Day: January 15, 2026

The live broadcast selections for the January and February Premier League fixtures of the 2025/26 season have been announced. Arsenal, who led the table at the start of the year, and title holders Liverpool are among the teams to have had games moved. The Manchester and north London derbies are two of the contest to…

Second-half goals by Ferran Torres and Lamine Yamal ensured Barcelona did not join Real Madrid in suffering a Copa del Rey shock as the holders knocked out impressive second-tier hosts Racing Santander at the Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. Top scorer Torres collected Fermin Lopez’s pass and calmly went around goalkeeper Jokin Ezkieta to…

The NFL 2026 play-offs started with the Wild-card round at the start of January in the race to succeed the Philadelphia Eagles as the Super Bowl winners. There was ample entertainment in the initial stage, which featured wins for the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills. The San Francisco 49ers, New…

The NFL 2026 play-offs started with the Wild-card round at the start of January in the race to succeed the Philadelphia Eagles as the Super Bowl winners. There was ample entertainment in the initial stage, which featured wins for the Los Angeles Rams, the Chicago Bears and the Buffalo Bills. The San Francisco 49ers, New…

Marcus Rashford had Barcelona’s only attempt on target during the first half of their Copa del Rey trip to Racing on Thursday as the second-tier side went closest in pursuit of a last-16 upset. Barca coach Hansi Flick named a strong starting team including Kopa Trophy holder Yamal, top scorer Ferran Torres and England striker…

Jannik Sinner and Madison Keys will defend their singles titles in the first tennis grand slam of the calendar year at the Australian Open 2026. Italian Sinner, who started the tournament as world number two behind Carlos Alcaraz, predicted the path to another final would be “very, very long” and “very far”, praising Australian coach…

Barcelona are back in Copa del Rey action with a trip to Racing Santander in the last 16 of the 2025/26 competition on Thursday. The holders left it late to win 2-0 at third-tier Guadalajara in the previous round, scoring through Andreas Christensen in the 76th minute and Marcus Rashford in the 90th. Racing are…

Diego Simeone’s son has been rewarded for an impressive start to the season. Atletico Madrid have signed forward Giuliano Simeone to a two-year contract extension until 2030. The son of Atleti’s long-time coach Diego Simeone joined the club from River Plate in 2019 and made his professional debut for their B team in 2021 before…

Barcelona will try to avoid the same fate that befell Real Madrid when they visit Racing Santander in the Copa del Rey on Thursday. Barca must have enjoyed their viewing as Alvaro Arbeloa’s first game as Madrid coach ended in a humbling 3-2 defeat at Segunda Division strugglers Albacete. Racing, who top the second tier…