Matt Doherty

Ireland's Matt Doherty and James McClean are set to miss the Republic's final Nations League fixture at home to Bulgaria on Wednesday after testing positive for the coronavirus. The duo started Sunday's 1-0 defeat by Wales in Cardiff but have now been isolated from the rest of the group, which flew back to Dublin on Monday.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Matt Doherty has described manager Antonio Conte's training sessions as mental torture and said the ongoing pre-season was the toughest one of his career. Videos on social media showed Son Heung-min and Harry Kane falling to the ground after training drills at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on Monday, before Spurs' 6-3 friendly win over K League XI during their pre-season tour of South Korea.

Tottenham Hotspur have signed right back Matt Doherty from Wolverhampton Wanderers on a four-year contract, the north London club said on Sunday.

Newcastle United winger Matt Ritchie will undergo surgery for a shoulder injury sustained in Sunday's 1-1 Premier League draw at Tottenham Hotspur, manager Steve Bruce said on Tuesday.

Everton ended a miserable run of form against Tottenham Hotspur as Dominic Calvert-Lewin's second-half header earned them a 1-0 away victory in their Premier League opener on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur defender Toby Alderweireld could be out of action for two to four weeks, manager Jose Mourinho said on Wednesday, after the Portuguese initially feared the Belgium international had suffered a long-term injury.

Tottenham Hotspur moved into the Premier League top four after a second-half blitz of goals from Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson Royal and Steven Bergwijn fired them to an emphatic 5-1 win over Newcastle United at home on Sunday.

Diogo Jota struck twice as Wolverhampton Wanderers pushed Norwich City deeper towards the drop with a 3-0 win over the Premier League's bottom club at Molineux on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur will be a danger to anyone this season and the squad they have assembled makes them genuine challengers for the Premier League title, former manager Harry Redknapp has said.

Tottenham Hotspur coach Antonio Conte is optimistic about being able to manage his team from the touchline after testing positive for COVID-19 when they host Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League on Saturday. Spurs said on Wednesday that Conte tested positive for COVID-19 at the weekend and had been "appropriately distancing", with the Italian saying he attended the squad's training session "from a distance.

Wolves inflicted a fourth defeat in six matches on Chelsea on Sunday, beating the London side 2-1 in the first Christmas Eve Premier League match since 1995. The victory moved Wolves up to 11th, level with 10th-placed Chelsea on 22 points but trailing the London side on goal difference

Captain Shane Duffy's injury-time header ensured Stephen Kenny's first match as Republic of Ireland manager did not end in defeat as the visitors' salvaged a 1-1 draw in Bulgaria to start their Nations League campaign.

Wolverhampton Wanderers have signed Portuguese defender Nelson Semedo from Barcelona for 30 million euros ($35.1 million) plus add-ons, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur have signed winger Gareth Bale and left back Sergio Reguilon from Spanish champions Real Madrid, the Premier League club announced in a statement on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur do not need another striker in the transfer window, Jose Mourinho said on Friday after reports that the club were interested in signing Southampton's Danny Ings. "Of course we have the best. We are happy with Carlos (Vinicius). Carlos is not our player, he's a Benfica player, but he's a player we're looking to develop.

Tottenham boss Jose Mourinho said Friday that Gareth Bale will "probably" play against West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday, in what would be his first Spurs appearance after rejoining the club on loan from Real Madrid.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho said on Friday that forward Son Heung-min is back from injury ahead of Sunday's Premier League trip to Newcastle United, but he steered clear of speculation on Harry Kane's future at the club.

Son Heung-min scored his 100th goal for Tottenham Hotspur as they returned to winning ways with a 3-0 defeat of Leeds United to climb back into the Premier League's top four on Saturday.

Liverpool's Premier League title hopes suffered a blow with a 2-0 loss to Everton. Jarrad Branthwaite and Dominic Calvert-Lewin secured Everton's win. Manchester United overcame Sheffield United 4-2 with Bruno Fernandes's heroics. Referee Stuart Attwell faced controversy, disallowing a Wolves goal and sending off a Bournemouth defender. Crystal Palace defeated Newcastle 2-0, with Jean-Philippe Mateta extending his home scoring streak.

Wolverhampton demonstrated its new-found pull by signing Portugal defender Nelson Semedo from Barcelona in a deal worth up to 40 million euros (USD 46 million) on Wednesday.

Tottenham Hotspur boss Jose Mourinho believes there could be only one reason why long-term rival Arsene Wenger missed out on mentioning him in his new book.

Leeds United's Premier League relegation fears intensified after they slumped to a 4-0 defeat at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

Tottenham Hotspur chairman Daniel Levy said on Tuesday that the club must improve their player recruitment strategy having spent almost 400 million pounds on new recruits since opening a new stadium in 2019 with little to show for it on the pitch.

Gareth Bale's agents are talking to Tottenham about a deal that would see the Real Madrid forward return to his former club.

Signing a support striker for Harry Kane is Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho's priority ahead of the new Premier League season which kicks off this weekend.

Maccabi Haifa were forced to apologise to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday after one of their players made an offensive comment about England captain Harry Kane in a social media video.

Gareth Bale scored one goal and created another as Tottenham Hotspur enjoyed a 4-1 win in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 clash with Austrian side Wolfsberg on Thursday.

Adama Traore came off the bench to inspire Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 2-0 win at West Ham United on Saturday -- a significant result at both ends of the Premier League table.

Tottenham Hotspur manager Antonio Conte said he was happy to see Christian Eriksen playing again after his cardiac arrest at last year's European Championship and looking forward to a reunion with the Brentford midfielder in Saturday's Premier League game. Denmark midfielder Eriksen helped Conte's Inter Milan win the Serie A title last season but he had to leave the club as players who have heart-starting devices implanted are not allowed to play in Italy.

Two goals apiece from Harry Kane and Gareth Bale helped a resurgent Tottenham Hotspur to beat Crystal Palace 4-1 and move into sixth spot in the Premier League on Sunday.