The forward joined Chelsea from Manchester United last summer, but things have not gone as well as he may have hoped they would

Former Manchester United winger Alejandro Garnacho’s future at Chelsea is looking increasingly uncertain, with the Blues looking for possible replacements. Garnacho left Old Trafford for Stamford Bridge in the summer, with United receiving a £40 million fee.

But things have not gone as either Chelsea or the player may have hoped. In his 21 appearances in the Premier League this season, Garnacho has scored just once.

The Argentine has scored once in nine Champions League games, twice in four FA Cup appearances, and four times in four League Cup appearances, but would have still hoped for a better output in his first campaign.

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Garnacho has seen his game time drop slightly under Liam Rosenior compared to the chance he was given by former Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca. It seems that there are now more doubts over his long-term future at Stamford Bridge.

The Telegraph claim that Chelsea are still looking for a forward who can play off the left when the summer transfer window opens. That suggests that the Blues remain unconvinced about Garnacho.

If they are successful in their search, then it makes it more likely that they will try to move Garnacho on in the same transfer window.

If they are able to recoup the £40m price tag that they paid to United last summer is still to be seen, although it seems less likely, given the season that he has had.

Reports in Argentina claim that Garnacho is a target for River Plate, with manager Eduardo Coudet reaching out personally to the player.

It’s suggested that the club are hoping to sign the 21-year-old on a one-year loan, a deal which Chelsea could be open to.

Speaking about Garnacho earlier this year, Rosenior said: “Garna is a top player. We have changed a little bit tactically since I came in. I have wanted to dominate midfield areas, which has meant at times I have only played with one winger.

“But Garna is an outstanding player. What I have really liked in this period is his reaction to not starting. He has been training very, very well. He has shown real positivity.”

During his time at United, Garnacho scored 26 goals and provided a further 22 assists in 144 first-team appearances for the club. But his time ended on somewhat of a sour note after speaking out against former manager Ruben Amorim.

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Following his victory on Saturday, Tyson Fury has already put pen to paper on his next fight.

Fury returned to the ring after a 16-month absence to claim a unanimous decision win over Arslanbek Makhmudov at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.

It was the first time ‘The Gypsy King’ was in action since losing to Oleksandr Usyk in December 2024, and it seems that the 37-year-old is keen to be back as soon as possible.

The clear target for Fury is countryman Anthony Joshua, calling out his long-term rival following the win over Makhmudov, leading to a back and forth between the two men.

Speaking in his post-fight press conference, Fury then revealed he has already signed his part of the deal for the fight.

“I’m ready. I was always ready. I’ve signed. Done.”

Joshua appeared to be less committal to the bout, insisting that negotiations are still ongoing, and Fury was frustrated about the lack of clarity over whether it will indeed happen.

“Another stumbling block again. It’s been 10 years in the making. What’s the hold up? He’s just come off a win, knocked a man spark out, broke a man’s jaw. I’ve just come off a win. Let’s get it on.

“He’s 36/37, I’m the same age. Let’s fight. What’s the hold up? Why keep postponing these fights. This fight was supposed to happen years ago.”

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Joshua last fought in December when he stopped YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul, but was then involved in a tragic car accident that took the lives of his two friends later that month, leading ‘AJ’ to take some time away from the sport.

Despite the delay, all signs point towards the fight between Fury and Joshua taking place, in what would be one of the biggest bouts to be made in boxing.

WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has been under the spotlight for about a year as she navigated the league through a stressful collective bargaining agreement before the start of the 2026 season.

Engelbert addressed the media Monday night as the WNBA Draft was set to take place. She raised eyebrows among reporters and fans on social media with a response to a tough question she received.

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks at the WNBA basketball draft in New York on April 13, 2026. (Pamela Smith/AP)

She was asked about her future as commissioner and responded by playing the gender card.

“I do crack up how everybody’s focused on me, and you should be focused on the hundreds of amazing women and thousands of women who run this league outside of myself,” she said, via USA Today. “I appreciate that you’re focused on me as well. I wonder if you would ask that of a man, by the way, but I realize as women we get asked different questions than men do.”

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WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert speaks before the WNBA basketball draft in New York on April 13, 2026. (Pamela Smith/AP)

Some social media users, including columnist Jemele Hill, agreed that she would have gotten the same question if she were a man.

Engelbert is in an exclusive club of female commissioners of professional sports. Jessica Berman is the commissioner of the National Women’s Soccer League. Meanwhile, commissioners in every other league face tough questions during their own press conferences in key points of the year.

But Engelbert received the brunt of the criticism going into CBA negotiations. The players called on the league to pay its players more in a demonstration during the WNBA All-Star Game.

Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier blasted WNBA as having the “worst leadership” at the end of the 2025 season.

