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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
Premier League relegation fight: Two down, one to go – can Spurs escape the bottom three?
Welcome back to The Athletic’s relegation battle tracker, where our data and tactics writers examine the key trends behind the fight for Premier League survival.With some teams playing two games in the past week, there has been plenty of change. Two of the three relegation places have been confirmed, as other sides have clambered further towards safety.Advertisement
English football's 'new deal' - What the Premier League and EFL want, and why the clock is ticking
Habituation to noise is the process by which the brain learns to ignore persistent sounds, such as the hum of a fridge or a whirring fan. It is a huge relief to sufferers of tinnitus and it helps the rest of us fall asleep in noisy hotel rooms.But there are downsides. We might learn to nod off to the sounds of the city but it does not make that sleep particularly restorative, and we would not want to become so used to something annoying that we simply feel helpless to do anything about it.Advert...
The Liverpool Champions League winner whose new club are 105 games unbeaten
A wide smile spreads across Luis Garcia’s face.“We are almost there — almost,” Garcia tells The Athletic.He is discussing the 105-game unbeaten run in the Malaysian Super League, dating back to April 2021, achieved by his club Johor Darul Ta’zim (JDT).The 47-year-old former Barcelona, Liverpool and Atletico Madrid midfielder has been JDT’s chief executive officer for just over a year. According to football data site RSSSF, they are three matches away from equalling the longest stretch without de...
The Prospects: Dean Benamar, Crystal Palace
Every young footballer dreams of scoring the decisive penalty in a shootout to lift a trophy, and Crystal Palace’s Dean Benamar achieved that feat this week when he scored the winner from the spot for his side in the under-18 Premier League Cup final against Manchester United.A few days earlier, Palace’s hopes of reaching the FA Youth Cup final were ended by the same opponents at Old Trafford.Advertisement
Premier League January transfer window: Analysing the winners and losers
As we reach a crucial juncture of the season, the £400million ($540m) that Premier League clubs spent in the January transfer window is having a cascading effect throughout the table.Some bought opportunistically, addressing needs exposed by a shift in style or an injury crisis. Others, after freeing up finances and clearing surplus, invested to give their manager the profiles needed. A few acted out of desperation.The Athletic analyses the winners and losers from the January window.Advertisemen...
Connections: Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 24, 2026, puzzle No. 578
Need help with today’s Connections: Sports Edition puzzle? You’ve come to the right place.Welcome to Connections: Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.A quick public service announcement before we continue: The bottom of this article includes the answers — and hints — for the four categories. So if you want to solve the board hint-free, we recommend you play before continuing.You can access today’s game here.Advertisement
In Sonny Styles, Commanders get 'everything you want' in a football player
ASHBURN, Va. — He told his family early Thursday that he was going to be a Washington Commander by day’s end and few really believed it would happen. His phone lit up around 8:40 p.m. with a “spam” warning, and it wasn’t until his agent assured him it wasn’t a risk that former Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles received the news he long hoped to hear.Advertisement
Liverpool news: Hugo Ekitike sent warning as £60m replacement eyed
Today's Liverpool news sees the club eye one of Europe's most in demand stars while Hugo Ekitike is is given a harsh truth
Caleb Downs would have been there for Cincinnati Bengals, but they made the right call
CINCINNATI — The Bengals still held their draft party at Paycor Stadium on Thursday night.The traditional first-round pageantry and tension weren’t present. The “Sexy Dexy” dance was.Dexter Lawrence offered his first public rendition of his famous sack dance for the Bengals fans in attendance and that served as an important reminder of what they weren’t missing out on Thursday.Advertisement
Atlanta's big 2025 gamble leaves Rams with a quarterback and Falcons with questions
It’s nothing personal, Ty Simpson, but Atlanta Falcons fans are not going to be rooting for you to succeed in your upcoming NFL career because if you do, they are never going to hear the end of it.The Los Angeles Rams drafted Simpson with the 13th pick in Thursday’s night first round of the NFL Draft. That’s the pick the Rams acquired last year in the trade that gave Atlanta the 26th pick in the 2025 draft, which it used on pass rusher James Pearce Jr., who also was in the news on Thursday.Adver...
