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The FIFA Club World Cup takes place across June and July with this year’s competition taking place in the USA.
Club captain Virgil van Dijk set the tone for Liverpool’s expected transfer window activity in the immediate aftermath of the club’s Premier League title celebrations – as the centre-back told NBC Sports that a “massive summer in terms of players coming in” awaits.
The bookies have clear ideas of who will face the drop next season and it isn’t good news for newly promoted Sunderland, Burnley, or Leeds, all of whom are odds on to fall back into the second tier at the first time of asking.
England’s second tier of football looks set to offer another competitive season of football. As usual, the teams relegated from the Premier League will be looking to bounce straight back, with Ipswich seemingly having the best chance of doing exactly that, at least according to bookmakers.
This weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix represents the first time that Formula 1 teams must introduce revised front-wing setups in 2025 – as the FIA seeks to address concerns that McLaren (1/33, Betfair) have taken advantage of previous regulations.
Liverpool legend Andy Robertson is looking likely to leave Anfield as a reigning Premier League champion this summer, as Arne Slot aims to make the Reds squad his own for the 2025/26 campaign.
Manchester United endured a dismal 2024/25 campaign, with a 15th-place Premier League finish and defeat in the Europa League final encapsulating their season.
Liverpool won this year’s Premier League at a canter, with bookies paying out way back in February. Manchester City had a poor campaign, by their recent standards, but nowhere near as disappointing as Manchester United and Tottenham, who finished in 15th and 17th positions respectively.
After two years, 105 games and 93 goals, Cristiano Ronaldo looks set to leave Al-Nassr following the conclusion of the Saudi Pro League season.
Ollie Watkins finished the 2024/25 Premier League season with 16 goals and eight assists for Aston Villa as they narrowly missed out on a Champions League spot.
This year’s Champions League final takes place on Saturday 31 May at the Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany. The culmination of the biggest club tournament in world football will see France’s big spenders, Paris Saint-Germain, take on three-time Champions League winners Inter Milan.
Brentford enjoyed another solid season in the Premier League, as they cemented a top-half finish in tenth place. The Bees’ star of the season was Cameroon international Bryan Mbeumo, with the club now facing a fight to keep a hold of their wing wizard.
Despite still being just 17, Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal has emerged as the joint favourite to lift this year’s Ballon d’Or. The Spanish youngster has been heavily involved in Barcelona’s title-winning season, scoring nine goals and registering 13 assists.
The Formula 1 season heads to Monaco this weekend with Oscar Piastri looking to further extend his lead at the top of the driver’s championship.
If rumours are to be believed, Jack Grealish will be shown the exit door at Manchester City.
Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes sent tremors through the club’s fanbase in the wake of this month’s Europa League final defeat to Spurs – revealing that he would be open to a transfer if the owners needed immediate cash.
Hull narrowly escaped relegation on the final day of the 2024/25 Championship season — fending off Luton Town on goal difference — but the side’s last-ditch rescue mission was not enough to save Ruben Selles’ job.
After failing to win the Europa League, it has been nothing short of a disaster for Ruben Amorim since joining Manchester United in November.
Despite winning the Europa League, the jury is still out on whether Ange Postecoglu will stay as Tottenham manager for the 25/26 season.
Eberechi Eze’s winning goal for Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final against Manchester City capped off a wonderful season for the midfielder.
Four Premier League clubs have been warned over betting sponsorship deals by the Gambling Commission.
The Premier League title might be wrapped up – with Liverpool crowned champions – but there remains plenty to play for across the rest of the division.
Marcus Rashford’s season is all but over and it now needs to be decided where he’ll be playing his football next season.
Lewis Hamilton sent shockwaves through the sporting world in February 2024, as the seven-time Formula One driver’s champion revealed that he would depart Mercedes in 2025 and join long-time rivals, Ferrari.
Having finally landed the career grand slam with victory at the Masters in April, Rory McIlroy has been installed as the 4-1 joint favourite with current world number one Scottie Scheffler to prevail at the PGA Championship.
Rangers have been without a permanent manager since the sacking of Philippe Clement in February.
Having been eliminated from the Champions League recently, adding to no Premier League title or domestic honour this season, Arsenal are staring at another trophyless campaign with pressure mounting on manager Mikel Arteta.
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola fuelled rumours that he would depart the Etihad Stadium in an interview with ESPN earlier this month.
Following on from the success of the Debenhams Day Spa at Cheltenham Races this year, the iconic online department store has been announced as the official sponsor of The Jockey Club festivals for the next two years.
UFC fans will have the opportunity to win up to £1,000 in cash this weekend, thanks to bookmaker NetBet’s free UFC Predictor game.
Kevin De Bruyne will leave Manchester City this summer after an 11-year association with the club.
Watford are at it again. Tom Cleverley becomes the 10th manager to be sacked by the club in the past five years. His spell as boss, however, was the third-longest since Gino Pozzo became the club’s owner in 2012.
A market study by Grand View Research has forecasted that the global sports betting market will reach a revenue of $187billion by 2030, rising at an annual rate of 11% from its current $100bn revenue.
Former CEO of Entain John Ferguson and former Godolphin chief executive Lachlan Fitt are planning a new $15million horse racing super league.
Gambling sponsorship is set to face further scrutiny, amid the pending arrival of an Independent Football Regulator (IFR).
With four Premier League games remaining and five points separating third from seventh position, the race for Champions League football has rarely been quite this tight.
One bettor seemingly lost faith in Tottenham ahead of their Europa League clash last night, cashing out an £11 accumulator for £21,000. Before the start of the season, the bettor placed a 7-way accumulator on pure football bets.
The Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) has banned former professional darts player Andy Jenkins from its events for 11 years.
Rangers have endured a dismal season on the pitch. Not only will the Ibrox side finish trophyless for the second time in three seasons, but the club are also looking for a permanent manager.
Bet365 has lost more than £18million over the first month of its new bet builder feature, ‘Sub On Play On’.
Newcastle midfielder Sandro Tonali has expressed a desire to enjoy a long-term stay at the club after they supported him through his 10-month betting ban.
Adam Kennedy has looked at where Jamie Vardy could end up after signalling his departure from Leicester City.
BoyleSports has announced that they have extended their partnership with the Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) for the World Grand Prix.
Jamie Dickenson runs his eye over a potential move for Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres.
With one game left to play, Leeds and Burnley have secured the two automatic promotion positions and will be playing Premier League football next season.
Last week, the third Women’s Day Panel was held at the Virgin Bet Easter Bank Holiday Raceday at Kempton Park.
Culture, media and sport secretary, Lisa Nandy, has unveiled the government’s preferred candidate for the position of independent football regulator chair.
Oleksandr Usyk and Daniel Dubois have come head-to-head with one another on the Wembley pitch ahead of their hotly-anticipated sequel showdown on Saturday 19 July.
English golfer Marco Penge won his first DP World Tour title at the Hainan Classic on Sunday 27 April, just two months after returning to the sport after a betting-related ban.
