Birmingham have certainly spent lots of money in their quest to return to the Championship at the first attempt – more than any other side at this level, even Wrexham, could match. Their spending last summer was understood to have topped £25m to bring in 17 new players, including paying seven-figure fees for Emil Hansson,...
Langer was runner-up at The Open twice and third on three occasions in a career that promised more major success. That he was unable to add a major other than his two at Augusta only intensifies his link to this fabled corner of Georgia. In 40 appearances, he has made the cut 27 times and...
Jonathan Geddes BBC Scotland News PA Media The law change resulted in a 45 per cent reduction in head-on-head contact. Lowering the tackle height in men’s rugby almost halved the rate of head collisions among players, a study at Edinburgh University has found. The lowered tackle height law was introduced for community rugby by World...
Monday Night Club’s Michael Brown and Chris Sutton discuss Arsenal’s prospects in the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid. Read full article at source...
Corinthians forward Memphis Depay has criticised a decision by the Brazil Football Federation (CBF) to punish players for standing on the ball during matches. The CBF has announced that players should be shown a yellow card if they stand on the ball with both feet and the opposing team awarded an indirect free-kick. The decision...
How will Arsenal and Aston Villa fare in the quarter-finals of the Champions League? Read full article at source...
Ruben Amorim’s side will also travel to the United States as part of the Premier League’s pre-season tournament between 26 July and 3 August. United have a significant fan base in Malaysia and Malaysia Airlines is the club’s official commercial airline partner. They last played in the country in 2009 and their previous visit to...
Former Australia batter Will Pucovski has retired at the age of 27, saying he does not want to “risk doing any more damage” to his brain after repeated concussions. He made one Test appearance, scoring 62 against India in Sydney in 2021. Pucovski dislocated a shoulder later in the match, ruling him out of the...
We preview Scotland’s match with Germany plus Oliver Burke and Lewis Ferguson gossip. Read full article at source...
Arsenal host Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final round of 16 match on Tuesday. The pair haven’t come up against each other for almost a decade and that time, Arsenal progressed to the quarter-finals after beating Real 1-0 over two legs in the 2005-06 Champions League. They were two teams littered with icons –...
Rangers captain James Tavernier could reportedly be sold by 49ers Enterprises after their takeover is complete as Max Johnston is said to be interesting Braga. Read full article at source...
Under Rafael Benitez the following season, his game-time was even more restricted. Odegaard was given 45 minutes in pre-season against Roma, “more out of obligation than belief”, says Balague, adding: “His only other appearance under Benitez came in a friendly in Oslo, carefully scheduled to cash in on his popularity in Norway.” Odegaard did not...
“I was sat here before you were born!” Michael Carney’s homemade placard aimed at Manchester United’s hierarchy during Sunday’s derby was blunt, impactful and certainly eye-catching. “74 years of loyal support – for what?” was written on the other side. Carney, 81, held his sign towards the Old Trafford directors’ box midway through the second-half...
Magill admitted that Northern Ireland were frustrated with elements of their performance in Friday’s draw in Bucharest, where their inability to convert chances and a defensive lapse cost them. “I think in the final third we know we can be more clinical; we go 1-0 up away from home and we know we want the...
Augusta National, which stumped up $20m (£15.8m) in Masters prize money last year, is well aware of its privilege. In the aftermath of Helene, the club provided $5m of financial support to the relief fund. Bonitatibus, a riverkeeper who looks after the Savannah waterway, says the aid had a “huge” impact and reinforced Augusta National’s...
