Premier League

The argument that new goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez is the final piece in the jigsaw seems a touch premature

Mohammed Kudus returns for Spurs after eight months out

Head coach begins Anfield reign with second 2-2 draw of his tenure

Nothing happened in the GAA last weekend, apart from a thousand Iliads, a thousand local rows

Chelsea in talks with Emiliano Martínez’s camp after being offered goalkeeper

Savinho seals £75m Spurs move from Manchester City – and changes name to Sávio

Xabi Alonso gets off to winning start at Craven Cottage

Possession numbers, the intense physicality and the pure rhythm of games all felt noticeably new as the season began

Jon Bon Jovi watched as Brentford gave Spurs a drubbing, while Manchester United defeat put Wayne Rooney’s nose out of joint

Premier League club splash the cash; Preston North End go off the rails

Celebrity examples abound, but more ordinary people are following their children into new midlife careers

Tributes paid to Kevin Keegan before kick-off and by his former sides in thrilling manner of drawn encounter

Brighton were 4-0 just after the half-hour mark on a chastening day for last season’s Europa League winners

Enzo Maresca makes joyous return to the Etihad

Spurs, whose outlay on new signings will soon surpass £300m, were battered, bruised and embarrassed long before the end

Anton Stach’s late free-kick earns Leeds a win at Forest; Jack Clarke’s late goal secures win for Ipswich Town against Sunderland

United’s inability to defend set-pieces allowed Hull centre backs Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy to strike in first half

Coventry welcomed back with a bang after 25-year absence

Irish fans paying second-highest price in Europe for Premier League access

Disruption caused by kneejerk managerial change has been seen many times – but the champions show the wisdom of sticking rather than twisting

Summer spending on De Zerbi’s Spurs squad over €400m

AI Olympics won’t threaten elite sportspeople – I’m just happy there isn’t a sportswriting category

Ireland hero taking another step up in a fascinating career

Heritage is being sold off to the highest bidders as best interests of fans are ignored

Last season’s return of seven Irish players featuring in the English top flight could be reduced

Premier League club owner backed Meath-based Star Stone Property Group’s recent €600k deal to buy Drogheda shopping centre

The Community Shield isn’t always a sign of things to come, but City’s form in their defeat to Arsenal is concerning in the wake of Pep Guardiola’s departure

Audio to be used during live broadcasts for first time

The 22-year-old has agreed a five-year contract in east London

Chelsea and Tottenham have splashed the cash, with plenty of transfers still likely to happen

Arsenal’s squad is most likely to endure in a league that prizes the strength of Declan Rice over the subtlety of Rodri

Conor Hourihane and Joe Dunne detail the extraordinary pressures of patrolling the sidelines – and what makes it all worthwhile

Peter McKenna, Croke Park director, is keen to find new revenue streams to put into the GAA

From soccer and GAA to baseball and Formula One, teams are exploring how artificial intelligence can improve decision-making - and trying to decide where boundaries should be set

United continue to operate under financial constraints, leaving the forward’s situation unpredictable

Friendly between Manchester United and Leeds United will draw 83,000 fans

Mourinho says he reneged on deal and returned to Chelsea, telling the story in a new Netflix documentary

The 18-year-old will get the chance to impress Tottenham when playing for Lincoln in the Championship this season

Brazilian set to join Premier League champions for fee worth about €87.5m

Premier League champions have £70m offer turned down as they target Brazilian midfielder