CHELSEA boss Thomas Tuchel now has more control of transfers at the club following the exit of Marina Granovskaia, according to reports. The former Blues director of football has departed Stamford Bridge after Todd Boehly's takeover. And Chelsea's new owner has immediately put his trust in Tuchel by sanctioning the decision to offload Romelu Lukaku. […]

NEWCASTLE have been joined by Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain in the race to sign Reims striker Hugo Ekitike, according to reports. The Magpies are expected to spend big this summer following their £300million Saudi takeover. They kicked off what is set to be a busy window by making Matt Targett's loan deal […]

CHELSEA have confirmed transfer guru Marina Granovskaia has been relieved of her duties with new chairman Todd Boehly taking over the role of interim sporting director. New Blues owner Boehly is wasting no time in executing his vision for the club as he aims to "challenge for top honours". And the American – who took […]

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN are reportedly ready to sell Neymar. The Brazilian has been at the club for five years, but sporting director Luis Campos is said to have rubber-stamped the decision to allow him to leave for the right price. Meanwhile, Man Utd's pursuit of Frenkie de Jong has hit a snag, with the Barcelona star […]

NICE are reportedly lining up a potential loan swoop for Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga. The French side have just lost their No1 Walter Benitez to PSV Eindhoven. And Foot Mercato are claiming they want the Spaniard to replace him between the sticks this season. The world's most expensive stopper, 27, arrived at Stamford Bridge for […]

ARSENAL are in 'very advanced' negotiations to sign Man City's Gabriel Jesus, according to reports. Meanwhile, Arsenal have reportedly made a £50m offer for Jesus' fellow Brazilian Raphinha, of Leeds United. The North Londoners are also said to be battling Newcastle for the signature of Napoli star Fabian Ruiz, who could cost around £26million. And […]

CRISTIANO RONALDO is reportedly concerned by Man Utd's transfer window so far. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner is said to be worried that the Red Devils will fall further behind the likes of Liverpool and Man City, who have signed Darwin Nunez and Erling Haaland respectively. The report from Spain adds that Ronaldo, 37, would […]

MANCHESTER UNITED are eyeing a shock swoop for Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann, according to reports. Erik ten Hag is looking to make up to five new signings this summer in a bid to get the Red Devils competing for silverware again. A backup to David De Gea is on Ten Hag's shopping list, with Dean […]

Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The defending champion Chicago Sky overcame the largest deficit in WNBA history — 28 points — to win Tuesday, and did it against the first-place team in […]

Community sporting associations need to be conscious of “an ever-changing area” of regulations as they wrestle with how international rules around transgender athlete participation will affect their competitions. Following world swimming body FINA’s decision to toughen restrictions on transgender athletes, other world sporting organisations have indicated they will follow suit by introducing similar bans. World […]