The Gunners manager beat Pep Guardiola, Andoni Iraola, Brentford's Keith Andrews, Sunderland boss Regis Le Bris and Manchester United's Michael Carrick to the prize. Arteta led Arsenal to their first title in 22 years after three second-placed finishes, topping the table since October and becoming champions with a game to spare. The Spaniard took over the club at arguably their lowest point in the Premier League era in December 2019, but their triumph this season is the culmination of six-and-a-half years of work. How Mikel Arteta transformed ArsenalBruno Fernandes and Nico O'Reilly win Premier League awardsTransfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR PL club!Choose the Sky Sports push notifications you want! 🔔 Arsenal lifted the trophy at Crystal Palace on Sunday and Arteta said: "The fans have been waiting for this for so long. "We have had some difficult moments along the way but all of them are worth it when you see that kind of reaction. "We showed an incredible connection, an incredible commitment and incredible courage as well. Everything around us was fuel for the desire to go and do it. "There are doubts and the understanding that maybe you are not the right person. But thanks to God that we have done it. I feel a lot of joy and a lot of relief as well." From lowest point to historic high, how Arteta transformed Arsenal Sky Sports' Nick Wright: This time last year, after a narrow win over Newcastle in the final Arsenal home game of a difficult season, manager Mikel Arteta, deflated but defiant, microphone in hand on the Emirates Stadium pitch, vowed that his side would come back stronger. "We have to start creating our own history here. There is much more to come. We have to do it all together. It's not going to be easy, but this group of players, I'm telling you, they have the hunger, the quality, the talent, and we are going to make it happen." Arsenal supporters had of course heard similar before. This was their third straight season as Premier League runners-up. But they were not empty words. As predicted, it was far from straightforward. In fact, most fans would agree it was excruciating at points. A year on, though, Arsenal are champions, the wait over. For Arteta, it is the culmination of six-and-a-half years of work. He inherited a club in a state of drift when he took the job, his first as a head coach, in 2019. The squad was an expensively assembled mess. Supporters were disengaged. Standards had slipped. The transformation has been exhaustive, with Arteta one of few constants. Arsenal, once soft-centred and easily bullied, are now characterised by steeliness and a fierce will to win, described by Pep Guardiola as one of the most competitive sides he has ever faced. Read more about Arsenal's transformation under Arteta

The Celtic goalkeeper admitted back in March then he might have played the final game of his career. The shot stopper, who won the Premier League with Leicester, needed surgery on a shoulder injury that would keep him out for a year. World Cup full fixture schedule and KO timesWho has qualified? | Venues and format | World Cup squads "When my contract with Celtic expires in June, I will stop my active football career," Schmeichel announced to TV2. "It is a decision that has been made for me. I have consulted various surgeons and experts in relation to my shoulder, and they have told me that I should not expect to return to playing top football. "I have given the decision a lot of thought, but I believe that now is the right time." Schmeichel, son of former Manchester United goalkeeper Peter, was Leicester's No 1 when the Foxes won the Premier League in 2016 - an accomplishment valued at 5,000-1 at the start of the season. He also captained Leicester to the FA Cup and Community Shield trophies in 2021. He also made 120 caps for Denmark and represented his country at two World Cup and two European Championships. Schmeichel came through the ranks at Manchester City and rose through the Football League through loan spells at Darlington, Bury, Falkirk, Cardiff and Coventry. He also played for Notts County and Leeds United before joining Leicester. After his spell at the King Power, he played for Nice and Anderlecht before joining Celtic. At the Scottish Premiership champions, Schmeichel won two league titles and last season's Scottish Cup. He is also a two-time Leicester City's Player of the Season in 2021 and 2017, while he won Danish Football Player of the Year on three occasions.

