Scotland bounced back from their surprise defeat by Nepal on Monday with a convincing 44-run win over the Netherlands in Dundee. Having been asked to bat first, Scotland slumped to 97-6 but were indebted to the efforts of number five batter Finlay McCreath, who made 81 off 106 deliveries. McCreath put on 91 for the...
Ange Postecoglou has been sacked as Tottenham manager 16 days after leading them to victory in the Europa League final. A 1-0 win over Manchester United in Bilbao brought Spurs a first major trophy for 17 years. However, it came towards the end of their worst Premier League season, with the London club finishing 17th...
Northern Ireland will face Iceland in the Women’s Nations League promotion/relegation play-offs while the Republic of Ireland were drawn against Belgium. The Republic of Ireland are in the play-offs after being edged out for top spot in Group B2 and Northern Ireland are hoping to reach the top tier for the first time after finishing...
Palace qualified for the Europa League by beating Manchester City to win the FA Cup. Lyon finished sixth in the French top flight to initially gain a spot in the Conference League, but were promoted to the Europa League competition after Paris St-Germain – already qualified for the Champions League – won the Coupe de...
The 2024-25 Championship season might be over but there are many ways to analyse and reflect on the campaign that has gone before us. Not every club can go up but if there are signs a team is moving in the right direction, it can still be considered good progress – or quite the opposite...
Plans to hold a European T20 franchise tournament this summer are to be shelved until 2026 because three potential owners are instead focusing on completing deals to buy team stakes in The Hundred. The European T20 Premier League (ETPL), part owned by Bollywood star Abhishek Bachchan, and involving city-based franchises from Ireland, Scotland and the...
“My journey is probably a lot different to a lot of people,” admitted Hume. “I missed out on going across the water at 16 years of age. I didn’t get picked by a lot of clubs and was told I wasn’t ready, and things like that.” Hume said he “worked my socks off” to earn...
A “thrilled” Wagner was speaking after his hopes for a new 62,000-seat stadium to replace St Andrews took a significant step forward, with government funding for a new tramline to a planned ‘Sports Quarter’ in the east of the city. The club’s owners, US investment firm Knighthead Capital – which Wagner founded – wants to...
Textor was hoping to show Uefa officials he did not have a controlling interest in the club. The meeting ended without a decision, but it is understood from sources with knowledge of the situation that a final ruling from European football’s governing body should come in the next week or so. Palace qualified for the...
Two Belgian men have claimed they hid in a toilet at Munich’s Allianz Arena for 27 hours in order to watch last weekend’s Champions League final for free. Neal Remmerie and Senne Haverbeke told Belgian broadcaster VRT News they managed to get into the ground the day before the match then emerged to watch Paris...
England defender Lucy Bronze speaks to BBC Sport’s Jo Currie after they failed to reach the semi-finals of the Women’s Nations League after a 2-1 defeat by group winners Spain. England boss Sarina Wiegman names her Euro 2025 squad on Thursday as they look to defend their title in Switzerland next month. READ MORE: ‘Very...
Watch as Kathleen McGovern scores her first Scotland goal to cancel out Jill Rood’s opener for the Netherlands as the already-relegated visitors secure their first Nations League Group A1 point in their second game under new head coach Melissa Andreatta. MATCH REPORT: Netherlands 1-1 Scotland Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Captain Simone Magill’s goal against Bosnia-Herzegovina in Zenica earns Northern Ireland the draw they need to secure second spot in Women’s Nations League B1 and their place in the promotion play-offs. MATCH REPORT: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Northern Ireland Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Premier League clubs have “unanimously” agreed to keep the £30 cap on away ticket prices for the 2025-26 season. It will be the 10th campaign the cap has been in place and, since its introduction, attendances at away games have risen from 82% to 91%. A total of 953,420 people were at the 380 top-flight...
Scotland will only arrive in the Netherlands for today’s final Women’s Nations League Group A game this morning after a technical issue prevented their charter flight leaving Edinburgh on Monday. Melissa Andreatta’s side were due to travel to Eindhoven on Monday for the game in Tilburg, which kicks off at 19:30 BST and is live...