‘Sources Tell Jeff Passan’ MLB Podcast Breaks Out Of The Pack
BusinessSportsMoney‘Sources Tell Jeff Passan’ MLB Podcast Breaks Out Of The PackByMaury Brown,Senior Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Maury Brown is a national MLB, motorsports, and media reporterFollow AuthorApr 23, 2026, 11:45pm EDTThe ESPN and Omaha Productions "Sources Tell Jeff Passan" is a baseball fan's dream podcast.ESPNLong-time MLB insider Jeff Passan has started a new video podcast. In a cluttered field, this podcast stan...
Lawlor surprise over breakthrough season at Cardiff
Lawlor surprise over breakthrough season at CardiffImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Dylan Lawlor had not started a senior league game for Cardiff City before Brian Barry-Murphy's appointment in June 2025ByChris WathanBBC Sport WalesPublished4 hours ago2 CommentsWales defender Dylan Lawlor thought he would have to leave Cardiff City to make his breakthrough this season.Instead, the 20-year-old emerged as one of the key men in the Bluebirds' return to the Championship.Given his c...
Tennessee Titans move up, get Auburn edge rusher Keldric Faulk with 31st pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Tennessee Titans made a trade with the Buffalo Bills and selected edge rusher Keldric Faulk of Auburn with the No. 31 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday. Faulk was the No. 4-ranked edge rusher in “The Beast.”The Titans got the No. 31 pick as the Bills traded down for a third time Thursday and moved out of the first round. Tennessee also received picks in the third (No. 69) and fifth (No. 165) rounds.Advertisement
Seattle Seahawks select Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price with No. 32 pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Seattle Seahawks picked Notre Dame running back Jadarian Price with the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft on Thursday.Price, who shared a backfield with Heisman Trophy finalist Jeremiyah Love, carried just 113 times during his senior season but produced 674 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. He also took a screen pass to the end zone against Arkansas and returned a kickoff for a touchdown against USC. Consideri...
Indiana's Omar Cooper Jr. selected by New York Jets with pick No. 30 in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The New York Jets made Indiana wide receiver Omar Cooper Jr. the 30th pick of the first round in the 2026 NFL Draft. He was the fifth wide receiver taken.The Jets traded with the San Francisco 49ers for the 30th pick, who dropped back to No. 33 in addition to receiving the 179th pick.Advertisement
Scottie Barnes, Raptors bully Cavaliers in gritty Game 3 victory
Scottie Barnes put the home court Toronto Raptors on his back and carried them to the rim on Thursday, scoring 33 points to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 126-104 for the Raptors’ first win of the best-of-seven series.Cleveland entered the game leading the Eastern Conference series 2-0, and carved out an early lead through the first three quarters of Game 3. But Barnes, alongside rookies Collin Murray-Boyles and Jamison Battle, kept the game tight until the Raptors could break out with 43 points i...
Clemson's Peter Woods selected by Kansas City Chiefs with pick No. 29 in the 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The Kansas City Chiefs drafted Clemson defensive tackle Peter Woods with the 29th overall pick in the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. He was the second defensive tackle taken.Woods committed to Clemson in July 2022 as a five-star prospect and another star defensive lineman headed to a program that had recently produced Dexter Lawrence, Christian Wilkins and Clelin Ferrell. In his first season in 2023, Woods was named a Freshm...
Patriots select Utah OT Caleb Lomu with 28th pick in 2026 NFL Draft
The Athletic has live coverage of the 2026 NFL Draft.The New England Patriots made Utah offensive tackle Caleb Lomu the 28th pick of the first round in the 2026 NFL Draft. He was the seventh offensive tackle taken.Like his Utah tackle counterpart Spencer Fano, Caleb Lomu was healthy his entire collegiate career, which obviously played a major role in the Utes’ success offensively. The 6-foot-6, 313-pound left tackle is just 21 and after redshirting his freshman year at Utah in 2023 started all 1...
Dan Goldman Will Personally Match Each Donation as He Fights to Keep House Seat
Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.