
Leeds United news: Daniel Farke struggling to rebuild home form at Elland Road
Leeds United were many pundits’ pre-season favourites to achieve automatic promotion from the Championship - but they are ninth in the table after five games.
Here, Sports News Blitz’s Harry Whitfield takes a look at what’s going wrong at Elland Road.

Team of the Week (Nations League): Gyokeres,TAA, Ronaldo and Isak get the nod
Viktor Johansson’s outstanding goalkeeping, Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to his best at right-back, Jamal Musiala’s creative brilliance and Viktor Gyokeres’ clinical finishing ensure they all line up in our team of heroes.
Check out who else has the honour of lining up in Sports News Blitz’s UEFA Nations League Team of the Week.

England news: Lee Carsley pours praise on goal-scorers Rice and Grealish
Interim England manager Lee Carsley lauded goal-scoring duo Declan Rice and Jack Grealish for the way they handled a hostile atmosphere in Saturday’s 2-0 win over the Republic of Ireland.

Nations League analysis: Five key battles in Republic of Ireland vs England clash
The Republic of Ireland are set to host arch rivals England in Dublin this weekend as the 2024-25 UEFA Nations League gets underway.
Sports News Blitz’s Michael Davey considers five key aspects of Saturday’s Nations League match at the Aviva.

Premier League Team of the Week: Henderson, Lewis, Salah and Haaland hog headlines
Dean Henderson's heroics, Mohamed Salah's red-hot record-breaking and Erling Haaland's unstoppable scoring streak lead the charge in our Team of the Week.
Check out our round-up of the week’s top performers to see who else made the starting XI.