Manchester United are in the market for midfield additions this summer as they seek a replacement for outgoing veteran Casemiro and Bournemouth star Alex Scott is a man in demand

Manchester United are making transfer checks on Bournemouth’s Alex Scott over a potential summer move.

England midfielder Scott, 22, is catching admiring glances from a host of top clubs with United and Chelsea looking at him.

Scott got an England call-up in November but was dropped from the last squad in March but since then produced a man of the match display against United and scored the winner at Arsenal.

That has shown his determination and quality and that is why top clubs now see him as a big prospect for the future.

Clearly, Bournemouth will not want to lose one of their main assets but several scouts have watched him and Chelsea and United are keeping tabs.

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United definitely want to strengthen their midfield this summer and Scott’s character and ability to run with the ball and get forward has really impressed.

United are likely to look at two top midfield signings as they target that department having spent big in the forward line last year.

They bought Benjamin Sesko, Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha and now they are going through a clear plan to improve.

United have had Elliot Anderson in their sights but the Nottingham Forest midfielder is a clear target for Manchester City who appear to be ahead. They have also looked at Newcastle star Sandro Tonali and been linked with Real Madrid’s Aurélien Tchouaméni.

United have run the rule over Crystal Palace midfielder Adam Wharton but they already have Kobbie Mainoo who is expected to sign a new deal.

Veteran midfielder Casemiro is expected to go so United still need two midfielders to ensure they build on this season.

While Scott is likely to be on a list of targets, the Bournemouth midfielder is catching the eye.

Sky Sports, HBO Max, Netflix and Disney+ with Ultimate TV package

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Sky has upgraded its Ultimate TV and Sky Sports bundle to now include HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+, discovery+ and Hayu, as well as 135 channels and full Sky coverage of the Premier League and EFL.

Sky broadcasts more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more with at least 215 live from the top flight alongside Formula 1, darts and golf.

Former Premier League champion Leicester will be playing in the third tier of English soccer next season.

Leicester, which sealed the unlikeliest title win of the Premier League era in 2016 at odds of 5,000-1, needed a victory Tuesday to maintain hope of avoiding relegation but drew 2-2 with Hull.

The midlands club, which also won the FA Cup in 2021 and played in England’s top flight last season, is second to last in the second-tier Championship.

In a statement to fans, Leicester chairman Aiyawatt Srivaddhanaprabha, said responsibility sat with him.

“There are no excuses,” he said. “We have experienced the highest highs and now the lowest lows, and the pain is shared by all of us. I am truly sorry for the disappointment we have caused.” 
Relegation comes after Leicester was docked six points in February for breaching the English Football League’s financial rules when it earned promotion in the 2023-24 season. Earlier this month, it lost its bid to overturn that punishment, leaving it mired in the relegation zone.

It is a dramatic fall after Leicester’s fairytale-like title triumph 10 years ago.

It had spent the 2014-15 season battling relegation from the top flight and only an unlikely winning run in the final weeks of that campaign.

What followed was a remarkable title charge that saw it finish 10 points clear of Arsenal at the top of the standings.

In 142 years of existence, Leicester has played just one season in the third tier of English soccer. It won the League One title in 2008-09 and was promoted back to the Championship.

Slipping down English soccer’s pyramid is costly mainly because of the decreasing broadcast revenue.

In the 2023-24 season, League One clubs’ average total revenue was $12.2 million, which was about one-quarter of Championship clubs’ average revenue, according to Deloitte. The average revenue for Premier League clubs that season was $422 million.

“Our focus now is on what comes next. We will take the necessary decisions to move the club forward, working together to rebuild, improve, and restore the standards expected of Leicester City,” Srivaddhanaprabha said. “Our objective is clear – to respond strongly and compete to move this club forward again.

In early April, with just five games remaining in the regular season, the Los Angeles Lakers announced that star guard Luka Doncic would be sidelined at least until the NBA playoffs.

Doncic’s setback was a Grade 2 left hamstring strain, an MRI confirmed. The reigning NBA scoring champion sustained the injury during an April 2 game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Lakers also entered the playoffs without another key member of their backcourt, Austin Reaves.

The shorthanded Lakers upset the Houston Rockets in the opening game of their first-round Western Conference series Saturday. Ahead of Game 2 on Tuesday, the Lakers reportedly received a clearer update on the health of at least one of their injured stars.

