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Oct 7, 2026 - Sports

Four-year-contract secures Spaniard’s futureTitle winner is Premier League’s best-paid managerMikel Arteta has promised “this is only the beginning” of what he can achieve as Arsenal manager after signing a new long-term contract that would take his reign at the club beyond a decade if he sees it out.The Spaniard is understood to have signed a four-year deal worth more than £20m a season, making him the best-paid Premier League manager. That is a hefty pay rise in recognition of his success last season as Arsenal ended their 22-year wait to be crowned champions after three successive runners-up finishes. Continue reading...

Oct 7, 2026 - Sports

The tide has turned on a few teams thought to be playoff shoo-ins. See the latest odds to miss the postseason.

Oct 7, 2026 - Sports

Deebo Samuel's trainer tells us how the wide receiver got his spark back, while we look into the unexpected success of a Chiefs rookie.

Oct 7, 2026 - Sports

The Minnesota Vikings have signed veteran wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to their practice squad.

Oct 7, 2026 - Sports

In an exclusive interview, former Ipswich manager talks of his lasting affection for the club, savouring time out with family and friends and ideas for his next moveIt was on the Portman Road pitch, bathed in bright early May light while immersed in the relief and joy of a third promotion in five years, that Kieran McKenna realised the moment was right. The thought had flickered earlier in the season that this might be his final campaign at Ipswich, only to be pushed into the subconscious by the Championship’s remorseless grind. “But standing out there, I felt this was probably time,” he says of those moments after QPR had been swept aside and a return to the Premier League assured. “Another big victory, a full stadium, in front of my family and the fans. It was an amazing way to go out on a high.”Five months later McKenna has no regrets about electing to cut things short while the going was so good. The golf bag lying outside his garage speaks of a man enjoying the break and, more pertinently, of something bigger. His son has recently become interested in the sport and sharing those moments with loved ones, whether out on the greens or spending part of the summer travelling along the East Anglian coastline in a camper van, were among the biggest reasons to pause a soaring career. At 40, McKenna had spent two decades immersed in coaching; it was time to appreciate life’s essentials while continuing professional development at his own speed. Continue reading...