Payton’s initial symptoms gave the impression something was wrong. When fellow former Hull City trainee Dean Windass came out earlier this year to say he had received a diagnosis of dementia at the age of 56, Payton felt encouraged to get checked himself. “I was having symptoms such as bad headaches, forgetfulness, but for someone...
Darts player Andy Jenkins has been banned for 11 years and fined more than £17,000 for match-fixing. A Darts Regulation Authority (DRA) disciplinary committee found Jenkins, 54, guilty of fixing 12 matches in which he was involved between February 2022 and July 2023. Jenkins had denied match-fixing but admitted placing 88 bets on matches between...
Former Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton will join Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team for this summer’s tour of Australia. Sexton, who retired after the 2023 Rugby World Cup, played on two Lions tours in 2013 and 2017. The five-time Six Nations winner has been working with Ireland in a casual coaching capacity since...
The inquest, overseen by the coroner and including evidence given by two doctors involved in Campbell’s care, finds that he died of natural causes and adds that “missed opportunities” to correctly diagnose Campbell did “not more than minimally contribute to his death on the balance of probabilities”. The scrutiny over Campbell’s death and the handling...
Head coach Farrell said that there are as many as six players in contention for the Lions captaincy, with the skipper not learning of his appointment until shortly before the squad’s announcement on 8 May. “There are maybe four, five, six on the list,” he said. “When you narrow it down – this is the...
Huddersfield Giants director of rugby Andy Kelly says following the struggling club this season is “not for the faint-hearted”. Kelly, 64, sent an open message to supporters on the club website, external with the Giants rock-bottom of Super League and without a point. Thursday’s 23-10 reverse at fellow strugglers Salford was their sixth straight defeat...
Captain Andy Robertson will become Scotland’s third-highest ever men’s cap holder if he plays against Greece on Thursday. Now the 31-year-old Liverpool left-back is hunting down Kenny Dalglish, who has 102 appearances. Watch Greece v Scotland live on the BBC Source link...
Robertson’s fourth international goal came in stoppage-time against Poland in November, earning a 2-1 victory in Warsaw to clinch third place in Nations League Group A1. Now Scotland must prevail against Greece to remain in the tournament’s top tier. According to the captain, the team made “huge strides” in their debut Group A campaign, amassing...
Leeds Rhinos hooker Andy Ackers has been ruled out for three months with a hamstring tear. Ackers picked up the injury in Leeds’ Challenge Cup defeat by St Helens on Friday. The 31-year-old does not require surgery but recuperation from the injury will take up to 12 weeks. Ackers joins co-captain Cameron Smith and Maika...