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Browns prioritized offensive needs by selecting an OT and WR in first round of NFL Draft
It should surprise no one that the Cleveland Browns turned the No. 6 pick in Thursday night’s NFL Draft into a trade-down scenario that netted the team more selections.It should surprise no one that the offensively challenged Browns ended up following straight-line wisdom to address their two most immediate non-quarterback needs, left tackle and wide receiver. After a trade with Kansas City, the Browns selected Utah offensive tackle Spencer Fano and Texas A&M wide receiver KC Concepcion.Adve...
Giants get coveted cornerstones in LB Arvell Reese, OT Francis Mauigoa
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants coach John Harbaugh said general manager Joe Schoen “ran about a zillion mocks” in the lead-up to the first round of the NFL Draft. None of those simulations matched reality on Thursday night.Ohio State linebacker Arvell Reese, considered the top prospect in this class by some draft analysts, was expected to be the No. 2 pick by the Jets. When the Jets instead selected Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, the belief was that Reese would be gone within the...
Avalanche vs. Kings Game 3: Key takeaways as Colorado takes commanding 3-0 series lead
LOS ANGELES — Nathan MacKinnon has one point in Colorado’s first-round series against the Kings. That’s all Cale Makar has, too. Same with Martin Nečas.Pucks haven’t gone in for the Avalanche’s most dangerous players. It hasn’t changed the results of the first three games of the series. Colorado beat the Kings 4-2 in Game 3, taking a 3-0 series lead. The Avalanche are a win away from a matchup against the winner of the Minnesota-Dallas series, which the Stars lead 2-1.Let’s dig into takeaways fr...
Why did the 49ers trade out of Round 1? A 'couple' of their targets were gone
The San Francisco 49ers made two trades down and out of the first round Thursday night, the first of which was set up even before the 2026 NFL Draft started.“There were a couple players that we would have taken had they been there (at No. 27),” general manager John Lynch said Thursday night. “That didn’t happen.”Advertisement
League execs on the Rams’ Ty Simpson pick: ‘He operates the way McVay likes to play’
Ty Simpson was the biggest winner of the first night of the NFL Draft, even if he doesn’t reap any tangible benefit over the next couple years.Or, more accurately, especially if he doesn’t reap any tangible benefit over the next couple years.The Los Angeles Rams jumped on Simpson, the former Alabama quarterback, with the No. 13 pick. And while Simpson was taken much earlier than many around the league had expected, the Rams will gladly shrug off the cost if the plan comes to fruition.Advertiseme...
Pakistan repays $3.45bn to UAE, confirms central bank
Pakistan repaid the $3.45 billion deposit to the United Arab Emirates, the State Bank of Pakistan confirmed on Friday. The central bank said the $1bn deposit was repaid to the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development and $2.45bn was repaid to the UAE “last week”. More to follow
Daily-wager’s daughter Nausheen Naz has no gear, eyes hockey Asia Cup
Nausheen Naz, a 15-year-old hockey prodigy, trains for the Under-18 Asia Cup. Hailing from Seoni, she overcame poverty and used a broken stick to hone her skills. The MP Hockey Academy provided her with training and equipment. Naz is now India's exciting women's hockey forward prospect. Her journey highlights talent emerging from humble beginnings.
No PSL for Mustafizur Rahman as Bangladesh board withdraws NOC
Bangladesh have prioritised player fitness after the ODI series against New Zealand, ruling Mustafizur Rahman out of PSL 2026 due to injury and sending him for scans and rehab. Nahid Rana has also been held back to prepare for the Pakistan Tests. With key pacers rested, Bangladesh named a fresh T20I squad for the New Zealand series, handing debut call-ups to Abdul Gaffar Saqlain and including Ripon Mondal to test new talent.
Newcastle United: What's going wrong... and what comes next
Twelve months ago, there was no let-up. Fresh from winning Newcastle United’s first domestic trophy for seven decades, Eddie Howe and his players were ensconced as club legends and tearing towards Champions League qualification. At board level, directors were bullish. They would be “crazy” to sell star striker Alexander Isak, said chief executive Darren Eales.Advertisement
Two loans and only eight starts. What has gone wrong for Facundo Buonanotte this season?
You may think that reaching an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley would be an occasion to treasure, especially when you are set to line up against one of your former clubs. But for Facundo Buonanotte, Leeds United’s match against Chelsea is likely to prove another occasion for frustration.Brighton & Hove Albion’s 21-year-old playmaker, who has two caps for Argentina, spent the first half of the season on loan at Chelsea, and is currently on loan at Leeds. Both spells have proved unsuccessful and h...
