Toon turnover: the stats behind Eddie Howe’s highs and lows at Newcastle

During Eddie Howe’s time at Newcastle, only four clubs earned more Premier League points, but the team underperformed last term

Premier League agrees proposal to share an extra £1.5bn with EFL clubs

The Premier League has proposed a deal that would result in an extra £1.5bn being shared with EFL clubs over the next decade

Thought leader Eddie Howe runs out of time and ideas at Newcastle

In today’s newsletter: The dreaded Jonjo Shelvey vote of confidence, and Jack Grealish hits back

AFLW All-Stars game offers a chance to celebrate how Irish players have shaped the game

Forty-six Irish players are on current AFLW lists and Saturday’s sold-out game provides a unique opportunity to highlight their influence

Four crashes and a disqualification: chaotic Commonwealth Games race to be replayed

Scotland’s Melanie Woods was originally awarded gold in Glasgow but the women’s T54 1500m final will now be held again on Friday

Fifa’s sales pitch revealed: more tournaments, more debt … but little mention of women’s game

Fifa’s pitch to persuade members to approve sale of World Cup’s commercial rights includes more tournaments, higher ticket prices and debt financing

Racism claim by Idi Amin’s grandson groundless, says Commonwealth chief

Commonwealth Sport chiefs have dismissed Idi Amin’s grandson’s claims of racism after he was disqualified from the super-heavyweight boxing

Fifa’s sale of the century: how Kushners and Trump are at centre of a tangled web

Joshua Kushner is now the kingpin in driving the sale of the World Cup to investors and family ties are tight around the project

Scottish Premiership returns with McInnes adding new twist to Old Firm rivalry

Derek McInnes has a score to settle with Celtic after swapping Hearts for Rangers, while Motherwell could impress again

Fifa ‘undermining the very foundations of football’, says AFC as Uefa talks loom

The AFC has accused Fifa of undermining the foundations of football by failing to consult confederations over its plan to sell off World Cup stakes

Root to captain England after Fleming confirmed as new men’s Test coach

New Zealander Stephen Fleming will take the reins as England’s next men’s Test coach for this winter’s trip to South Africa

WSL fixtures: London City Lionesses open 2026-27 season against Manchester United

Those desperate to see what London City Lionesses will look like with two-time Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas in their ranks do not have to wait long

Football transfer rumours: Jack Grealish to make Saudi switch to Al-Hilal?

Rayan to Liverpool? | Curtis Jones and John Stones to Inter Milan? | Allan to Aston Villa? | Liam Delap to Everton?

Fifa wants more money for its members but that does not guarantee investment

Asia and Africa are bastions of support for Gianni Infantino but Fifa’s money has not always been well spent in the regions