Still, Engelbert is still the commissioner of the WNBA through the latest CBA. She added Monday night that the CBA still needs to be finalized.

She also said the league was looking ahead to the future and hoped the league would be able to take the WNBA overseas whether it’s a regular-season or exhibition game.

UCLA center Lauren Betts poses with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert after being selected fourth overall by the Washington Mystics in the first round of the WNBA draft in New York on April 13, 2026. (Pamela Smith/AP)

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“We’re heavily looking at that,” Engelbert said. “Obviously this year we have the FIBA World Cup. Next year we expect that we’ll do something outside of North America as a true global game.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

LONDON (AP) — England captain Ben Stokes says any suggestion he and coach Brendon McCullum are not aligned “is a massive overstatement.”

Were there disagreements between them during their Ashes debacle in Australia? Yes.

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Was it any different than normal? No.

Stokes and McCullum have been in lock step since 2022 and they crashed and burned when they lost to Australia 4-1 last winter. Both men supported the other after being humbled but the Ashes review threw up signs of tension.

Stokes wanted to play more conservatively while McCullum wanted to double down on all-out attack.

Since the Ashes, Stokes has kept a low profile. When he and McCullum kept their jobs last month following the Ashes review, he posted on social media that he was happy to continue working with McCullum and the post-Ashes period had been the hardest period of his captaincy.

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The captain has used an in-house interview with the England and Wales Cricket Board to address his relationship with McCullum.

“Saying we weren’t aligned, I think, is a massive overstatement,” Stokes said.

“When you’re in a position of leadership along with someone else, if anyone thinks that you’re always going to agree on everything then it’s just impossible.

“To me, that isn’t a healthy environment for sport, in particular. You need debate. You need discussions. Then you end up getting to the place you both want to end up getting to.

“As similar as me and Brendon are, we’re also dissimilar in other areas as well. We agree 95% of the time on things, but those 5% things that we might have different views on, we talk about it between each other and then we end up getting to the place where we want to get to.”

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Stokes hasn’t played in the County Championship since breaking his cheekbone in a freak accident in preseason training with Durham. But he’s set to return in May before New Zealand arrive in June for a test series. Pakistan follow this summer, and Australia come to England in 2027.

As was recommended in the Ashes review, England’s leadership will tweak what it does with the team and Stokes has welcomed it.

“I’m very confident in mine and Brendon’s ability to be able to work together, because we’ve done it for such a long period of time now, but work together in a slightly different way,” he said.

“The main point of me and Brendon is our alignment towards winning things and making this team as good as they can be. That’s always been the thing since we started. It might just look a little bit different now to how that operates — on the back of four years working together.

“Hopefully we’ll still be together at the end of 2027, winning what we want to win.”

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Regis Prograis has weighed in on the punching power of Conor Benn following their ten-round clash in London this past weekend.

Benn, dropping down after two middleweight fights last year to a catchweight of 150lbs, beat Prograis clearly over the distance, hurting him on at least one occasion but failing to register his first stoppage win since facing Chris van Heerden in 2022.

Speaking to Fight Hub TV, Prograis praised the power of Benn, going as far as to say he is the hardest puncher he has shared the ring with, but explained why that strength alone is not as effective as it could be.

“Conor hits hard. I’m pretty sure Conor hit me the hardest I’ve been hit in my career so far. Conor has a lot of power. But, the thing is, the punches you don’t see are the ones that hurt you. You can see everything Conor’s throwing. He has a big right hand, don’t get me wrong, but you can see it coming. He’s gonna load up with it.”

The former two-time super lightweight world champion then compared Benn’s attributes to the likes of Shakur Stevenson and Devin Haney, two men Benn has publicly targeted.

“I’ve been in the ring with Devin and Shakur – both of them don’t have too much power, but they’re sharpshooters. They don’t get hit and stuff like that, and they will hit you with punches you don’t see coming.”

Prograis – who announced his retirement post-fight – also lost a unanimous decision to Haney, but was knocked down in the process. His rounds with Stevenson came in the gym

Benn remains focused on power puncher Ryan Garcia, who holds the WBC welterweight title for which he is mandatory challenger.

Wales will face Romania in a friendly in Bucharest on Saturday, 6 June.

Having failed to qualify for this summer’s World Cup, Craig Bellamy’s side will take on the Romanians – who were also beaten in last month’s World Cup play-offs – at the 31,000-seater Steaua Stadium.

It will be the first meeting of the nations since the infamous game in Cardiff 1993, when Paul Bodin missed a penalty as Wales lost out to Romania in their bid to qualify for the 1994 World Cup.

In the same qualifying campaign Wales lost 5-1 at the Steaua Stadium in May 1992.

This summer’s Romania trip comes four days after Wales take on Ghana at Cardiff City Stadium in another friendly on Tuesday, 2 June.

The kick-off time in Romania is to be confirmed.