The countdown to Euro 2024 has begun after the draw for the group stage was made in Hamburg at the start of December. England will face Serbia, Denmark and Slovenia in Group C as they bid to improve on their runner-up showing from Euro 2020, while Scotland will contest the opening match against tournament hosts Germany before meeting Switzerland and Hungary in Group A.
Tyson Fury vs Oleksandr Usyk in a battle for the undisputed world heavyweight championship in Saudi Arabia in 2024 looks increasingly likely to happen. Fury is the WBC title holder while Usyk owns the IBF, WBA and WBO belts, with the winner set to become boxing’s first undisputed world heavyweight champion since Lennox Lewis in 1999.
With the 2023-24 football season pausing for an international break, we have delved into the data to uncover the key storylines from Europe’s big five leagues so far this term. Find out which team is yet to fall behind in a single match and which Bundesliga striker is outscoring his counterparts across the continent – including Harry Kane.
As predicted before the start of the 2023-24 season, Premier League referees are clamping down on player ill-discipline. Seventeen players have been sent off in the first seven rounds of matches, compared with 30 across the whole of the previous campaign.
The 2023-24 Women’s Super League season gets under way at the start of October, following a thrilling World Cup that set new records for attendances and TV viewing figures. Interest in the WSL is set to continue to rise on the back of another successful summer for the national team.
The new Premier League season is tantalisingly close, with reigning champions Manchester City set to kick things off at Vincent Kompany’s Burnley. While nothing is decided in the early part of a campaign, managers and players can find themselves under intense scrutiny during the opening weeks.
Millions of Premier League fantasy football managers are tinkering with their teams ahead of next weekend’s opening round of fixtures. Launched back in 2002-03, Fantasy Premier League (FPL) continues to grow in popularity, with an incredible 11.4 million players at the end of last season.
The Saudi Pro League recruitment drive continues to gather momentum with the arrival of Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson and Man City treble winner Riyad Mahrez. The moves are the latest in a long line of high-profile transfers from European clubs, including Cristiano Ronaldo’s January switch.
With Declan Rice having moved from West Ham to Arsenal for a club record £105 million, we have analysed the Premier League’s most expensive transfers over the past decade to assess his and the Gunners’ prospects ahead of the new season.
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki has announced her intention to return to tennis after a three-year retirement and is the latest athlete to plan a famous sporting comeback. Wozniacki, who won the 2018 Australian Open and was runner-up in two US Open finals in 2009 and 2014, is targeting her grand slam return at Flushing Meadows later this year.
Following Jude Bellingham’s high-profile switch to Real Madrid, we’re checking out other England players who have moved abroad. David Beckham has won the most Three Lions caps whilst playing for teams outside of the Premier League.
Pep Guardiola has cemented his status as one of the best managers of all-time by winning the treble with Manchester City. City’s victory over Inter last Saturday earned Guardiola a third Champions League title and a second personal treble.
Manchester City’s opening-day reunion with Vincent Kompany and Burnley forms part of a friendly-looking start to the 2023-24 Premier League fixtures list for the treble winners. The top-flight schedule was released on Thursday morning, with Kompany’s side hosting City on August 11 in the opening match of the season.
The final round of domestic matches in this marathon season took place over the weekend, with Karim Benzema’s Real Madrid departure and Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s AC Milan retirement providing the main headlines. We have reviewed the key numbers from Europe’s top five leagues in 2022-23.