Paris St-Germain keen on West Ham midfielder Mateus Fernandes, Manchester City and PSG have interest in Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, Manchester United monitoring Sporting Lisbon midfielder Morten Hjulmand, plus more.

St Helens survive a second-half fightback by bottom club Huddersfield Giants to go top of Super League.

Kylian Mbappe and Ballon d’Or holder Ousmane Dembele will lead a star-studded France attack after Didier Deschamps announced his 26-man squad for this summer’s World Cup.

Manchester City striker Khadija Shaw on an eight-strong shortlist for player of the season at the 2025-26 Women’s Super League Football Awards.

Carlo Ancelotti extends his contract as Brazil manager until the 2030 World Cup.

Italy’s Davide Ballerini wins stage six of the Giro d’Italia after the favourites crash on the final cobbled sector in Naples.

Departing Rangers captain James Tavernier says he “felt deeply hurt and let down” and that “the situation could and should have been handled much better” after missing out on a farewell appearance at Ibrox.

Gwen Crabb will miss Wales’ final game of the Women’s Six Nations against Italy with a knee injury.

Kaizer Chiefs’ squad rebuild will be continuing into the 2026/27 season, and central midfield will be a key area for success.

Ulster captain Iain Henderson will miss the Challenge Cup final against Montpellier after he is handed a three-match suspension by the United Rugby Championship.

Item appears a serious Epsom Derby contender after his unbeaten run continued with a win in the Dante Stakes at York.

Brighton boss Fabian Hurzeler says he “is not sure yet” if Japan winger Kaoru Mitoma will be fit to play in the 2026 World Cup.

Wilfried Nancy describes his 33-day tenure as Celtic manager as a “beautiful experience” but contends it’s a “no brainer” that he didn’t get long enough to change the culture and impose his way of doings things at the club.

Former Orlando Pirates defender Ayanda Gcaba has highlighted a few things Abdeslam Ouaddou changed in the team.

Nico O’Reilly has fond memories of his last trip to Wembley and the Manchester City player will be aiming for a repeat in Saturday’s FA Cup final.

Kaizer Chiefs could strengthen their squad even further next season after securing a top-three finish in the Betway Premiership.

Iranian FA president Medhi Taj says players have not been issued with visas for the World Cup, which starts in less than a month.

There is set to be a new highest-paid Springbok star in South Africa after Siya Kolisi accepted a massive pay cut. Here is how much he earns.

South Africa prop Asenathi Ntlabakanye is banned for 18 months for breaking anti-doping rules – ruling him out of the 2027 World Cup.

Two capped Orlando Pirates Bafana Bafana stars, one veteran and former captain, and a R9-million star, are linked with exits.