IN ENGLAND
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Tottenham has signed Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk on loan until the end of the season.
As part of the agreement, Spurs have the option to turn the 25-year-old Ukraine international’s move permanent for seventy-five million pounds.
Mudryk took part in Chelsea’s pre-season tour of Australia and Asia, where he made his return in a friendly against Juventus in Hong Kong.
Mudryk scored ten goals and provided eleven assists in seventy-three games in all competitions for Chelsea.
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Chelsea has announced the signing of highly-rated defender Honest Ahanor from Serie A club Atalanta, with the youngster set to officially join the Blues in 2027.
The 18-year-old enjoyed an impressive campaign with Atalanta last season, making thirty-five appearances across all competitions in his first year in Bergamo after joining from Genoa in July 2025.
Despite completing the move to Stamford Bridge, Ahanor is expected to spend the 2026/27 season on loan at Premier League club Crystal Palace, where he will continue his development and gain valuable experience in English football.
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Iliman Ndiaye’s journey to Manchester City has been something of a scenic route after he completed a move to Etihad Stadium from Everton in a deal worth up to sixty-five million pounds.
The deadline day move for the Senegal winger, is worth sixty million pounds plus a further five million pounds in add-ons – a little over six years since he made his professional debut playing in the seventh tier of English football.
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Fulham has now signed three players from Real Madrid this summer after completing the transfer of Manuel Angel from the La Liga club.
Angel signed a three-year deal with the Premier League side and follows Gonzalo Garcia and Cesar Palacios in reuniting with former Real Madrid manager Alvaro Arbeloa at Craven Cottage.
The deal for the former Spain youth international is worth three million pounds, with Real Madrid also inserting a fifty million pounds sell-on clause.
Fulham also confirmed the signing of midfielder Hugo Larsson from Eintracht Frankfurt on an initial loan deal.
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Liverpool has completed the signing of 18-year-old goalkeeper Lucca Brughmans from Belgian side Genk in a deal that could be worth up to thirty million pounds including add-ons.
Brughmans agreed a six-year contract with Liverpool and will remain at Genk on loan this season before moving to Anfield ahead of the 2027-28 campaign.
The Belgian keeper, who is 6ft 7in, started all four of Genk’s games this season and has represented his country at youth level.
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Newcastle United has signed forward Matias Fernandez-Pardo from Lille for an initial fifty-one point four million pounds.
Fernandez-Pardo flew into Tyneside to have a medical and sign a long-term contract.
The 21-year-old said he was very proud to be at such a big club following talks with head coach Matthias Jaissle.
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Aston Villa has completed the signings of Senegal winger Ibrahim Mbaye from Paris Saint-Germain and English centre-back Taylor Harwood-Bellis from Southampton.
Mbaye, arrives from Paris St-Germain for a fee of forty-seven million pounds, while Villa could pay up to twenty-nine million pounds for Harwood-Bellis.
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Premier League champions Arsenal have confirmed Ethan Nwaneri’s loan move to Borussia Dortmund.
The Gunners announced the move in a statement on their website on transfer deadline day.
Nwaneri joined Bundesliga side Borussia Dortmund on a season-long loan.
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Sunderland has completed the signing of Austria defender Kevin Danso from Tottenham on a loan deal until the end of the season.
The deal will cost the Black Cats two point five million pounds and will be made permanent next summer for a fee of twenty-two point five million pounds, if Regis Le Bris’ side stay in the Premier League.
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Liverpool midfielder, Harvey Elliott has joined Valencia on a loan deal until the end of the season.
There is no option or obligation for the La Liga side to sign the 23-year-old permanently at the end of the campaign.
The midfielder arrived in Spain to complete the move after Liverpool and Valencia reached an agreement over a deal earlier in the day.
It is the second consecutive season Elliott has been loaned out by Liverpool, having spent last season at Aston Villa.
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IN NIGERIA
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The Nigerian Football Federation, NFF, says world football governing body FIFA has formally accepted the resignations of its former principal officers and members of the federation’s Executive Committee.
The NFF disclosed this on Tuesday while dismissing a purported letter allegedly issued by FIFA over the circumstances surrounding the changes in the federation’s leadership.
The Federation described the letter circulating in sections of the media as “totally fake”, stressing that FIFA had already accepted the resignations of the former NFF officials.
The NFF also said discussions involving the National Sports Commission, the NFF administration and the Confederation of African Football were ongoing with FIFA over comprehensive reforms of Nigerian football.
According to the federation, the engagement with FIFA is focused on agreeing a roadmap for the reforms in line with the relevant rules, books and statutes.
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Super Eagles will begin their 2027 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign against the Barea of Madagascar.
The Matchday One encounter is scheduled to take place at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Uyo, on Wednesday, 23th September.
Eric Chelle’s side will then travel to Morocco for their second qualifying fixture against the Djurtus of Guinea-Bissau on Sunday, 27th September, while the Taifa Stars of Tanzania complete the four-team qualifying group.
Nigeria will head into the qualifiers as strong favourites to secure top spot, given their pedigree and impressive history in African football.
The Super Eagles will be hoping to make a strong start to their qualifying campaign with maximum points against Madagascar in Uyo before turning their attention to the clash with Guinea-Bissau.
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Super Eagles striker Umar Sadiq is doubtful for Nigeria’s September AFCON 2027 qualifying fixtures against Madagascar and Guinea-Bissau due to a suspected hamstring injury.
The 29-year-old marksman started for his club against newly promoted Deportivo La Coruña on Saturday, scoring his side’s only goal in a three-one defeat.
