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Premier League transfer spending: Is another record set to fall?

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The financial gap between England and the rest of Europe is stark.

Premier League clubs have spent £2.14bn this summer, compared with £780m in Serie A, £515m in La Liga, £505m in the Bundesliga and £412m in Ligue 1.

That means England’s top flight has already spent more than those four other major European leagues combined.

Chelsea are leading the way, having committed £348m so far this summer, comfortably ahead of every other Premier League club. Tottenham are next, on £228m, with Arsenal and Manchester City both on £151m. Chelsea, Tottenham and City have all broken their club transfer record during the window.

But the spending is not confined to the elite. Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton and Leeds United have also made their most expensive signing ever this summer. Coventry City, Hull City and Ipswich Town, the three promoted clubs, complete the list, underlining how widely spending power now stretches across the division.

Taking the whole of 2026 into account, and including Crystal Palace‘s signing of Jorgen Strand Larsen in January, 11 of the 20 Premier League clubs have broken their transfer record during the calendar year.

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How to watch Mariners vs. Brewers: TV channel and streaming options for August 18

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The Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners clash on Tuesday at 7:40 p.m. ET, beginning a three-game series at American Family Field. Kyle Harrison (9-3, 2.99 ERA) will start for the Brewers, who are 77-48 this season and first in the NL Central. Bryce Miller (4-6, 3.39 ERA) is expected to start for the Mariners, who are 59-66 and third in the AL West.

How to watch Seattle Mariners vs. Milwaukee Brewers

Mariners vs. Brewers odds

  • Favorite Moneyline: Brewers -182
  • Underdog Moneyline: Mariners +150
  • Total: 7.5
  • Total Over Odds: -115
  • Total Under Odds: -105

Injury reports

Brewers

Sal Frelick: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Cooper Pratt: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Abner Uribe: 15 Day IL (Forearm), JoJo Romero: 15 Day IL (Appendix), Joel Kuhnel: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Brandon Woodruff: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Rob Zastryzny: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Brian Fitzpatrick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Angel Zerpa: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Quinn Priester: 60 Day IL (Wrist), Brice Turang: day-to-day (Knee)

Mariners

Colt Emerson: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Luke Raley: 10 Day IL (Elbow), J.P. Crawford: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Matt Brash: 15 Day IL (Lat), Cole Wilcox: 15 Day IL (Oblique), Cooper Criswell: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Will Wilson: 60 Day IL (Thumb), Logan Evans: 60 Day IL (Arm), Carlos Vargas: 60 Day IL (Lat), Victor Robles: day-to-day (Shoulder)

Stats to know

  • Brice Turang is hitting for a .268 BA, .360 OBP and .450 SLG with a 25.2% strikeout rate and a 12.6% walk rate. His OPS is .810 and he has scored 74 runs. In 523 plate appearances, he has hit 16 home runs and driven in 76 runs (16th in MLB). Turang has been crafty on the base paths, recording 16 steals on 21 attempts.
  • In 448 plate appearances, Jake Bauers has hit 21 long balls, tallied 70 RBIs and scored 71 runs. He is batting .275/.384/.500 and has posted a 24.8% strikeout rate and a 14.5% walk rate. Bauers has recorded nine steals on 13 attempts.
  • Randy Arozarena has hit 17 home runs this season. He has also tallied 53 RBIs and has scored 78 runs. In 502 plate appearances, he has recorded a .276 BA, .369 OBP and .459 SLG with a 9.4% walk rate and a 21.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 20 steals on 27 attempts.
  • In 497 plate appearances, Josh Naylor has hit 10 long balls, tallied 44 RBIs and scored 47 runs. He is batting .267/.331/.373 and has posted a 12.7% strikeout rate and a 7.8% walk rate. Naylor has recorded 24 steals on 31 attempts (10th in MLB).

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Fin Tarling death shows risks in races – Jonathan Vaughters

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The Tour de France is by far cycling’s biggest and best-financed event in a calendar which boasts about 700 races, most of which make money by charging towns and cities for the race to pass through and selling television rights to broadcasters.

Smaller, lower-level events – such as the third-tier Volta a Portugal – sell their rights to be broadcast at a lower fee and use more cost-effective measures to manage road closures.

The Tour de France’s safety record remains one of the best, thanks in part to extensive safety measures which include total road closures on stages for much of the day, whereas smaller events such as the Volta a Portugal and Tour of Britain use ‘rolling roadblocks’, where police and officials travel in front of and behind the peloton.

“I’m not going to criticise the organisation of the Volta a Portugal,” said Vaughters, whose team did not take part in Portugal but frequently does at a similar level, along with competing at the Tour de France and other top events.

“There have been too many races at this level that have exactly the same problem. This [Tarling’s death] just happened to be terribly unlucky. It could have been any of the other races.

“The costs [for smaller races] are enormous, organisers are really struggling and hoofing it financially and I sympathise with that.

“The Tour de France closes its road for the duration many hours before an event. There’s a gendarme on every T-junction. A barricade at every T-junction.

“As a team, we trust races like the Tour de France, but we don’t trust smaller races.

“Rolling enclosures become a problem when the peloton splits into groups and you don’t have every T-junction blocked, and people think: ‘The race is done – I’m free to go on the road.’

“As soon as they turn on the road, they’re going 100km/h and the opposite way is the peloton at 50km/h – that’s a combined 150km/h. I mean, it’s horrible.”

“Rolling enclosures I don’t think work that well.”

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How to watch Sparks vs. Sun: TV channel and streaming options for August 18

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The Los Angeles Sparks (12-22) hope to stop a four-game losing streak when they visit the Connecticut Sun (8-25) at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at TD Garden. The contest airs on NBCS-BOS and Spectrum SportsNet.

How to watch Los Angeles Sparks vs. Connecticut Sun

Los Angeles vs. Connecticut odds

  • Spread: Los Angeles -1.5 (-110), Connecticut +1.5 (-110)
  • Favorite Moneyline: Los Angeles -120
  • Underdog Moneyline: Connecticut +100
  • Total: 170.5
  • Total Over Odds: -110
  • Total Under Odds: -110

Injury reports

Sparks

Monique Akoa Makani: Questionable (Ankle),

Erica Wheeler: Questionable (Ankle),

Cameron Brink: Questionable (Ribs)

Sun

Brittney Griner: Questionable (Knee),

Aaliyah Edwards: Questionable (Ankle)

Stats to know

  • The Sparks put up 88.3 points per game, just 1.1 more points than the 87.2 the Sun give up.
  • Connecticut’s 79.2 points per game are 13.8 fewer points than the 93.0 Los Angeles allows to opponents.
  • Nneka Ogwumike puts up 16.8 points, 8.8 boards and 3.1 assists per contest, while shooting 50.8% from the field (10th in WNBA) and 39.7% from downtown (eighth in WNBA) with 1.5 made treys per game.
  • Olivia Nelson-Ododa posts 9.9 points, 6.1 boards and 1.7 assists per game, while shooting 57.2% from the floor.

This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.

Betting/odds, ticketing and streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic. Restrictions may apply. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence. Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.

Photo: Julio Aguilar, Ethan Miller, Steph Chambers / Getty Images

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