To see one of your children become a professional sportsperson would be a dream for many – but what about two? Meet the Bevan brothers Taylor – an unbeaten pro boxer, signed with fight promoter Eddie Hearn – and Owen, a footballer at Premier League side AFC Bournemouth. Both are on the verge of the...
The Ballon d’Or, the most prestigious individual prize in football, is awarded annually by France Football magazine to the player perceived to be the best in the world. The winner is chosen through a dual system of voting. Firstly, journalists from France Football and fellow French publication L’Equipe work together to produce a combined list...
Nottingham Forest and England midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White has been banned from driving for six months after pleading guilty to several speeding offences. The 25-year-old was caught speeding six times on the A52 in the Radcliffe-on-Trent area of Nottinghamshire between December 2024 and February this year. He admitted five counts of exceeding 70mph on the dual...
Vaughan said days after the match she was informed by her club that she needed to provide a statement because she had been reported by a member of the opposition club, via football anti-discrimination body Kick It Out, to her local county FA. “I was confused because I didn’t think I’d done anything wrong,” she...
Republic of Ireland international Megan Campbell said “anything is achievable” after she broke the Guinness World Record for the longest ever throw-in by a female footballer. The London City Lionesses player set the new record at 37.55m. That is over two metres further than the original record of 35m and 10m longer than a blue...
Bill Rice & Jonny Humphries BBC News, Manchester BBC Joe Thompson’s family have paid tribute to him after his death in April The family of former Rochdale footballer Joe Thompson have said they were “overwhelmed” by thousands of messages after his death from people whose lives he had touched. Thompson, 36, who had been diagnosed...
BBC Sport’s Mark Benstead spends 24 hours with probably the busiest man in football – Brian Graham, who is Partick Thistle captain, top scorer, co-interim men’s manager and women’s team manager. Get all the latest Scottish Championship news and views Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Maria Mulla, appearing remotely on behalf of the Cusack family, told the hearing: “One of the concerns is a perceived lack of transparency, particularly in relation to documents that are being provided to them [the family]. I am told the FA report in particular has missing pages and appears with a large number of redactions,...
While little research has been carried out regarding pitches for female athletes specifically, plenty of data has been gathered in football generally. Everything from traction, the hardness of the surface, how high the ball bounces, how far the ball rolls and shock absorption have been looked into. Neil Rodger, the principal consultant at STRI Group...
Gavin Kermack BBC News, West Midlands Kath Stanczyszyn BBC Radio WM Getty Images/Allsport Dean Sturridge spent several seasons playing for Wolves “When I couldn’t play football because of injury, I’d be sat on my settee. I’d have boredom, I’d have time – and I’d have the money. That’s when the bets escalated and I was...
Former Liverpool defender and long-time BBC Match of the Day pundit Alan Hansen has received his MBE for services to football and broadcasting. The ex-Scotland international, 69, was honoured at an investiture ceremony at Windsor Castle on Tuesday. Hansen was seriously ill in hospital last summer but was discharged after two weeks to recover at...