According to a report, the injury is likely hamstring-related and could keep Sadiq out for as long as two months, with a return to action not expected before late October or early November at the earliest.
The forward will now be unavailable for selection by coach Éric Chelle for Nigeria’s upcoming Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Chelle still has deep attacking choices, including Victor Osimhen, Akor Adams, Tolu Arokodare, Cyriel Dessers, and Rafiu Durosinmi.
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Nigeria’s Falconets were held to a one-all draw by Korea Republic in their final friendly ahead of the 2026 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup at the Remes Sports Leisure and Spa Stadium.
Mary Mamudu put the Falconets ahead in the 29th minute, continuing her impressive form in front of goal, while Korea Republic, however, battled back and restored parity from the penalty spot.
The Falconets will now turn their attention to their opening World Cup fixture against Spain at the Arena Sosnowiec in Sosnowiec on Monday, 7th September.
Moses Aduku’s side will return to the same venue for their second Group F encounter against China on Thursday, 10th September.
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Kwara United Head Coach, Suleiman Ashifat, has taken positives from his side’s ‘disappointing’ two-all draw against visiting Kano Pillars.
Ashifat noted that his side’s matchday squad was dominated by new signings, saying that coming from two goals down to draw the game showed the fighting spirit within the newly assembled team.
Kwara United will travel to Plateau United for this weekend’s Euromatch–NPFL 2026/2027 Week 2 fixture, and Ashifat is looking for a better performance from his team.
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OTHER LEAGUES
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Barcelona has completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus on a permanent deal or a fee of eight point six million pounds.
Jesus has now joined last season’s Spanish league champions after completing his medical.
He would be Barcelona’s third signing from a Premier League club this summer, following the arrivals of Anthony Gordon from Newcastle and Rodri from Manchester City.
Jesus said he was excited that he has joined a big club like La Liga giants Barcelona.
He described the move to the Camp Nou, where he’s signed a three-year deal, as a great opportunity.
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Juventus has announced the arrival of Pape Matar Sarr from Tottenham on an initial loan while also agreeing a season-long loan deal for Newcastle forward Nick Woltemade.
The Serie A club will pay Spurs about two point one million pounds for the loan of Senegal midfielder Sarr.
The club confirmed the deal includes an obligation to buy the 23-year-old for twenty-three point six million pounds if certain conditions are met during the 2026-27 season.
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Celtic has completed the signing of Parma midfielder Oliver Sorensen on loan shortly after assistant manager Shaun Maloney suggested the Scottish champions were working on up to four additions before finalising their Europa League squad on Wednesday.
Sorensen will spend the season in Glasgow, with Celtic having an option to buy the 24-year-old who signed for the Italian side in August 2025 after five years with Midtjylland in Denmark.
Celtic signed four first-team players so far this window and have also been linked with Wolverhampton Wanderers goalkeeper Sam Johnstone and PSV Eindhoven midfielder Joel van den Berg.
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Napoli have announced that Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay is to have a minor heart procedure after the discovery of a mild benign arrhythmia.
The 29-year-old was subsituted after 56 minutes of Sunday’s two-one Serie A defeat by Como and will have corrective treatment in the coming days.
Napoli expect him to return to playing after the international break in early October.
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OTHER SPORTS
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In Boxing, Former world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury says he is ready to move on and has alternative opponents on standby for November if his long-awaited fight with Anthony Joshua falls through.
Fury slammed Joshua and promoter Eddie Hearn over financial and location disputes, warning that he will look to other options if an agreement isn’t finalized.
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In Tennis, Elena Rybakina says she is motivated by the race to become world number one but insists her focus is on taking one step at a time as she got her US Open campaign off to a winning start.
Playing for the first time since withdrawing midway through her Cincinnati Masters quarter-final with a heel injury last month, Rybakina showed no signs of discomfort as she eased to a dominant 6-3, 6-2 win over 17-year-old wildcard Thea Frodin.
The 27-year-old second seed trails Aryna Sabalenka by just 434 points in the world rankings and will become number one for the first time by reaching the semi-finals in New York – even if Sabalenka defends her title.
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In Cricket, Pakistan’s decision to make wholesale changes to their squad and coaching set-up during the series in England has been branded the most shocking decision ever by a selection committee by former captain Shahid Afridi.
The tourists have dropped seven players and called up five uncapped players, while head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and his assistant Umar Gul have been replaced by Pakistan white-ball coach Mike Hesson and former Australia seamer Ashley Noffke.
Pakistan, who were thrashed in the opening two Tests, face England in the third and final match of the series at Edgbaston, starting on Wednesday, 9th September.
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In Formula one, Red Bull have head-hunted former Aston Martin performance director Tom McCullough to become their head of racing from 2027.
The 50-year-old Briton is a replacement for Gianpiero Lambiase, who is moving to McLaren to become their chief racing officer at an unspecified time by 2028.
Red Bull said in a statement that they looked forward to the wealth of experience and expertise he will bring to the role when he joins at the beginning of 2027.
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In Cycling, France’s Bastien Tronchon won a thrilling bunch sprint to take stage ten of the Vuelta a Espana.
The Groupama-FDJ United rider held off Magnus Cort Nielsen and Thibau Nys to cross the line first in a photo finish, with Wout van Aert edged off the podium.
With a kilometre of the one hundred and eighty-four point seven kilometres route from Alcaraz to Elche de la Sierra remaining, Astana’s Yevgeni Fedorov and Xabier Azparren of Q36.5 broke clear of the peloton.
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT.
You will find that education is just about the only thing lying around loose in this world, and it is about the only thing a fellow can have as much of as he is willing to haul away…words from John Graham.
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