Author: Tristan Wells

Tottenham today step up their pre-season preparations with back-to-back friendlies, starting with the visit of Wycombe Wanderers this morning.Spurs have scheduled two games against League One opposition on Saturday as they face Wycombe in the morning before taking on Luton Town – who have suffered relegation in successive campaigns.Meanwhile this will be game number five of pre-season for the Chairboys having lost to Brighton and Sutton, drawn with Barnet and beaten Cheltenham.Date, kick-off time and venueTottenham vs Wycombe is scheduled for a 11am BST kick-off today, Saturday, July 26, 2025.The match will take place at the club’s training centre Hotspur…

The first game, which is behind-closed-doors, is a late addition to the north London outfit’s pre-season schedule and new head coach Thomas Frank has explained it is to give players as many minutes as possible heading into the new season.Luton have won all five of their pre-season friendlies so far this summer and put eight passed Slovenian side Triglav Kranj earlier in the month.Date, kick-off time and venueLuton vs Tottenham is scheduled for a 3pm BST kick-off today, Saturday, July 26, 2025.The match will take place at Kenilworth Road.Where to watch Luton vs TottenhamTV channel: In the UK, the game…

Liverpool today continue their preparations for the new Premier League season with a high-profile friendly against AC Milan in Hong Kong.This is the first of two matches in Asia for the reigning Premier League champions as they are coming up against Yokohama F. Marinos in Japan next week.Milan head into the friendly on the back of a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in midweek as Max Allegri – back for a second spell in charge – gets to work on the squad he inherited over the summer.Date, kick-off time and venueLiverpool vs AC Milan is scheduled for a 12.30pm BST kick-off…

Manchester United are back in action tonight as their preparations for the new campaign continue in the USA against West Ham.West Ham have a new signing of their own to parade too after sealing a deal for Kyle Walker-Peters on a free transfer following the full-back’s departure from Southampton.Graham Potter’s side began their preparations for the new season with a comfortable win over Grasshopper Club Zurich last Saturday.Date, kick-off time and venueManchester United vs West Ham is scheduled for a 12am BST (midnight) kick-off overnight on Saturday, July 26, 2025 into Sunday, July 27, 2025.The match will take place at…

Andy Farrell’s side appeared to be on course for a record win in Brisbane last weekend when they took a 24-5 lead early in the second half, but the Wallabies responded well to keep it competitive for much of the second half.A 2-1 victory over Australia in 2013 remains the only series the Lions have won since the turn of the century and this current squad will be desperate to keep their bid for a 3-0 whitewash on track.Joe Schmidt’s side, though, will have taken encouragement from their second-half display in the first Test and know they will have the…

Bryan Mbeumo is set to debut after completing his £71million move from Brentford last week, and could score the club’s first goal of the season after their only other friendly outing of the summer ended in a goalless draw with Leeds.The Hammers will also see some fresh faces after Kyle Walker-Peters joined on a free transfer. Graham Potter’s outfit are now without Mohammed Kudus after the Ghanaian joined Tottenham, and all eyes will be on the manager to see whether he can get West Ham firing without the creative forward.There is plenty of room for improvement for the East London…

The two European giants have history against each other having traded victories in the 2005 and 2007 Champions League finals. They also met in the competition’s new league phase format last season with the Reds coming from behind to win 3-1 at the San Siro.Much has changed for Milan since, most notably the manager as Massimiliano Allegri is back in charge, though the first game of his second spell ended in defeat at the hands of Arsenal in midweek.Meanwhile, Liverpool followed up a 3-1 win over Preston by thumping Stoke 5-0 in a training match last weekend and have bolstered…

The Lions remain unbeaten on this tour, and will look to preserve that record in Melbourne on Saturday. A win would see them clinch the series with a match to spare.”These games are the reason you want to play rugby,” said Maro Itoje. “You want to play rugby and be a part of these huge occasions, huge games with maybe a little bit of jeopardy on the line but also the opportunity to do something special. To be a part of something special.”How to watch British and Irish Lions vs Australia second TestTV channel: Live coverage of the Second Test…

Life under new head coach Thomas Frank got off to the perfect start seven days ago as Spurs ran out 2-0 winners over Reading thanks to quick-fire second half goals from Will Lankshear and Luka Vuskovic.A further test against League One opposition awaits today as the north London outfit welcome host Wycombe in a behind-closed-doors friendly at the Hotspur Way training ground.It is the first of two fixtures for Spurs today as they will also face Luton at Kenilworth Road as Frank has explained the reason behind pulling double duty is to give players as many minutes as possible heading…

Sarina Wiegman and England dream of retaining their European crown on Sunday — but one coronation has already taken place. The Lionesses are clearly the “Queens of Comebacks” at Euro 2025 after their remarkable run to the final.Wiegman joked following Tuesday’s dramatic semi-final win over Italy that England’s feats under her will one day be made into a film, but she may well be right. This is an unprecedented level of success for an England national team, with the Lionesses set to compete in the final of a major tournament for the third time in a row.Wiegman is breaking records…