Norwich City Women are hoping that a return to Carrow Road for their final league game of the season can be a springboard for a strong promotion push next term. Andy Cook’s side are second in the table ahead of the game against Queen’s Park Rangers on 27 April, but cannot catch champions Real Bedford,...
Whoever stumped up the cash, Green’s arrival is mutually beneficial. Gloucestershire get a player Australia hope will be a fixture in their XI for a generation. Green gets competitive cricket in England and a chance to prove his form and fitness before the World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s in June. He...
A football fan who filmed himself stealing food at Everton’s new stadium during a test event has received a lifetime ban from the club. The video showed the man ordering food at the new Bramley-Moore Dock ground in Vauxhall, Liverpool, before the server turned away to make him a coffee. The fan was then heard...
Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has extended his stay at Anfield. The 33-year-old centre-back, who has signed a new two-year deal, is on the verge of lifting his second Premier League trophy with the Reds. Van Dijk’s late winner against West Ham on Sunday moved Arne Slot’s men 13 points clear of second-placed Arsenal with...
It looks as if Slot is going to win the Premier League in his first season, although until last weekend’s results I actually was not too confident about that, despite Liverpool’s lead at the top of the table. The team have looked exhausted in recent weeks, with lack of rotation one of the reasons for...
The Afghanistan Cricket Board will not see any of its funding from the International Cricket Council cut or diverted to its exiled women’s cricketers. An initiative to support the displaced Afghan players was announced by the ICC following its board meeting in Zimbabwe last weekend. However, as reported by ESPN Cricinfo,, external cricket’s global governing...
Santos forward Neymar left the field in tears after injuring his leg just 34 minutes into his first start in the Brazilian Serie A Championship this season. The 33-year-old, who returned from six weeks out with a thigh injury against Fluminense on Sunday, was handed a start against Atletico-MG on Wednesday. The former Barcelona forward...
Supporters had been audibly frustrated at Cardiff’s most recent defeat, a 1-0 home loss to survival race rivals Stoke City last weekend. With the Welsh club one point from safety – and inferior goal difference to many sides around them – Riza said he was aware of the severity of the situation and was ready...
Houston Dynamo are closing in on a deal to sign St Mirren striker Toyosi Olusanya, with the MLS side agreeing a “significant six-figure fee” for the 27-year-old who is out of contract in the summer. (Daily Record), external Borussia Dortmund and USA midfielder Gio Reyna, 22, is a summer transfer target for Rangers, with LAFC...
We look ahead to Rangers’ Europa League quarter-final second leg at Athletic Bilbao. Read full article at source...
When Women’s Super League managers are sacked, the clock is ticking to find another job as soon as possible. With families to look after and few opportunities for full-time jobs in the game, it’s not the easiest thing to do. “If a Premier League manager loses their job, they are comfortable financially – but we...
Northampton were handed a trip to Merseyside to take on Everton for their first match in the top flight, and it proved to be a harsh lesson as, although Bobby Brown’s goal brought them level at 1-1, they eventually went down 5-2. “It was the first year subs came in. We played at Everton, I...
The night, though, could have turned out very differently for Rice after he was adjudged to have pulled down Kylian Mbappe in the penalty area with the game goalless, earning him a booking too that would have ruled him out of the first leg of the semi-final. However, the decision was overturned by a video...
It is quite odd for a player to have a breakthrough season aged 30, but that is exactly what is happening with Murphy, who did not start more than 17 matches until this campaign. Boyhood Toon fan Murphy joined the club from Norwich in 2017. For seven years he was on the fringes of the...
BBC Sport pundits discuss which of the four semi-finalists has the best chance of winning the Champions League. Read full article at source...
