THE handball rule has received a 2019 makeover for the new Premier League season. After carnage at the Women's World Cup following Fifa's new guidelines, Prem bosses hope that their new rules are clear enough for refs, fans and players to all understand. What is the new handball rule this season? The rules have been further defined to help determine […]

Moeen Ali has been dropped by England ahead of the second Ashes Test against Australia at Lord’s, with Jack Leach and Jofra Archer coming in. England slumped to a 251-run defeat at Edgbaston, with spinner Moeen proving expensive with the ball – taking three wickets for 172 runs – while scoring just four with the bat. Somerset’s Leach, who scored […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLKSJAER is set to start the new season with a very different side to the one Jose Mourinho picked 12 months ago. Facing Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday, the Red Devils could make around six changes after overhauling their defence in the transfer window. Some have criticised Ed Woodward for failing to secure a new attacking midfielder […]

Shane Warne has been appointed as men’s head coach for one of the London-based teams ahead of the inaugural season of The Hundred. Legendary Australia leg-spinner Warne, 49, will take charge of a side which will comprise of Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), Middlesex, Essex and Northamptonshire. Former Australia Women’s coach Lisa Keightley has been named as head coach for the […]

COLEEN Rooney is furious with husband Wayne’s mega-money tie-up with betting firm 32Red — after he previously gambled away £1million in one night. England legend Wayne, 33, will promote the company and they will pay his £90,000-a-week wages when he joins Championship side Derby County in January. But the deal has not gone down with his wife. A source said: […]

LIVERPOOL scrapped any plans to bring Philippe Coutinho back to Anfield after being quoted £100m for the unhappy playmaker. There is bad blood between the Anfield club and Barcelona after Coutinho – like £65M Luiz Suarez before him in 2014 – was lured to the Camp Nou. That means Barca were determined to make Liverpool pay through the nose for […]

EDEN HAZARD’S footballer brother Kylian has been arrested, fined and banned for speeding at 149mph. Ex-Chelsea midfielder Kylian Hazard, 24, was arrested last week after he was caught speeding by undercover police on the E403 towards Tournai, a city 53 miles south west of the Belgian capital Brussels. Local media report he was released shortly after but with a large […]

ARSENAL have pulled off some stunning moves in this summer's transfer window – and look a world apart from last season's flops already. On the opening day of last season, the Gunners fell to a 2-0 defeat at the Emirates to Manchester City in a wildly sub par showing. But after a surprisingly superb transfer window – with £141million worth […]

ROMELU LUKAKU arrived in Italy this morning to seal his stunning £76.5m move from Manchester United to Inter Milan. The Belgian striker has been looking for a switch away from Old Trafford after a torrid season and summer and will triple his earnings to £300,000-a-week. He was fined two-weeks wages for posting secret player running stats on social media and […]

TOTTENHAM have finally agreed a deal with Fulham for Ryan Sessegnon. The North London side will pay an initial £25m up front to the Championship club and will send Josh Onomah to Craven Cottage in return. A further £5m will be paid depending on performance-related incentives. Now the left-back will head to Enfield this morning to undergo a medical and […]