Why the transfer window is actually a large collection of different windows

In today’s Football Daily: Transfer tedium, Ander Herrera plays for free, name changes and Matteo Guendouzi making friends

‘Grand slams are the engine to make a living’: Mackenzie McDonald on why players still compete when injured

Mackenzie McDonald tells Matt Hughes about life on the professional circuit and those making sacrifices for a pay cheque

Uefa preparing to bring criminal claims against Gianni Infantino over World Cup sale

Uefa is preparing to make a criminal complaint against Gianni Infantino for alleged ‘criminal mismanagement’ in connection with his failed Fifa Forward Enterprise plan

‘Armchair supporter’: do I still love going to football or just the idea of it?

A welcome return to watch Cambridge in the Carabao Cup brought back a whole lot of memories, nostalgia and contemplation

Dortmund the best of the rest as Bundesliga clubs grasp at Bayern’s coattails

BVB are re-energised and Leverkusen have stabilised, but can anyone stop the champions?

Can the Philly Classic ignite another golden age of US road cycling?

The race was at its peak when American riders were regularly challenging for titles. Its return could help prompt a revival

Geelong fined $140,000 over secret Jake Kolodjashnij concussion waiver

AFL sanctions Cats for failing to lodge variation to player’s contract while Andrew Dillon says league would not accept same deal lodged today

Football transfer rumours: Palace to hijack Aston Villa move for Joel Ordóñez?

Chelsea to add Honest Ahanor? | Brighton seeking teenage kicks? | Roma to sign Morato from Nottingham Forest?

Reality check: just how good is Britain’s Moses Itauma? The expert view

Before the IBF world heavyweight title clash with Filip Hrgovic on Saturday, Barry Jones and Andy Lee analyse the unbeaten fighter

‘You start all over’: Linda Noskova battles fame and desire after Wimbledon glory

The women’s singles champion at SW19 on her off-court passions, growing up in Czechia, and the aftermath of achieving her dream

ECB pushing for more free-to-air coverage with ITV open to showing Test cricket

The England and Wales Cricket Board is planning to offer more rights packages to free-to-air broadcasters in the next set of TV contracts beginning in 2029, with the aim of broadening the sport’s appeal

Plight of Pogba, Sancho and others is cautionary tale for any Carrick rebuild

Bruno Fernandes is the only surviving attacker from Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s attempt to bridge gap to rivals in 2021

Muchová and Menšík win $1m US Open mixed doubles title in late-night thriller

Czech pair cap two-day mixed doubles spectacle with $1m title as revamped event strengthens the US Open’s three-week ambitions

Women’s Super League 2026-27 preview No 6: Chelsea

There has been plenty of change over the summer at Chelsea with some big names leaving