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Football gossip: Delap, Stones, White, Salah, Jackson, Diouf, Vicario, Alisson, Ounahi, Sancho, Brown

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Everton look to revive their interest in Liam Delap and target England trio, Mohamed Salah considers a move to Fenerbahce, and Chelsea hope for a Nicolas Jackson pay day.

Everton look set to revive their interest in Chelsea forward Liam Delap, 23, while they are also exploring moves for fellow Englishman, defenders John Stones, 31, who is leaving Manchester City at the end of the season, and Arsenal‘s Ben White, 28. They also want to extend 30-year-old England winger Jack Grealish’s loan from Manchester City. (i paper – subscription required), external

Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah, 33, could spurn the Saudi Pro League this summer and the Egyptian could instead sign for Turkish side Fenerbahce. (A Spor – in Turkish), external

Chelsea believe they could get up to £60m for 24-year-old Senegal striker Nicolas Jackson, who has spent the season on loan at Bayern Munich. (Athletic – subscription required), external

Manchester United are interested in West Ham‘s El Hadji Malick Diouf, with the 21-year-old Senegal international providing competition for England’s Luke Shaw, 30, at left-back. (Guardian), external

Tottenham will sell Italian goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, 29, to Inter Milan this summer, with Manchester City‘s English goalkeeper James Trafford, 23, and Brighton and the Netherlands stopper Bart Verbruggen, 23, on their list of possible replacements. (Teamtalk), external

Juventus are interested in 33-year-old Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson Becker, who only has a year left on his contract. (Mail), external

Aston Villa are exploring a move for Morocco and Girona midfielder Azzedine Ounahi, 26. (Sportsboom), external

An unnamed Italian club has made initial enquiries over a potential move for Manchester United‘s 26-year-old England winger Jadon Sancho, who is out of contract this summer. (Sky Sports), external

Nottingham Forest are close to meeting Fenerbahce’s valuation of their 23-year-old English left-back Archie Brown. (A Spor – in Turkish), external

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Wolves overwhelm Bradford in emphatic away victory

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Highlights of the Super League clash between Bradford Bulls and Warrington Wolves as Matty Ashton scored twice in a dominant 42-4 victory for the visitors.

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Wigan overpower Toulouse to close gap on leaders

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Highlights of the Super League clash between Wigan Warriors and Toulouse Olympique.

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How to watch Blue Jays vs. Phillies: TV channel and streaming options for August 8

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Aug. 8, 2026 Updated 5:13 pm EDT

The Toronto Blue Jays visit the Philadelphia Phillies at 6:05 p.m. ET on Saturday. Aaron Nola (3-9, 5.55 ERA) gets the start for the Phillies, who are 62-55 this season and second in the NL East. Max Scherzer (1-4, 7.92 ERA) is starting for the Blue Jays, who are 55-62 and fifth in the AL East.

How to watch Toronto Blue Jays vs. Philadelphia Phillies

Blue Jays vs. Phillies odds

Favorite Moneyline: Phillies -175
Underdog Moneyline: Blue Jays +145
Total: 9.5
Total Over Odds: -102
Total Under Odds: -118

Injury reports

Phillies

Rafael Marchan: 10 Day IL (Knee), Johan Rojas: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Brad Keller: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Adolis Garcia: 60 Day IL (Lat), Tanner Banks: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Derek Hill: day-to-day (Shoulder), Andrew Painter: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Blue Jays

Luis Urias: 10 Day IL (Quadricep), Jonatan Clase: 10 Day IL (Foot), Spencer Arrighetti: 15 Day IL (Foot), Trey Yesavage: 15 Day IL (Knee), Cody Ponce: 60 Day IL (Knee), Anthony Santander: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Bowden Francis: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joe Mantiply: 60 Day IL (Knee), Addison Barger: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yimi Garcia: 60 Day IL (Elbow), José Berrios: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Lenyn Sosa: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Patrick Corbin: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Vladimir Guerrero Jr.: day-to-day (Hamstring)

Stats to know

Philadelphia’s Bryce Harper is slashing .257/.366/.500 this season with 24 home runs (16th in MLB), 70 RBIs (17th in MLB) and an OPS of .866 (16th in MLB). He has a 21.1% strikeout rate and a 15% walk rate in 494 plate appearances, and he has scored 71 total runs. Harper has recorded six steals on 11 attempts.
In 482 plate appearances, Luis Arraez has hit five long balls, tallied 47 RBIs and scored 54 runs. He is batting .323/.359/.446 and has posted a 4.6% strikeout rate and a 5.4% walk rate. Arraez has recorded 10 steals on 10 attempts.
Ernie Clement has hit nine home runs this season. He has also tallied 38 RBIs and has scored 48 runs. In 461 plate appearances, he has recorded a .284 BA, .308 OBP and .411 SLG with a 3.3% walk rate and a 9.5% strikeout rate.
In 456 plate appearances, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. has hit six long balls, tallied 44 RBIs and scored 56 runs. He is batting .259/.338/.349 and has posted a 13.6% strikeout rate and a 10.1% walk rate. Guerrero has recorded seven steals on 10 attempts.

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