needs time to gain composure

Former Arsenal winger Nicolas Pepe has been telling BBC Sport about the effect high price tags can have on players.The 29-year-old - once the club's record signing when he joined for £72m in 2019 - joined Turkish side Trabzonspor on a free transfer in September 2023.It brought to an end a disappointing four-year spell at Emirates Stadium for the Ivory Coast international, having scored 27 goals in 112 games.He has also spoken of the good relationship he had with Gunners boss Mikel Arteta, despite the Spaniard not having "full confidence" in him.

Fees 'not the players' fault' - Pepe

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Bayern Munich produced a dominant display in pre-season - but the signs aren't good for new manager Vincent Kompany...

Bayern Munich's 14-1 pre-season friendly win should actually WORRY Vincent Kompany

Eight people have been jailed for their role in a county lines plot which involved children delivering Class A drugs. The group was sentenced after being convicted of conspiring to supply heroin and crack cocaine in Barrow and Manchester, between September 2022 and January 2023. Preston Crown Court heard Jordan...

Eight jailed for county lines drugs plot

A man who repeatedly attacked his puppy until it had to be put down, then left an RSPCA inspector with life-changing injuries, has been jailed. Storm Williams from Sutton Coldfield blinded the puppy with his attacks, as well as leaving him with broken bones, bruising, and swelling all over his head and body.

Puppy beaten so badly it had to be put down

Former Rangers goalkeeper Robby McCrorie makes his first competitive Kilmarnock start against Cercle Bruges, but Bruce Anderson will have to wait for his debut as he's named on the bench.It's a strong line-up named by Derek McInnes, in what appears to be a 4-3-3 formation, but last season's top scorer Marley Watkins misses out completely.There are potential debuts for youngsters Ben Brannan, Kian Leslie, and Archie Traynor on the bench.Here's the team news in full...Kilmarnock: McCrorie, Mayo, Wright, Findlay, Deas, Lyons, Donnelly, Watson, Armstrong, Vassell, Kennedy.Substitutes: O'Hara, Glavin, McKenzie, Mackay-Steven, Murray, Cameron, Anderson, Wales, Brannan, Leslie, Polworth, Taynor.Cercle Bruges: Warleson, Ravych, Utkus, Daland, Nazinho, Van der Bruggen, Francis, Ouattara, Somers, Olaigbe, Denkey.Substitutes: Delanghe, De Bel, Popovic, Agyekum, Augusto, Miangue, Bayo, Bruno Goncalves, El Bahri, Lietaert, Kakou.

McCrorie makes debut but no Watkins

Nuisance off-road bikers in Greater Manchester will be targeted by police using a special new forensic spray to "tag" offenders. The traceable spray, called SmartTag, will allow officers to mark motorbikes, e-bikes and quadbikes with a bright yellow solution. The spray contains a unique forensic code linked to the cannister...

Nuisance off-road bikers targeted with forensic spray

Sophie Ellis-Bexter, Sugababes, James Arthur and Deacon Blue are among this year's big names.

Belladrum Tartan Heart festival opens in Highlands

A tale of two teams missing chances, and a lot of them. St Mirren will be kicking themselves that they didn't score at least once.Scottish teams in Europe often default to playing a lone striker, but Stephen Robinson opted to stick with his trusted two up front. The Valur defence really struggled to deal with the pace, power and presence of Toyosi Olusanya and Mikael Mandron, whose tireless work created them chances all night.Unfortunately for them, their finishing really let them down. Perhaps their evening was summed up best by a big chance missed in the 34th minute.Olusanya opted to dummy Jaden Brown's low cross at the front post, presumably because he heard a shout from Mandron. Inexplicably, Mandron also missed the ball at the back post as it ran behind for a goal kick.They'll need to be sharper in front of goal in the second leg if they are to advance to the next round.

Valur 0-0 St Mirren: Analysis

St Mirren manager Stephen Robinson: "It was our first game in Europe in a long, long time and the boys did the club proud."We wanted to be in the tie going back to Paisley and we are certainly right in it."It's our first real game of the season and their chances came from our slack passing, just tired minds, while I thought our chances came from really good play.We should have scored, but we didn't. The boys are getting into the right positions, so it's hard to be critical."Overall, I'm pleased. You won't see many more exciting 0-0 draws. If it was 7-3, I don't think anyone could have complained."Robinson also confirmed midfielder Caolan Boyd-Munce was brought off after rolling his ankle.

Valur 0-0 St Mirren: What Robinson said

Were you in Iceland or following the match from home? Either way, we want your views on wasteful St Mirren's first-leg draw with Valur - have your say here.

Valur 0-0 St Mirren: Have your say

Following the news of a knee injury to new Brentford signing Igor Thiago, we asked you to have your say on how worried you are to have the striker sidelined.Here are a selection of your comments:Jake: We were good without Toney and Thiago last season, we'll be fine without them again. Having Mbeumo back is a huge boost. Over the summer last year they improved their build up play, even if they didn't always show it. Looking forward to the new season. The sky's the limit with this team if the fans push them hard and encourage them all the...

'We'll be fine' or 'potentially disastrous'?

Pub-goers have been rallying to save two cats after the venue was ordered by its owners to remove them. Malt and Hops have been at The Wellington in Birmingham for five years but owner Black Country Ales has said they have to go. It has not been confirmed why the...

Anger over plans to remove cats from pub

Coach Dave Alloway says "it is what it is" after Team GB's boxers were given tough opening draws at the Paris Olympics.

GB boxers need 'performance of life' after tough draw

Customers pointed out that the listing used a phrase deployed by racists to avoid language filters.

Sainsbury's sorry for 'racist slur' trouser detail

Ollie Wynne-Griffith grew up dreaming of playing rugby for Wales but has instead become one of Britain's top rowers. He won Olympic bronze in the men's eight at the last Games before switching to the pair with childhood friend Tom George for this Olympic cycle.Wynne-Griffith has moved from stroke to bowside and the childhood friends have made quite the pair so far. They have been on the podium at every major championships since Tokyo, won their first major title at the 2024 European Rowing Championships and are unbeaten in 2024 so far."Going to one Olympic Games is more than I ever could've dreamt of growing up," Wynne-Griffith said. "So to be going to my second, if you'd told me 10 years ago I would've laughed at you. You see the Team GB kit and it gives you goosebumps."The men's pair heats start from 10:00 BST on Sunday, 28 July, before the final follows at 09:42 BST on Friday, 2 August.

Wynne-Griffith looks to continue good form

The Connah’s Quay disaster may have only been five years ago, but with the good feeling around Rugby Park, it feels much longer.There have been downs and ups since then, and the Ayrshire team are still riding the wave of their latest ascent up the table.The confidence gained from last season’s overachieving has not evaporated over the summer and Kilmarnock didn’t look out of place against one of Belgium’s best teams.In the final 15 minutes, it seemed like only one team would win as Kilmarnock threatened to create history. If they had found a winner, it would have been deserved.Will they go on to regret not finding that late goal? We'll have to wait and see, but Derek McInnes' side will certainly go to Bruges with nothing to fear.

Kilmarnock 1-1 Cercle Bruges: Analysis

The device was found on the north west coast of the island of Yell on Wednesday morning.

West Ham set to sign Bayern defender Mazraoui

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