Thanks to data supplied by Opta, it is possible to view wider trends across the division and whether the style of football being played in Scotland is shifting. In the season just gone, compared to the 2019-20 season, there were more passes per game, a higher percentage of passes completed and fewer forward passes. It...
ICC CWCL2 squad: Richie Berrington (capt) (Clydesdale), Charlie Cassell (Heriot’s), Matthew Cross (Heriot’s), Jasper Davidson (Grange), Olly Davidson (Carlton), Jack Jarvis (Grange), Mackenzie Jones (Essex), Michael Leask (Forfarshire), Finlay McCreath (Grange), Brandon McMullen (RH Corstorphine), George Munsey (RH Corstorphine), Liam Naylor (RH Corstorphine), Safyaan Sharif (Perth Doo’cot), Charlie Tear (Sussex), Mark Watt (Heriot’s) T20 squad:...
Anthony McGrath admits Yorkshire’s red-ball efforts have been well below par so far this season but called on supporters to keep the faith as they switch to white-ball action on Friday. Yorkshire sit just one place off the Division One basement, with only one win from seven matches in the County Championship ahead of the...
Captain Rachel Corsie “undoubtedly” believes the next generation of Scotland players have the “quality” to return to women’s major tournaments. The 35-year-old will retire at the end of this international window as the Scots close out their Nations League A campaign at home to Austria on Friday and away to the Netherlands next Tuesday, with...
According to the Premier League, putting together the fixture schedule takes up to six months. The process is managed by multinational IT company Atos, which has its headquarters just outside of Paris. A slew of information about the football calendar – international dates, European matchweeks, and the scheduling of the lower leagues – is inputted...
Fifteen years ago, United ruled the roost in South Korea, with national hero Park Ji-sung winning trophy after trophy. “Back then, they were obviously the club which had the biggest fan base in South Korea,” said author Lee Seung-mo. “The popularity they had was incomparable with any other European football teams at that time. “Now...
Former Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp added on social media: “Our thoughts and prayers are with all those who are injured and affected.” Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said at a news conference on Monday: “Liverpool stands together and the whole country stands with them”. Ex-Liverpool manager and player Kenny Dalglish said he was “shocked, horrified...
Mitchell had reunited with Newcastle CEO Darren Eales, who recruited him at Tottenham Hotspur in 2014, but Eales will soon step down for health reasons. “I’d like to thank everyone at Newcastle United for their support over the last year,” Mitchell said. “I’m leaving at a time that is right for me and the club,...
“My family is, of course, very happy too,” he told his new club’s website. “Things have now developed to the point where I would like to return to Germany. “The fact that it has now become so close to home is, of course, fantastic. When it was finally finalised on Friday, my son was beaming...
Former Aston Villa midfielder Nicolo Zaniolo has been accused of provoking Roma’s youth-team players – with two of them reportedly “struck” following a match on Monday. The alleged incident happened after Fiorentina’s Under-20s beat their Roma counterparts in the Italian Primavera semi-final. Zaniolo – who joined Fiorentina on loan from Galatasaray in February, having left...
The rule was introduced in 2016 after a spate of majors were won by golfers using extended putter shafts. Keegan Bradley anchored in his midriff to win the 2011 US PGA, as did Ernie Els for his Open triumph the following year. There were broom-handle major wins for Webb Simpson in the 2012 US Open...
Possibly the easiest choice of all time for a player’s inclusion in a statistical team of the season, Salah enjoyed one of the finest individual seasons in Premier League history. Many of his astonishing records from 24-25 may not be beaten for many years. The Egyptian was involved in 47 Premier League goals (29 goals,...
There are only a few teams in world football that could afford Ronaldo’s wages. He became the best-paid player in football history when he joined Al-Nassr in 2023, on a deal reportedly worth £177m-a-year. However, Ronaldo may be willing to sign a short-term deal with a club to play in the Club World Cup before...
A record number of fans packed Wembley to watch the three play-off finals, the English Football League has announced. The matches attracted an aggregate attendance of 211,858 – well above the previous record total of 197,550 that watched the play-offs at the end of the 2007-08 season. Sunderland’s 2-1 victory over Sheffield United in Saturday’s...
Arthur says what Derbyshire have demanded of him as a coach has been “fantastic” after years spent in charge of national sides. Before moving to the County Ground, the last time he worked at club level outside of a T20 franchise was at Western Australia in 2011. “I’ve had to self-reflect and change my style...