The 15‑year‑old prodigy blazed 97 off 29 balls against Sunrisers Hyderabad, his knock featuring a staggering 12 sixes and five fours at a strike-rate of 334.48. It took Sooryavanshi to 65 sixes for the 2026 IPL season, eclipsing the 53 maximums big‑hitting West Indies star Gayle struck in 2012. How long can India ignore Vaibhav Sooryavanshi?Got Sky? Watch cricket live on the Sky Sports appFollow Sky Sports on WhatsApp for news and moreNot got Sky? Stream cricket contract-free on NOW Sooryavanshi had Gayle's 30‑ball record for the fastest‑ever IPL century in his sights too but was dismissed - slicing a Praful Hinge delivery high to Ravichandran Smaran at third man - three runs shy of his ton as a Sunrisers bowling line‑up, which featured Australia captain Pat Cummins, fought back after the teenager's onslaught. Sooryavanshi's meteoric ascent into professional cricket as a 14‑year‑old debutant has left him no stranger to the record books. He knocked five-and-a-half years off the record when he became the youngest IPL centurion and is the youngest player - and the fastest by balls faced - to reach 1,000 runs in T20 cricket. India men cricket fixtures 2026 All times UK and Ireland 🕰️ Home to Afghanistan (multi-format) - JuneOne-off Test (Saturday June 6) - New Chandigarh (5am)First ODI (Sunday June 14) - Dharamsala (9am)Second ODI (Wednesday June 17) - Lucknow (9am)Third ODI (Saturday June 20) - Chennai (9am)Away to Ireland (white-ball cricket) - JuneFirst T20I (Friday June 26) - Stormont, Belfast (10am)Second T20I (Sunday June 28) - Stormont, Belfast (10am)Away to England (white-ball cricket) - JulyFirst T20I (Wednesday July 1) - Chester-le-Street, Durham (5.30pm)Second T20I (Saturday July 4) - Old Trafford, Manchester (2.30pm)Third T20I (Tuesday July 7) - Trent Bridge, Nottingham (5.30pm)Fourth T20I (Thursday July 9) - Seat Unique Stadium, Bristol (5.30pm)Fifth T20I (Saturday July 11) - Utilita Bowl, Southampton (2.30pm)First ODI (Tuesday July 14) - Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am)Second ODI (Thursday July 16) - Sophia Gardens, Cardiff (1pm)Third ODI (Sunday July 19) - Lord's, London (11am)

Contrary to reports, all the points of a proposed three-year contract are not yet fully agreed. However, a contract is expected to be finalised in the coming days, as discussions centre around the timeline of his appointment, the make-up of his backroom staff, and other finer details. Which managers are changing in the Premier League?Transfer Centre LIVE!| Latest on YOUR Premier League club!Got Sky? Watch Sky Sports LIVE on your phone📱No Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with no contract on NOW📺 City have announced on Tuesday that two more of Guardiola's assistants - Pep Ljinders and Kolo Toure - are leaving the Etihad, along with Lorenzo Buenaventura, Manel Estiarte and Xabi Mancisidor. Maresca, who left Chelsea in acrimonious circumstances in January, still had three-and-a-half years left on his contract there. Club lawyers will be taking a keen interest in his next move, as compensation may well be due. Chelsea were informed by Maresca last autumn that he had been the subject of interest from City about eventually replacing Guardiola when he decided to leave, having worked under him as assistant coach during the 2022/23 season. Will Maresca be a success at Chelsea? Sky Sports' Paul Merson: "I liked him at Chelsea. I thought he was a good manager. He's going into Man City, he's been there before, he's worked in the Premier League before. He knows some of the players at City. I think he ticks every box. "He's not coming in trying to get used to the place, he's not coming into a league that he's never been in. I think he'll go in and settle quite nicely. "They'll need a few players as well. But this is the problem: Liverpool, Arsenal, Man City, Man United, Chelsea all need players. There's not that many players around. "Who's going to be able to produce and give the most money to these players?" What's next for Guardiola? Guardiola has previously spoken about international management and, when quizzed on whether he would ever consider taking the England job, again did not rule it out. He said: "I don't have any absolute plan about my future. I stop to rest and go to recover the time that I missed with my kids. "They are grown and there are many things I've not done I want to do. So I don't think for one second about anything related to football for the next years. I need to rest, I need to reflect. "After, we'll see what happens. I don't have a plan, it's just to rest and do a lot of things I want to do I didn't do in the past - stupid things." Asked what he meant by "stupid things", he said: "Nobody cares."

