When did this all begin? A few minutes from the end of a league game against Motherwell on a Saturday in May, 2010 – 14 years and 361 days ago – Forrest got on the end of a flick-on from Marc-Antoine Fortune and planted a left-foot shot into John Ruddy’s net. For the 18-year-old, it...
The tournament kicks off just three days before the Women’s Champions League final is held in Lisbon on 24 May. It is also just six weeks before the Women’s European Championship begins in Switzerland on 2 July. The American National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) does not finish until 22 November, meaning any clubs wishing to...
Bayern Munich and Real Madrid have both been linked with the centre-back in recent weeks. Well-placed sources have indicated that Huijsen would prioritise a move to Real if the La Liga club were to accelerate their interest. It is also understood that while regular playing time to ensure his continued development will be a key...
Getty Images Free breakfast clubs are to launch at 750 schools across England next week but teachers have voiced concerns that government funding for the scheme will not meet the cost. From Tuesday, thousands of parents can access half an hour of free morning childcare as part of the trial that will run to July,...
Aston Villa kept themselves firmly in the race for Champions League qualification with a statement win over fellow European hopefuls Newcastle United. Unai Emery’s side ran out 4-1 winners with a scintillating display at Villa Park to move level on points with Nottingham Forest in fifth and only two behind third-placed Newcastle. A fifth consecutive...
The Scottish Cup winners earn a spot in the Europa League play-off round, with the team that finishes third in the Premiership going into the second qualifying round. Whoever is fourth, will be in the equivalent stage of the Conference League. However, if Celtic win the cup, everything shuffles down because they have already clinched...
“As we approach the end-of-season awards ceremony and celebrate some of the outstanding performances across the campaign, we want to be open and transparent with you about a subject we’ve discussed as a squad,” he said in a statement sent to BBC Radio 5 Live. “Your incredible support for Liam Roberts since the Crystal Palace...
MK Dons have appointed former Derby County and Rotherham United boss Paul Warne as their new head coach. The 51-year-old, who has signed a “long-term contract” replaces Scott Lindsey at the League Two club after he was sacked last month. Warne has won four promotions from League One, three with Rotherham and one in charge...
Modric will be involved at a Championship club which posted a pre-tax loss of £15.2m in the latest financial year. That was a drop of £2.7m compared to the pre-tax loss of £17.9m posted for the previous financial year. Swansea posted a turnover of £21.5m for the year ending 30 June, 2024. In a statement...
Bates has been one of the outstanding cricketers in the women’s game since her made her New Zealand debut in 2006. She also represented her country at basketball in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before cricket took centre stage. The right-hand batter was named Player of the Tournament in the 2013 World Cup and the...
“Not so much red or blue – grey would be better.” The overwhelming feeling around the 196th Manchester derby was neatly summed up by a comment posted on the BBC Sport website. It might be a stretch to claim, as one respondent did, it was ‘the worst derby match in the world’. But the sentiment...
When Ipswich won 2-1 at Wolves in December through Jack Taylor’s last-gasp header – which ended Gary O’Neil’s managerial reign at Molineux – they moved three points above Wolves. Town were still third bottom at the time, but just a point behind Crystal Palace, while second-bottom Wolves were four adrift of safety. Fast forward five...
Spurs, who host bottom club Southampton on Sunday, are 14th in the Premier League table after 30 matches, 18 points behind fourth-placed Chelsea. Multiple sources have told BBC Sport that Postecolgou’s position is under threat heading into the final weeks of the season as a consequence of a disappointing campaign. Winning the Europa League –...
Salford Red Devils full-back Ryan Brierley says the club’s troubles have been impacting the players’ mental health. The 33-year-old Scotland international also hinted that he could leave, following star players Marc Sneyd, Brad Singleton and Tim Lafai as the Red Devils struggle with the repercussions of an ongoing takeover. Players have not been paid on...
Salford rarely looked threatened during Thursday’s victory, which came off the back of beating Bradford Bulls in the Challenge Cup at the weekend. Those two wins came with the Red Devils losing significant squad members as talismanic half-back Marc Sneyd joined Warrington and prop Brad Singleton moved to Castleford as the effects of the sustainability...