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Lakers guard Austin Reaves brings the ball up court against the Washington Wizards in Los Angeles on March 30, 2026. (Ryan Sun/AP)

Reaves, who was diagnosed with an oblique strain, appears to be progressing toward a return later in the first-round series if it extends to six or seven games. If the Lakers advance sooner, he could be on track to return for the Western Conference semifinals.

According to ESPN, Reaves recently returned to the practice court for 1-on-1 drills. The 27-year-old will still need to progress to 2-on-3 and then 5-on-5 work before he can be cleared for playoff action, but he appears significantly further along than Doncic, who remains out indefinitely.

Luka Doncic of the Los Angeles Lakers controls the ball against the Orlando Magic at the Kia Center on March 21, 2026. (Nathan Ray Seebeck/Imagn Images)

Doncic is unlikely to play in the first round, regardless of the series length. ESPN footage showed him on the practice court on Tuesday, though the six-time All-Star was not doing high-intensity work.

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The Rockets, despite being widely favored in the opening round playoffs series, also contended with key injuries. Kevin Durant missed Game 1 with a knee contusion. He was cleared to play in Game 2 on Tuesday night.

Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. shoots the ball against the Lakers during Game 1 in the NBA playoffs at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, on April 18, 2026. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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LeBron James scored 19 points, while Luke Kennard led Los Angeles with 27 in Saturday’s win.

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There’s a growing sense that Tarleton State could be the next FCS team to make the jump to FBS College Football.

Could the Mountain West give them a look?

On today’s episode of Locked On College Football, I discuss Virginia Tech after their Spring Game became known for a parachuting incident.

Will that become a metaphor for James Franklin’s first season?

Indiana DC Bryant Haines, like his head coach Curt Cignetti, is not afraid to take shots and speak his mind.

Why did he go after Alabama fans on Twitter following Ty Simpson’s comments?

00:00 Tarleton State’s FBS aspirations
04:25 Considering Texas for expansion
07:57 Discussing potential league membership
14:17 James Franklin’s coaching potential
19:06 Virginia Tech’s football challenges
23:04 Winning a national championship
24:20 Indiana’s transfer portal strategy
27:50 Embracing confidence with success

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Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has secured the media rights for the 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya 2026, bringing the continental multi-sport event back to the Sony Sports Network for the fourth consecutive edition.

The Games will be held in Japan from September 19 to October 4, 2026, with live coverage available on Sony Sports Network channels and streaming platform Sony LIV.

Sony brings Asian Games back to its network

The 2026 edition marks another major multi-sport acquisition for SPNI, which said it aims to deliver extensive coverage of the Games through live broadcasts, expert analysis, and multi-language programming.

Notably, Sony’s 2026 broadcast of the Asian Games will mark its fourth consecutive edition, as it has retained the rights to the tournament since acquiring them for the first time in 2024.

Rajesh Kaul, Chief Revenue Officer and Business Head – Sports and International at Sony Pictures Networks India, said the Asian Games remains an important platform for sporting excellence and national pride.

He added that India’s record medal haul in the previous edition had significantly increased interest in multi-sport events, and the network looked forward to bringing another strong Indian campaign to audiences.

Major sports on the programme

The Asian Games remains one of the largest multi-sport events in the world, and the 2026 edition will feature 41 sports, including 32 Olympic disciplines.

Alongside athletics, swimming, badminton, hockey and wrestling, the programme will also include sports popular in Asia such as cricket, kabaddi, e-sports, sepak takraw and kurash. New additions such as mixed martial arts (MMA) and surfing are also set to feature.

For Indian fans, cricket is expected to be one of the biggest attractions, with both the men’s and women’s teams likely to compete for medals.

Asian Games 2026 full schedule

The 20th Asian Games will take place in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.

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  Dates: September 19 to October 4, 2026
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  Opening Ceremony: September 19, 2026
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  Closing Ceremony: October 4, 2026
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  Duration: 16 days
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  Sports: 41 disciplines
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  Coverage in India: Sony Sports Network and Sony LIV

OCA welcomes new broadcast deal

Husain Al-Musallam, Director-General of the Olympic Council of Asia, welcomed the agreement and said it marked a new phase in distributing the Asian Games across the Indian subcontinent.