The ECB confirmed on Monday that it had agreed with RCB for the 22-year-old to return to the UK to undergo treatment. Although the nature of Bethell's injury was not fully disclosed, it had cast doubt over whether he would be fit to play against New Zealand next week, live on Sky Sports. 'The right thing for me right now' - Bethell responds to IPL stint criticismSomerset's James Rew tipped for EnglandNot got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with NOWChoose the Sky Sports push notifications you want "Following a review of Jacob Bethell's left ring finger injury, he will continue to be monitored in the lead-up to the Rothesay first Test against New Zealand, starting on Thursday June 4 at Lord's, and he is expected to be fit to play in the match," the ECB said in a statement. Should Bethell be unavailable for the first Test, England would likely look to Somerset wicketkeeper-batter James Rew to take his position at No 3 in the order. Rew, who is uncapped at international level, has enjoyed some fine form in the County Championship this year, notably making scores of 64 and 122 against Nottinghamshire in April. Bethell missed RCB's match on Friday against Sunrisers Hyderabad due to his finger injury. RCB secured their passage to the IPL final on Tuesday, beating Gujarat Titans by 92 runs. Bethell was unused through RCB's opening six matches of the season, but finally made his first appearance in April, scoring 14 runs against Gujarat Titans. He endured a mixed season, going on to make seven appearances, with his highest score of 27 coming against Mumbai Indians in May. Bethell says IPL has improved his cricket Bethell's decision to stay and play cricket in the IPL, instead of returning home to ply his trade for Warwickshire, was questioned by former England captain Sir Alastair Cook. Cook urged the 22-year-old to return home and play for his county, ahead of England's Test series against New Zealand and Pakistan. "He's not doing anything," Cook said. "Ideally, he could come back and open for Warwickshire to help England." Kevin Pietersen subsequently took to social media to question Cook's comments. "Alastair Cook has absolutely NO IDEA what it's like to be in the IPL. What it's like to always be around the best players in the world," Pietersen wrote on X. During England's disappointing winter Ashes series in Australia, Bethell was drafted into the side to replace Ollie Pope for the Boxing Day Test, before making a second-innings score of 154 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Bethell also impressed during his debut Test series away to New Zealand in 2024, hitting three half-centuries across three matches. Speaking on the Sky Sports Cricket Podcast in December, Bethell explained his cricket has improved, following his initial time in the IPL. "Once you are selected for the IPL, you are not allowed to be pulled back, and that experience I had over those two months - I was a much better cricketer than when I arrived," he said. "Learning from Virat Kohli, [coach] Andy Flower and [team director] Mo Bobat. Even facing unbelievable net bowlers all the time. You have different conditions at every ground. "I know I only played two games, but the learnings I got from the cauldron of India and the IPL were priceless. "You had 50,000 people in Bengaluru, and it feels like 150,000. I am not going to say it felt the same; the MCG is obviously bigger, but I know what I am able to get out of myself in times like that. In a big occasion, I knew I could keep things the same." England's upcoming Test cricket scheduleHome to New Zealand - JuneFirst Test (Thursday June 4-Monday June 8) - Lord's, London (11am)Second Test (Wednesday June 17-Sunday June 21) - The Kia Oval, London (11am)Third Test (Thursday June 25-Monday June 29) - Trent Bridge, Nottingham (11am)Home to Pakistan - August and SeptemberFirst Test (Wednesday August 19-Sunday August 23) - Headingley, Leeds (11am)Second Test (Thursday August 27-Monday August 31) - Lord's, London (11am)Third Test (Wednesday September 9-Sunday September 13) - Edgbaston, Birmingham (11am)Away to South Africa - December and JanuaryFirst Test (Tuesday December 17-Saturday December 21) - Wanderers, JohannesburgSecond Test (Thursday December 26-Monday December 30) - SuperSport Park, CenturionThird Test (Sunday January 3-Thursday January 7) - Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Can England beat New Zealand? Watch all five days of the first summer Test match at Lord's live on Sky Sports. Keep track of the latest cricket news, follow the scores and schedule and watch or stream live cricket with Sky Sports. Not got Sky? Get Sky Sports or stream with NOW TV.