Ipswich Town have returned to the Premier League as fast as they fell from it in 2025, but will they be better prepared for survival this time around? Ipswich Town 2026-27 season preview

Compared with their promotion in 2024, Ipswich return to the Premier League stronger in some ways, but weaker in others. Pound-for-pound, the Tractor Boys should be a closer match for this level. They’ve got a stronger squad on paper, as well as the banked revenue that increases their spending capacity. However, in terms of cohesion … Read more

‘It’s my time’: Christos Tzolis fighting fit for Arsenal on return to England | Arsenal

For any Arsenal fan eager to know what Christos Tzolis might bring to the Premier League champions, the winger’s swiftly earned nickname at his new club might prove instructive. In the 2006 action film 300, the leading figure of King Leonidas guides a meagre bunch of Spartans against an overwhelmingly large invading army. Although doomed … Read more

On the spot: 50 of the most famous – and infamous – Panenka penalties of all time | Football

It is 50 years since Antonin Panenka won the European Championship for Czechoslovakia with the most audacious penalty ever taken. His signature chip wasn’t instantly eponymous. A search of the British newspaper archives shows that it was barely mentioned until Francesco Totti dusted it off for the internet generation at Euro 2000. It was at … Read more

Mykhailo Mudryk: Chelsea winger’s return ‘will take time’, says Xabi Alonso

Chelsea manager Xabi Alonso says he is “very happy” to be welcoming Mykhailo Mudryk back into his squad, but it is “too early” to understand what he can do. The Ukraine winger, 25, will join Chelsea’s pre-season tour after resolving his doping case with the Football Association (FA). Mudryk has not played a match since … Read more

PHOTOS: ‘Limitless Time,’ the 2026 Watermill Center Summer Festival

Julie Shanahan. Carl Timpone/BFA.com Last weekend, the Watermill Center’s annual 2026 Summer Festival, “Limitless Time,” presented by Van Cleef & Arpels, kicked off over two days, attracting more than a thousand well-heeled guests to the sprawling, 10-acre center in Watermill, Long Island. But this year’s festival was different from other festivals. It was the first … Read more

Chiesa wants ‘new chapter’ with Iraola after frustrating time under Slot at Liverpool | Liverpool

Federico Chiesa has said he wants “a new chapter” at Liverpool with Andoni Iraola following a frustrating time under Arne Slot and claimed the club were lucky to qualify for the Champions League last season. The Liverpool forward has been linked with a return to Italy this summer having struggled for minutes during his two … Read more

World Cup 2026: England team is best for a long time – Declan Rice

Tuchel can continue to rely on captain Kane – for now. The Bayern Munich striker will be 36 when the next World Cup rolls around, but seems in no mood to hand up his England boots. Kane – who scored six goals at this World Cup, but was an unused substitute against France – told … Read more

Homosexually Humping Corpse-Eating Beetles Here For A Good Time, Not A Long Time

The burying beetle Nicrophorus vespilloides is famously good at parenting. In the leaf litter of forests around the United Kingdom, the beetles scurry around in search of the small carcasses of mice and birds. Once the beetles find a suitable corpse, they get to work. First they strip the carcass of its fur or feathers … Read more

World Cup 2026: Thomas Tuchel did not deliver for England, but his time is not up – Alan Shearer

The way England’s run at this World Cup ended was desperately disappointing, but there are still plenty of positives for them to take away from the tournament. I’ve co-commentated on all of their games and my most memorable moment has to be their epic win over Mexico at the Azteca Stadium in the last 16. … Read more

House passes bill to ‘ditch the switch’ and make daylight saving time permanent

Washington– There will be no going back if the House wants it. The House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a bill that would make daylight saving time permanent. Supporters, including the White House, argued that the change would provide more daylight during times when Americans are most active. The vote was 308 to 117. Daylight … Read more