Grace Dean & Alex Kleiderman BBC News Getty Images/BBC Actor Gary Oldman has been knighted alongside David Beckham on a King’s Birthday Honours list that also recognises Strictly Come Dancing hosts Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. The Oscar winner and the former football England captain are among 19 new sirs, while 21 damehoods have been...
New Zealand head coach Gary Stead will step down from the role when his contract expires at the end of the month. The 53-year-old had already said he would quit as coach of the Black Caps’ one-day international and T20 sides, but had remained interested in coaching the Test team. However, New Zealand Cricket decided...
Gary Lineker signs off his final Match of the Day appearance by thanking his colleagues and viewers after 25 years of presenting the show. Read full article at source...
Paul Glynn Culture reporter “It’s been so special” Gary Lineker’s final Match of the Day sign-off Gary Lineker held back tears as he signed off from his final edition of Match of the Day after 26 years in the hot seat and officially left the BBC. The host announced in November that he would leave...
Forest later denied Marinakis’ exchange with Nuno was a “confrontation” and described subsequent reaction to the situation as “fake news”. The club said the incident was because of Marinakis’ frustration that striker Taiwo Awoniyi had continued to play after an 88th-minute injury, which subsequently required urgent surgery. “I’ve dished out my fair share of criticism...
Paul Glynn and Steven McIntosh Culture reporters Watch: How Gary Lineker’s long BBC career came to an abrupt end Gary Lineker has confirmed he will leave the BBC after presenting his final episode of Match of the Day on Sunday. The 64-year-old had been expected to continue fronting coverage of the men’s FA Cup and...
Gary Lineker is set to leave the BBC with an announcement expected on Monday. Speculation is mounting the 64-year-old will step down after he presents his final Match of the Day next weekend. Lineker, listed as the highest-paid BBC presenter, had been due to remain at the forefront of the BBC’s coverage of next season’s...
Neville was speaking to BBC Sport from Salford City’s Moor Lane ground a day after the League Two outfit announced a new ownership structure that will see only the 50-year-old and long-time friend David Beckham remain as minority shareholders from the famed ‘Class of 92’ who bought the club in 2014. Salford announced themselves with...
Nine shareholders make up the new consortium, including India-based Dream Sports Group, Colin Ryan, Frank Ryan, Nick Woodhouse and Shravin Mittal. Their arrival comes after the club’s ownership began the process of courting new investment in 2024. “The acquisition includes a commitment by the new shareholders to invest significantly in the club, the team and...
Former batter Gary Ballance will be part of Zimbabwe’s coaching staff during the four-day Test against England later this month. Ballance, 35, played 23 Tests and 16 one-day internationals for England between 2013 and 2017. After admitting using racist language as part of the Yorkshire racism scandal in 2021, Ballance signed a two-year deal to...
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy tells Match of the Day host Gary Lineker what his time at the club has meant to him after he scored his 199th goal for the Foxes. Vardy, who will end his 13-year stay with Leicester when his contract expires in the summer, has three games left this season to reach...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell says his side are capable of a top-half finish in League One. The Grecians have lost just two of their past 11 games – to second-placed Wrexham and fourth-placed Stockport County – and are 15th in League One, three points off 12th-placed Lincoln City. They face relegation-threatened Burton Albion and...
Exeter City manager Gary Caldwell has challenged his players to pull off the “fantastic achievement” of surpassing their points total from last season. The Grecians head into a West Country derby at Bristol Rovers on Saturday free of relegation fears, with a 10-point gap to the bottom four, but Caldwell wants his players to lift...
Exeter City boss Gary Caldwell has challenged Reece Cole to return to his very best after an injury-stricken season. The 27-year-old scored seven times in 42 appearances last season after joining the Grecians on a free from non-league Hayes, having almost dropped out of the game. However, a series of injury absences has limited the...
Gary Lineker and Micah Richards go head-to-head over Micah’s claim that Dejan Stankovic’s volley for Inter Milan against Schalke in 2011 is not only the greatest goal in Uefa Champions League history, but the greatest of all time in any competition, full stop. But is Micah correct, or was Gary actually on the pitch to...