Football/Soccer 3 Days

Last updated: July 25, 2026, 5:30 PM ET

European Football Transfers and Signings

Celtic have agreed a club-record fee of £11m plus add-ons to sign striker Kasper Hogh from Bodo/Glimt. Hogh is due to have a medical with the Scottish champions within 24 hours. Daizen Maeda has completed his move to Ipswich Town in a £10m deal. Ipswich Town signed Japan forward Daizen Maeda from Celtic on a contract until summer 2029. Rangers have signed midfielder Vanja Dragojevic on an initial four-year deal. New Rangers goalkeeper Ivor Pandur said he passed up the chance to be part of Hull City's return to the Premier League after being told they planned to sign a new number one this summer. Hearts have signed midfielder Laurent Mendy from Forest Green Rovers for what the National League outfit say could be a club record fee of nearly £1m if all targets are met.

Barcelona have signed American goalkeeper Tyler McCamey for their European-champion women's team. Barcelona have signed German forward Karim Adeyemi from Borussia Dortmund. Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong will miss the start of the new season and could be set for months on the sidelines with a knee ligament injury. Newcastle United have completed the signing of midfielder Aladji Bamba from Monaco completed the signing. Crystal Palace are interested in signing 19-year-old Brest centre-back Raphael le Guen. Chelsea have agreed a deal with Crystal Palace to sign Maxence Lacroix agreed a deal. Chelsea are looking to strengthen their defense by signing Crystal Palace defender Maxence Lacroix.

Club News and Preparations

Barcelona have unveiled their 2026-27 away kit in what is the second chapter of the club's collaborative partnership with Kobe Bryant's signature brand. Barcelona have pledged to support the family of a worker who died during renovations at their Camp Nou stadium pledged to support. Celtic rounded off pre-season with an entertaining 2-2 draw against AC Milan, with Camilo Duran impressing again. Former Celtic striker Cillian Sheridan suggests the Scottish champions are making the same mistakes as last season as preparations continue. All five Scottish teams in European competitions have opted to postpone their Premiership matches scheduled for Saturday, August opted to postpone.

International Football and League Developments

Former Netherlands international Mark van Bommel has taken over as head coach of Belgium's national team following their run to the World Cup quarterfinals. Former head coach Scott Rogers has said it is "criminal" that England men's amputee football team could miss the 2026 World Cup due to a lack of funding said it is "criminal". Senegal's appeal against the decision to strip them of the Africa Cup of Nations title will be heard on Oct. 8 appeal will. The Norwegian Football Federation president said she will ask her board to pursue a formal ethics complaint over the suspension of Folarin Balogun's World Cup ban. Mexico's top-flight side Liga MX Femenil announced a rebrand to Liga Femenil BBVA, along with a change in the competition's regular season format announced a rebrand. Liga MX announced on Friday that Francisco Iturbide will replace Mikel Arriola as the new president of the Mexican top-flight.

Player Movements and Speculation

Arsenal are looking into a potential deal for Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior. Arsenal are set to make a £70m offer for Newcastle captain Bruno Guimaraes. Newcastle United head coach Eddie Howe says he has had positive discussions with captain Bruno Guimaraes had positive discussions. Real Madrid are confident they will sign Rodri from Man City, while Arsenal eye a player-plus-cash deal for Atletico striker Julian Alvarez, and Roma are keen on Fulham winger Oscar Bobb, plus more. Manchester United are reportedly looking to sign Real Madrid midfielder Aurélien Tchouaméni looking to sign. Real Madrid open to selling Aurelien Tchouameni to Manchester United, Arsenal eye John Stones and Ezri Konsa, Chelsea are favourites for Kerim Alajbegovic, and Yan Diomande is back on the radar of Premier League clubs open to selling.

Other Sports News

England women ramped up preparations for the Rugby League World Cup with a dominant performance in Toulouse against France. George Russell has been forced to change his power unit ahead of the Hungarian Grand Prix after a crack on his engine caused a water leak in qualifying. Lewis Hamilton says he 'really believes' Ferrari can enable him to fight for an eighth world championship title this season. Tyson Fury claimed a seventh-round TKO over Mariusz Wach in Thailand. Tyson Fury remains unconvinced that Anthony Joshua will agree to a long-awaited blockbuster British showdown, questioning whether his rival has the "guts" to face him remains unconvinced. Promoter Eddie Hearn said history has shown that Anthony Joshua has never withdrawn from a fight as he responded to Tyson Fury's recent claims that the all-British heavyweight battle might not happen.

Mitchell Marsh and Dan Lawrence struck brutal half-centuries as Sunrisers Leeds overcame Southern Brave in a tight encounter at Headingley to register their first win of the competition. Birmingham Phoenix were skittled for just 64 by Trent Rockets as they slumped to a resounding nine-wicket loss at Edgbaston in the women's competition in The Hundred. Ryana Mac Donald-Gay took four wickets as Manchester Super Giants surged to a dominant seven-wicket victory over London Spirit at Lord's. Tim Seifert's huge knock of 67 runs off 45 deliveries saw Manchester Super Giants defeat London Spirit by seven runs in thrilling circumstances at Lord's.

Scottie Scheffler bounced back from his poor performance with his putter at last week's Open as he returned to PGA Tour action on Thursday to card a six-under par 65 at the 3M Open. Michael Kim sensationally recorded only the 16th sub-60 score in the history of the PGA Tour as he shot a 12-under par 59 to shoot up the leaderboard at the 3M Open on Friday. Jenny Shin took a five-shot lead at the ISPS HANDA Women's Scottish Open on Friday, as Lottie Woad, Charley Hull and Nelly Korda again toiled with the windy conditions at Dundonald Links.

Beau Greaves and Fallon Sherrock look to regain the Betfred Women's World Matchplay title on Sunday, as Lisa Ashton returns as defending champion in Blackpool look to regain. Gian van Veen set up a semi-final showdown with Gerwyn Price at the World Matchplay after an eventful 16-13 win over James Wade in Blackpool. Luke Littler says he will dominate darts in the same way Phil Taylor did if he continues his sparkling form.

England thrashed Northern Ireland 83-34 on the opening day of the Netball pool stage at the Commonwealth Games but Scotland were beaten by New Zealand. England netball star Emily Metcalf was injured on the eve of the Commonwealth Games was injured.

Kalpana battled her way to a thrilling victory in the international clash of the generations landing a thrilling King George VI And Queen Stakes at Ascot. Calandagan, Masquerade Ball and a Ballydoyle quartet headline a scintillating renewal of the King George from Ascot. Sky Sports Racing ambassador Hollie Doyle reveals her thoughts on the King George at Ascot on Saturday and runs the rule over the best of the other weekend action at Ascot and York.