The abuse comes with the turf when you write about football. The fragile and the delusional, whipping themselves into a conviction that it's all a conspiracy. That you've got it in for their club.

Germany’s Laura Dahlmeier won two golds in biathlon at the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea

He said in May that he wanted to be '100 per cent focused' on his football again and 'kick on' with a new club, wherever that may be.

After an emotional, erratic 10 minutes for Lionesses captain Leah Williamson, which saw her bawling her eyes out down the Mall, she uttered the words every English football fan wanted to hear.

COMMENT BY IAN HERBERT: The law of this land has preserved his anonymity, but you would have had to be hiding under a rock to work in the industry and not know.

The ex-Premier League referee, 50, says Mikel burst into his dressing room at Stamford Bridge after a heated match between Chelsea and Manchester United in October 2012.

Showboating Kyren Wilson spurns the chance to make history when he attempted a no-look shot on the black in his 6-5 victory over Si Jiahui at the Shanghai Masters.

British swimmer Adam Peaty is targeting four gold medals at the Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

India pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah is not expected to play in the final Test against England at the Oval as the tourists look to avoid a series defeat.

LAWRENCE BOOTH: It says everything about a packed schedule, and even more about the state of England's Test pitches, that Ben Stokes and his team were lying low at their hotel on Tuesday.

NICK CALLOW: The match will be played in front of 50,000 fans at the Kai Tak Sports Park, adding an extra level of occasion to what is already a high-pressure fixture.

The Magpies have found it hard going so far in the summer window, signing only Anthony Elanga and missing out on the likes of striker Hugo Ekitike and goalkeeper James Trafford.

The star's season has taken another cruel turn.

The former world No.1 has opened up to fans after his struggles in 2025.

Highlights from Barnet vs Newport in the Carabao Cup, which saw two screamers and a last-gasp double to send the thriller to pens.

Newcastle have agreed a deal to sign goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale from Southampton. 

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The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday's newspapers...