Breaking: Hull stun champions Leicester in Premier League opener

Leicester’s Premier League title defence got off to an embarrassing start as the champions crashed to a shock 2-1 defeat at troubled Hull in the opening match of the season on Saturday.

Just three months after their astonishing title triumph, Claudio Ranieri’s side were brought back down to earth by a team whose preparations for the new campaign were marred by the resignation of manager Steve Bruce and their failure to sign a single player.