Manchester City have not been given a transfer ban despite admitting to breaching regulations relating to the international transfer and registration of players who are under 18. Instead, the Premier League champions have been fined £315,000 by FIFA for a breach of article 19, among others, of world football’s governing body regulations on the status and transfer of players. A FIFA statement read: “The Disciplinary Committee took into account the fact that Manchester City FC accepted its responsibility and sanctioned the club with a fine of Swiss francs 370,000.” The Premier League champions were facing a ban from making signings, a punishment meted out to Chelsea – for two transfer…

Liverpool defender Dejan Lovren is reportedly in talks over a move to AS Roma. Lovren, 30, has not been included in the squad for the Super Cup match against Chelsea on Wednesday with Liverpool citing illness as the reason for his absence. However, The Times correspondent Paul Joyce has said the Croatian international wants to leave after understanding he is Jurgen Klopp’s fourth choice defender. Virgil van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip are all ahead of him and Lovren, who signed for Liverpool from Southampton in 2014, also failed to make the squad for Friday’s 4-1 win over Norwich. Roma will be relying on their ‘strong relationship’ with Liverpool…

While Alex Rodriguez was in San Francisco broadcasting the Giants and Phillies game for ESPN, a thief broke into his rental vehicle and stole an estimated $500,000 worth of items. The missing goods included jewelry and electronics, The San Francisco Chronicle reported, citing sources familiar with the investigation. Rodriguez’s car was parked about three blocks from Oracle Park, sources said. The Chronicle report noted: According to the source, ESPN rented a black Nissan SUV for Rodriguez and other members of the production staff. The thieves broke into the vehicle when they were all having dinner after the broadcast. The Chronicle reached out to both ESPN and Rodriguez for comment but…

Seth Rollins has defeated “The Beast” — again. Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar to close out WWE SummerSlam, following his win over Lesnar earlier this year at WrestleMania 35, to become a two-time WWE Universal champion. The audience at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada was buzzing during the wild and physical main event. Several times, it looked like Rollins was going to win only to be overpowered by Lesnar. Just when it looked like Rollins was out of it, he kept fighting back and finally finished off Lesnar with his trademark Stomp to get the victory. Join DAZN and watch more than 100 fight nights a year It was the…

It feels like this summer’s free agency bonanza just ended, but as the saying goes, basketball never stops. The 2019-20 NBA schedule is here. Which teams got primetime placement? Here’s a breakdown of the key dates for the upcoming season. FIBA WORLD CUP 2019: Team USA roster, game schedule NBA Opening Night schedule – Oct. 22 Time Away Home 8 p.m. ET Pelicans Raptors 10:30 p.m. ET Lakers Clippers NBA Christmas Day schedule – Dec. 25 Time Away Home Noon ET Celtics Raptors 2:30 p.m. ET Bucks 76ers 5 p.m. ET Rockets Warriors 8 p.m. ET Clippers Lakers 10:30 p.m. ET Pelicans Nuggets Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule –…

Tate Martell will not be the starting quarterback at Miami to start the season, the team announced Monday. Coach Manny Diaz said redshirt freshman Jarren Williams will start for the Hurricanes instead. “All three guys showed tremendous improvement and development, which is a credit to their hard work and the work of Dan Enos and his offensive staff. We believe we can win with all three guys, however, we feel like Jarren has the greatest upside due to his passing ability, his instincts and his determination,” Diaz said about the move, via Miami’s official website. “As we move into preparation for the Florida game we will continue the competition to…

Neymar’s return to Barcelona has moved a step closer as officials from Spain have travelled to France to discuss the transfer of the Brazilian, according to reports. The 27-year-old left Barcelona in a stunning £200million deal back in 2017, but he looks set for a return to LaLiga after telling the French champions he wants to leave. According to Sky Sports, Camp Nou chiefs are meeting with PSG on Tuesday to discuss a deal for the mercurial wide-man, and the Spanish giants are said to be willing to offer Philippe Coutinho as part of the transfer. Real Madrid president Florentino Perez is a known admirer of Neymar and has has…

Jose Mourinho claimed at the weekend that ‘Manchester City’s B team’ would have a better chance of winning the Premier League than Arsenal, Chelsea, and Manchester United. Well, David Moyes thinks a combined XI made up of the rest of the Premier League teams wouldn’t beat City! The former Manchester United boss insists Pep Guardiola’s side, who have won the title for the past two seasons, don’t have a single weakness. He said: “I was trying to think the other day if you could make a Premier League team up from all the teams that could topple Man City to win the league, and I think it would be very…

Mason Mount and Tammy Abraham have been backed by Chelsea captain Cesar Azpilicueta following criticism from former Blues boss Jose Mourinho. Both academy graduates endured a baptism of fire at Old Trafford on Sunday as Chelsea were beaten 4-0 by Manchester United in Frank Lampard’s managerial debut in the Premier League. Lampard started Mount and Abraham to begin his youth-inspired reign at Stamford Bridge, with more experienced players, such as France striker Olivier Giroud, on the bench. And ahead of the Super Cup clash with Liverpool on Wednesday night – live on talkSPORT – Azpilicueta has thrown his weight behind the young duo, insisting they are both here on merit.…

Bayern Munich have announced the signing of Croatia star Ivan Perisic on a season-long loan from Inter Milan. The Bundesliga champions have an option to buy the winger permanently for £20million at the end of the season. Perisic’s arrival could signal the end of Bayern’s pursuit of Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi and Manchester City’s Leroy Sane, for this season at least. The 30-year-old, who starred at the 2018 World Cup as Croatia finished second, was close to joining Manchester United last summer and has previously been linked with Tottenham and Arsenal. Perisic said: “I am very happy to be back in Germany. Bayern is one of the biggest clubs in Europe.…