Barcelona winger Lamine Yamal has reportedly chartered a private jet to travel to London for Monday’s Ballon d’Or ceremony alongside his family and close friends. At the previous ceremony in Paris, Yamal finished second in the Ballon d’Or voting, with Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembélé taking home the award.
It says much about Arsenal’s predicament that the team who have conceded 12 in two games are not the side whose manager is under most pressure before a north London derby. Tottenham, four points above their neighbours before Saturday’s meeting, may have been humbled in consecutive Women’s Super League matches – but all eyes are on Renée Slegers.
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane has beaten Barcelona youngster Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid forward Kylian Mbappé to emerge as the best player of the 2025-2026 season in Spanish newspaper Marca’s annual Top 100 Players ranking, just few days to the 2026 Ballon d’Or ceremony. Inter Miami captain Lionel Messi occupied sixth position, ahead of Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Fabián Ruiz, who came seventh.
Tsuneyasu Miyamoto says it will be difficult for Saudi Arabia to host next year's tournament as scheduled.
Midfielder ‘who can never stand still’ has brought renewed energy to Seagulls since return to the club in January Most footballers like to spend their summers unwinding after a long season but not Pascal Gross. Gross completed the 8.4km course on Juist, in the East Frisian islands, in 31 minutes and 35 seconds.
Black Starlets head coach Kassim Ocansey has urged the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to keep the current U17 squad together, stressing that consistency and continuity will be crucial to developing a strong foundation for the senior national teams. With the right investment and continuity, members of the current Black Starlets team could form an important part of Ghana’s future at the highest level.
Sunday’s encounter at Barcelona’s Spotify Camp Nou carries early implications for the LaLiga title race.
Manchester United great Wayne Rooney has labelled the current squad “babies” and “selfish” after a humiliating Champions League capitulation and post-match criticism by Bruno Fernandes of manager Michael Carrick. Rooney, United’s all-time leading goalscorer, said he was in “shock” and “disbelief” at the Como display.
Ghana has secured hosting rights for the 2028 Olympic Boxing African Qualification Tournament, scheduled for August 2027.This follows a successful bid application by the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF). Paulo Ferreira, the World Boxing Director of Events, formally informed the Ghana Boxing Federation of the decision on Tuesday, October 21, 2026, of the decision.
Kyrie Irving explains paying fine and praises Azeez Al-Shaair for continuously honouring slain Palestinian children.
Victor Osimhen, Cyriel Dessers, Wilfred Ndidi and Tolu Arokodare scored for their respective clubs, while Ademola Lookman provided an assist as Nigerian players made notable contributions across Europe’s major club competitions.
⚽ All the latest news going into the weekend’s action ⚽ Premier League: weekend guide | Mail Tom In Spain, it’s the Clásico on Sunday at the Camp Nou, with leaders Barcelona having made the better start to the season, though Real Madrid – six points behind – have begun to hit their straps. This isn’t to say matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid no longer matter.
Hearts of Oak will aim to move to the top of the Ghana Premier League table when they host Basake Holy Stars at the University of Ghana Sports Stadium on Friday, October 23. Hearts will also be seeking their first home victory over Basake Holy Stars, having recorded one draw and one defeat in their previous two home meetings with the visitors.
Three questions before Barcelona v Real Madrid. This isn’t to say matches between Barcelona and Real Madrid no longer matter.
Nigeria’s Flamingos face a stern test against defending champions Korea DPR on Friday as they seek to secure a place in the Round of 16 at the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup in Morocco. The two teams have met twice at the U-17 Women’s World Cup, with Nigeria winning 3-2 in 2010 before Korea DPR recorded a 3-0 victory in 2016.
At the other end of the table, Manchester City aim to extend their flawless start to the season at Aston Villa, despite doubts over the club’s future in the English top-flight. City face Villa Park demons Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca is the first manager to win his first seven Premier League games in charge of a new club.
The Asian champions have already demonstrated why they remain among the leading contenders for the trophy, recording emphatic victories over Puerto Rico and Poland.
Germany is one a handful of FIFA's 211 nations to refuse an invitation to play at the inaugural Under-15 World Cup. The tournament will also mark Russia's return to the FIFA fold.
England’s talent from Harrow can become the youngest female international master in chess history Bodhana Sivanandan, 11, who needed just a few rating points to qualify for an open international master title and to break Judit Polgar’s world age record, went very close to a draw against the former world title challenger GM Aleksandra Goryachkina in round one of this week’s European Club Cup, then outplayed her IM opponent in round three to take her rating to 2399.4 against the 2400 needed. Sivanandan has thus already joined the 10 youngest 2400-rated players of all time, who include the new…
The national game merely reflects the mood in a divided nation which is going to the polls with very little faith in the power of democracy Look, cards on the table: I don’t know for certain, and nor do you, whether Flávio Bolsonaro – the man widely tipped to become the next president of Brazil after Sunday night’s election – really did steal an island from Richarlison. Richarlison says Bolsonaro tried to buy it from him, and when he refused a lawyer named Willer Tomaz simply turned up and annexed it.
The omission of Henrietta Lacks, who donated the immortal cells that have facilitated biomedical research, from scientific history is a rare wrong that has been righted, recently. Thanks to the battle her family fought, today, more regulations will govern ethical research.
The team's turnaround from rock bottom to the AFLW finals seems rapid but has been many years in the making.
Max Dowman may get a chance, Spurs need to find balance at Stamford Bridge and Axel Disasi must make amends Premier League top scorers After seven games, Nottingham Forest’s record is eerily similar to last season: five points, five goals scored. Morgan Gibbs-White is available after missing the narrow defeat by Arsenal, while Liam Delap may benefit from a return to familiar surroundings – 12 of his 14 career Premier League goals were scored for Ipswich, six of them at Portman Road.
Bournemouth Hammer 10-Man Milan, Juventus Denied At The Death. Rennes’ French goalkeeper #30 Brice Samba speaks with Juventus’ German forward #27 Nick Woltemade at the end of the UEFA Europa League – 1st round day 3 football match between Juventus and Rennes at the Allianz stadium in Turin, on October 22, 2026.