Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has signed a new long-term contract that will keep him in charge of the club until 2027.

He took over as Gunners boss in 2019 and has led them to successive second-placed finishes in the Premier League, but he had entered the final 12 months of his contract.

Arteta called for calm last month regarding his contract situation, insisting his focus had been on the transfer window.

His new deal comes on the eve of Arsenal’s north London derby clash with Tottenham on Sunday.

Arteta told the club website: “I feel extremely proud, very excited and am looking forward to what is coming next. I’m proud to be where I am and have the relationships that I have with everyone at the club.

“I feel extremely lucky to work every s…

Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has been hailed as the best in the world after the Gunners drew 2-2 with Manchester City on Sunday.

The Citizens scored a stoppage-time equaliser to deny Mikel Arteta s side a famous win at the Etihad Stadium with Arsenal playing the whole second half with ten men.

Erling Haaland scored just nine minutes into the crucial clash between the two title rivals before Riccardo Calafiori s incredible long-range strike brought back onto level terms on 22 minutes.

Gabriel Magalhaes, who scored his first goal of the season , notched another from close range on Sunday in the first minute of injury time at the end of the first half.

But there was time for more drama at the end of the first half when Leandro Trossard was sent off in the…

DraftKings continues to enjoy its homefield advantage as the Boston-based sports betting operator again reported the top handle and revenue figures in the commonwealth.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission reported $294,924,777 in sports betting handle for July, which resulted in $29.4 million in taxable sports betting revenue. Online sports betting accounted for the majority of handle at $288.1 million.

The MGC noted $5.8 million in sports betting tax revenue for the month.

DraftKings, FanDuel Remain Top Operators

DraftKings again reported the top sports betting handle and tax revenue for the month, noting $144.86 million in online sports betting handle and $2.87 million in sports betting tax revenue. FanDuel was second in the commonwealth with $86.18 million i…

Momentum is gathering for a sports betting ballot initiative campaign.

The Winning for Missouri Education campaign reported today it has surpassed 100,000 collected signatures for a sports betting ballot initiative. The campaign needs to collect roughly 180,000 valid signatures to place a Missouri sports betting initiative on the November general election ballot.

Six Missouri professional sports teams are behind the campaign to allow Missouri voters to decide the state s sports betting fate.

Ahead of Schedule

The Winning for Missouri Education campaign reported in a press release that it is ahead of schedule in its signature collecting phase. The campaign is planning to submit more than 300,000 signatures to the Missouri Secretary of State by its May 5 deadline…