We need to talk about Amad, a Manchester United winger out of form
The last time Amad scored for Manchester United was the opening goal in a 4-4 draw with Bournemouth on December 15.A day later, he left for the Africa Cup of Nations with Ivory Coast. By the time he returned, a lot had changed at Old Trafford. Ruben Amorim was gone. In his place was Michael Carrick — and with him, a shift from a 3-4-2-1 formation to a more traditional 4-2-3-1.Advertisement
Packers still thrilled with Micah Parsons as their 2026 first-round pick
GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the first time in his nine years as Green Bay Packers general manager, Brian Gutekunst didn’t make a pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.Doing so was never a realistic possibility on Thursday night.“Jon-Eric took care of all that,” Gutekunst said, referring to new Miami Dolphins GM and former longtime Packers executive Jon-Eric Sullivan, who made two trades on Thursday night. “He was trading all over the place, which was really cool to see … to get up into the first ro...
Tottenham's Cathinka Tandberg has bold dreams for women's team regardless of men's plight
Cathinka Tandberg is cheerfully examining the racks of Tottenham Hotspur’s official club shop. The 21-year-old striker admires a sweatshirt and sweatpants, a plush white bathrobe emblazoned with the cockerel crest, making a point to extol its supple texture. As far as club content goes, this is easy money.Advertisement
Ben Broggio, Aston Villa and an unconventional route to a promising loan at Falkirk
How Aston Villa decide on loans for their young players tends to boil down to a combination of the club’s specialised staff finding the right fit and agents bringing options to the table.The players’ representatives will hold talks with potential destination clubs before relaying interest to Villa’s loans department. All parties will then take an overall view and a decision is made.Advertisement
NFL draft 2026: Mendoza goes No 1 as Rams surprise with move for QB Ty Simpson at No 13
Pick-by-pick: all the selections from the first roundTwo quarterbacks go in Thursday’s first roundThe story of the first round of the 2026 NFL draft surrounded a quarterback but it wasn’t No 1 overall pick Fernando Mendoza.As expected, the Las Vegas Raiders selected Mendoza with the first pick on Thursday after he led Indiana to the national title last season. But the shock of the night came when the Los Angeles Rams picked another quarterback, Alabama’s Ty Simpson, at No 13. The Rams current st...
Jaden McDaniels, Timberwolves put clamps on Nuggets to take 2-1 series lead: Takeaways
Jaden McDaniels called out nearly every Denver Nuggets defender after Monday night’s Game 2 win in Denver. Now, the Minnesota Timberwolves forward can take aim at their offense, too.The Timberwolves shut down the most efficient offense in the league from the jump Thursday night, holding the Nuggets to 11 first-quarter points en route to a dominating 113-96 Game 3 victory at a raucous Target Center. The win gives Minnesota a 2-1 series lead with Game 4 set for Saturday night in Minneapolis.Advert...
Southampton manager Tonda Eckert interview: 'You go to Wembley to compete, not for the occasion'
Sometimes, how a coach speaks offers a small window into their approach to football. It is certainly true of Southampton’s head coach, Tonda Eckert. The Athletic meets the 33-year-old German hours before Southampton’s league fixture against Bristol City on Tuesday night. Their manager, Roy Hodgson, is 45 years Eckert’s senior.Advertisement
Chelsea's next manager: Analysing Iraola, Silva, Glasner, Fabregas and more
Who will be next to step on board the Chelsea managerial carousel?It is a precarious ride: Liam Rosenior lasted just 107 days before his dismissal on Wednesday, and since Jose Mourinho was sacked after his first Chelsea spell in 2007, no head coach has survived more than three full years at Stamford Bridge.Advertisement
Broncos' quiet opening night of NFL Draft a reminder of stakes in 2026
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — It has been the offseason of delayed gratification for the Broncos.A week of free-agency flurry came and went without any external players signing in Denver. Then, the Broncos struck one of the biggest moves of the NFL offseason by acquiring star wide receiver Jaylen Waddle from the Dolphins, adding a premier target for quarterback Bo Nix.Afterward, coach Sean Payton had a message for the “What took so long?” portion of the fan base.Advertisement
Premier League predictions: Arsenal vs Newcastle, Man Utd vs Brentford and the rest of matchday 34
Welcome to week 34 of The Athletic’s Premier League predictions challenge, where we have now entered squeaky-bum time.Are you aware of that expression? Thanks to Sir Alex Ferguson — and with a little help from a small group of journalists, which included my now colleague Daniel Taylor and me — it has been listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, meaning “a particularly tense period of time, especially leading up to the climax of a competition or event”.Advertisement