India eyes new records in Nagoya

India heads into the 2026 Games after its best-ever Asian Games performance at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, where it won 107 medals — 28 gold, 38 silver and 41 bronze — to finish fourth in the standings.

With a stronger pool of athletes, growing medal prospects across multiple sports, and cricket returning to the programme, India will aim to surpass that tally and produce another record-breaking campaign in Nagoya.

Podcaster and former NFL player Emmanuel Acho recently shared his thoughts on Mike Vrabel’s statements addressing the photos of himself and former New York Times journalist Dianna Russini. Russini was an NFL journalist for The Athletic, owned by The New York Times Company, and recently tendered her resignation after photos of herself and Vrabel, the New England Patriots coach, holding hands and embracing each other were exclusively released by Page Six on April 7.

Both Russini and Vrabel are married to other people, and were reportedly spotted together at the Ambiente resort in Sedona, Arizona, sometime in March 2026. Both Russini and Vrabel denied rumors of a romance, with the journalist claiming that she had been at the resort for a hiking trip with her girlfriends. Meanwhile, Vrabel alleges that he and his friends drove up to Sedona for a day trip and ran into Russini and her friends before returning to their hotels.

On April 21, 2026, Mike Vrabel addressed the scandal in a press conference, saying that he “had some difficult conversations with people that I care about – my family, the organization, the coaches, the players” after the photos went public.

During a subsequent episode of the Speakeasy podcast, Emmanuel Acho reacted to Mike Vrabel’s statement and alleged that the coach threw Russini “under the bus” with his comments. He further added that Vrabel saying he “had some difficult conversations with people that I care about” implied that their stories about coincidentally running into each other were not true, saying:

“Vrabel handled it as well as he could handle it, but in handling it as well as he could handle it, of course, he threw Dianna Russini under the bus… First and foremost, address with the team, and then address with your family, then address the media, he did all that well… the moment he said, ‘I’ve had some difficult conversations with the people I care about,’ that implies that Dianna Russini wasn’t just on a girls’ trip.”

He continued:

“That’s the implication. Cause if Dianna Russini was just on a girls’ trip, and Mike Vrabel, you were just at the hotel and happened to run into each other coincidentally, what’s the difficult conversation?… The only reason you have to have a difficult conversation is if what Dianna Russini has said, reported, and suggested didn’t actually occur.”

Acho also added that while Mike Vrabel said “as little as possible” during the press conference, that one sentence “tells you everything you need to know.”

Exploring Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini’s statements about the photo scandal

On April 7, Page Six posted photos of Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini at a resort in Sedona, where they were seen holding hands and embracing each other. A source reportedly told the publication that the pair had breakfast together at 10:30 am on March 28 and spent some time in the pool. They were later spotted on the rooftop of a bungalow that evening, allegedly dancing for a while.

Both Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini denied any romantic implications behind the photos in separate statements to Page Six. Russini claimed that the pictures did not “represent the group of six people who were hanging out during the day.” Meanwhile, Vrabel claimed that the pictures captured a “completely innocent interaction and any suggestion otherwise is laughable.”

On April 14, 2026, Dianna Russini revealed that she had resigned from her post at The Athletic, claiming that the media engaged “in self-feeding speculation that is simply unmoored from the facts.” She further added that she had “no interest in submitting to a public inquiry that has already caused far more damage than I am willing to accept,” adding:

“It continues to escalate, fueled by repeated leaks, and I have no interest in submitting to a public inquiry that has already caused far more damage than I am willing to accept. Rather than allowing this to continue, I have decided to step aside now — before my current contract expires on June 30. I do so not because I accept the narrative that has been constructed around this episode, but because I refuse to lend it further oxygen or to let it define me or my career.”

Meanwhile, Mike Vrabel addressed the scandal in a press conference on April 21, saying:

“I’ve had some difficult conversations with people I care about, with my family, the organization, the coaches, the players. Those have been positive and productive. We believe in order to be successful on and off the field, you have to make good decisions. That includes me. That starts with me. We never want our actions to negatively affect the team. We never want to be the cause of a distraction. There are comments and questions that I’ve answered for the team and with the team.”

Meanwhile, a spokesperson for the NFL recently revealed that the league is not looking into Mike Vrabel’s conduct as part of its personal conduct policy, and the New England Patriots head coach will not face an internal conduct review for the scandal.