ARSENAL have reportedly triggered a clause in Bukayo Saka’s contract to keep him at the club until at least 2024. The England international, 21, has been linked with a move to Premier League rivals Manchester City and Liverpool. Bukayo Saka is one of the most important players in the Arsenal squad Credit: Getty It comes at a time when his existing deal is due to expire in …

Tennis legend Martina Navratilova has been diagnosed with throat and breast cancer. The ex-world number one previously underwent treatment for early-stage breast cancer in 2010. The 66-year-old said: “This double whammy is serious but still fixable, and I’m hoping for a favourable outcome. “It’s going to stink for a while but I will fight with all I have got.” Navratilova …

FIFA plans to ask every country in the world to name a stadium in honour of the late football legend Pele, its president Gianni Infantino has said. The former Santos FC star, widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time, died on 29 December aged 82 after a battle with colon cancer since September 2021. Mr Infantino, who is …

RUSSIA has suffered its deadliest day of the war so far after Ukraine launched a massive strike during Putin’s New Year’s Eve speech. Exactly how many soldiers died is disputed by the two sides: Ukraine claims as many as 400 Russians were killed, while Russia’s defence ministry said 63. Ukrainian forces fired six rockets from a HIMARS launch system and two of …