Football

Juventus complete the £67.5m signing of 19-year-old Dutch international defender Matthijs de Ligt from Ajax.

Arsenal beat German champions Bayern Munich 2-1 in their International Champions Cup opener after a late winner from Eddie Nketiah.

Three Scottish teams are in Europa League action later on Thursday, but can all three progress to the second qualifying round?

Steve Bruce has been handed the Newcastle job - but what do the stats tell us about how long he stays at the club and his Premier League record?

Real Madrid to sell Gareth Bale and James Rodriguez to fund Paul Pogba signing, Leroy Sane to leave for £100m, Joelinton to Newcastle, plus more.

Oan Djorkaeff scores a late penalty to spare St Mirren consecutive League Cup upsets and earn Jim Goodwin his first win as the Paisley club's manager.

Odion Ighalo scores the only goal as Nigeria beat Tunisia in the third-place play-off at the Africa Cup of Nations.

The FA contact Huddersfield about the heavily-branded kit the Championship side claim they will be wearing for the 2019-20 season.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola says he will let his players choose the Premier League champions' next captain.

Linfield bow out of the Champions League on a 6-0 aggregate scoreline after a 4-0 qualifier defeat by Rosenborg in Norway.

Watching training sessions on video and skipping media conferences - Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa's methods are still being felt in Australia.

Arsenal are set to beat rivals Tottenham to the signing of teenager defender William Saliba from Saint-Etienne.

Former Bolton midfielder Josh Vela signs a three-year deal at Hibernian, saying he has come to "push the club on".

Newcastle defender Federico Fernandez says he "understands" fans concerns over the appointment of Steve Bruce.

England right-back Kieran Trippier completes a three-year £20m move Spanish side Atletico Madrid from Tottenham.

Newcastle are thrashed 4-0 by Wolves in a pre-season friendly in China, on the day Steve Bruce is appointed as the new manager at St James' Park.

Manchester City thrash West Ham 3-1 in a pre-season friendly in China to book their place in the Asia Cup final.

Mason Greenwood is in contention to start for Manchester United on the opening day, says boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.

Manchester United ease to a 4-0 win against old rivals Leeds in Perth to bring their nine-day stay in Australia to a satisfactory conclusion.

West Ham sign French striker Sebastien Haller from Eintracht Frankfurt in a club record deal worth up to £45m.