Guardiola set out his stall for this competition by signing three players for more than £100m – and two of those, Tijjani Reijnders and Rayan Cherki, started on their debuts. Dutchman Reijnders described himself as “box-to-box” number eight when speaking in Florida before the game and there were early positive signs too of what he...
Northamptonshire Steelbacks’ players deserve more credit for their T20 Blast performances, according to captain David Willey. A 10-run win over Birmingham Bears on Wednesday made it six wins from their opening six games of the competition. They are top of the North Group in which seven victories last season was enough to qualify for the...
Middlesbrough’s Tommy Conway and Ipswich Town’s George Hirst are two of the other strikers in the squad who will be desperate for an opportunity. Hirst scored five goals in an injury-hit spell in the Premier League and was often an impact player behind new Chelsea signing Liam Delap in the pecking order at relegated Ipswich....
It would not be a stretch to say Walsall’s season was firmly split in two; a storming start and fizzling finish. Sadler had extended his tenure with a new long-term contract on January 7th. Besides, Lowe was not the only star in the squad. Defender Taylor Allen scored the second most goals from distance across...
McIlroy became just the sixth player to win all four majors with his triumph at Augusta National – a result that has had Scheffler purring. “It was really cool to see Rory finish that off and to be there for that moment,” said the two-time Masters champion. “He’s a good buddy of mine out here,...
Novak Djokovic will not take part in the Italian Open next week in another blow to the 24-time Grand Slam winner’s preparations for Roland Garros. Djokovic has competed in Rome in every season since 2007 and has won the event six times, most recently in 2022. However, organisers of the tournament announced on social media,...
Becky Morton Political reporter PA Media The Conservative Party may need to form a coalition with Reform UK at the next general election to keep Labour out of government, Tory mayor Lord Houchen has said. The Tees Valley mayor told the BBC that if the number of Tory and Reform MPs “create a significant majority”...
Captain Jonny Bairstow posted an unbeaten 86 as Yorkshire thwarted a depleted Durham attack to secure a County Championship draw at the Riverside. Bairstow shared half-century partnerships for the fifth and sixth wickets with all-rounders George Hill and Matthew Revis during the morning session as Yorkshire, who started the day on 132-4 in their second...
Ever since McIlroy claimed the fourth major of his career – almost 11 years ago – there has been fervent discussion about his chances of winning the Masters to secure a rare ‘career Grand Slam’. Only five men have completed the full collection of Masters, US PGA Championship, the Open Championship and US Open titles...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot insists he is not worried about the form of Mohamed Salah, despite the forward going four games without a goal following a 3-2 loss at Fulham. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool’s 26-match unbeaten run ended by Fulham Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Watch highlights as Hull FC continue their fine early-season form with a well-earned Super League win over Wakefield Trinity. View original article...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says he does not “need credit” for a turnaround in the club’s league form. After gaining only four points from a possible 27 in January and February, the Grecians have gone five unbeaten in League One – including back-to-back home wins against Shrewsbury and Mansfield – to move eight points...
World number one Scottie Scheffler is confident he is getting back to his best after a relatively slow start to the season as he prepares to defend his Masters title next month. Scheffler has not won a tournament so far in 2025 having won two at this stage last year – the Arnold Palmer Invitational...
St Helens boss Paul Wellens says he is preparing his side for Warrington Wolves to be “at their best” despite their recent dip in form. Wellens’ side take on the Wire on Friday with their opponents losing their most recent two Super League games. Their 16-30 defeat by Wakefield earlier in March came following a...