There are 73 day separating today and the 2025 regular season opener for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints and new head coach Kellen Moore will host the Arizona Cardinals to kick off their 59th NFL campaign after a 5-12 finish last year. Currently wearing No. 73 for New Orleans is Easton Kilty, an undrafted rookie offensive lineman. Kilty is attempting to become the 12th player in Saints history to wear No. 73 during the regular season, a list highlighted by standouts like Jahri Evans and Frank Warren.
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Adrian Forbes left Luton Town to join Texoma FC before they even had any players [Rex Features]
How do you start a professional football team from nothing?
For at least some of the answers to that question, try contacting former Norwich, Luton and Swansea midfielder Adrian Forbes at his base in Texas.
It was just over a year ago that the 46-year-old left a coaching job at Luton’s academy to become sporting director of a start-up club in the USA with no players.
Around 1,000 fans were on hand when England played one of the very first matches of the inaugural Women’s European Championship in 1984.
How things have changed.
More than half a million tickets have already been sold for the 31 matches of this year’s edition of the tournament, which kicks off next week in Switzerland.
Organizers expect to break the attendance record of 575,000 set at the previous women’s euros in England in 2022 when 87,000 people packed into Wembley Stadium for the final.
As a relatively unknown offensive lineman, Kendall Lamm hasn’t been in many headlines during his 10-year NFL career. But now he’s the subject of plenty of unwanted attention, all because of a fabricated quote that some news outlets published without checking.
Lamm signed with the Eagles in March after playing last season with the Dolphins, and when he left Miami he said he appreciated the opportunity the Dolphins gave him last year.
The Carabao Cup first round draw is already here weeks out from the first round of fixtures for the 2025/26 season.
After Newcastle’s thrilling win over Liverpool in last year’s final at Wembley, it promises to be an exciting season with teams dreaming of silverware.
Teams in the English Football League will discover their first round opponents on Thursday, 26 June.
When is the Carabao Cup draw?
The draw takes place from 4:20pm BST with the preliminary round draw, the first-round proper draw will then follow.
Rashford offered surprising route to continue in the Premier League with UCL-qualified club, they’re making ‘serious moves’
Marcus Rashford will reportedly have the option of continuing plying his trade in the Premier League despite being told he has no future at Manchester United.
Indeed, the forward faces a hugely uncertain summer after his loan spell with Aston Villa ended, with neither party opting to make his move permanent.
Pep Guardiola hits out at FIFA over Rico Lewis’ Club World Cup ban extension
Rico Lewis’ extended ban at the Club World Cup from FIFA has now seen Pep Guardiola passionately react on the matter to reporters.
The England international became the first Manchester City player to be dismissed for an on-field incident during the FIFA Club World Cup and the 2025/26 season, after his tournament got off to a difficult start on matchday one.
Dara Costelloe scored 11 goals on loan last season, six of them at Northampton [Getty Images]
Wigan Athletic have made Dara Costelloe their third forward signing of the summer, handing the former Burnley striker a three-year deal.
Costelloe, 22, spent last season on loan, first with Accrington Stanley – scoring five goals in 14 league starts – and then League One Northampton, where he notched six in 14 games.
Having come through the ranks at Burnley but only played six times for the Clarets, he previously had loan spells at Bradford, St Johnstone and Dundee.
Borussia Dortmund ‘confident’ they can keep Carney Chukwuemeka
Borussia Dortmund secured their place in the last 16 of the FIFA Club World Cup with a 1-0 win against Ulsan HD on Wednesday night. Speaking after their narrow victory, Sebastian Kehl remains confident that they can keep Chelsea loanee Carney Chukwuemeka until the end of the tournament.
In a performance reminiscent of West Indies’ fearsome bowling attacks of old, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph tore through the Australia batting lineup, toppling them for a meagre 180 on day one of the first Test at the Kensington Oval in Barbados.
Mitchell Starc, skipper Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood saved Australia’s blushes, taking four wickets between them to send the West Indies in at stumps at 57 for four, trailing the tourists by 123 runs to leave the match delicately poised on Wednesday.