Liam Dawson enjoyed the sort of day all-rounders dream of with a resilient century followed by two key Essex wickets as Hampshire took a firm grip on their County Championship match at Chelmsford. The England white-ball international’s 139 from 235 balls, and a fifth-wicket partnership of 133 with fellow centurion Tilak Varma, underpinned Hampshire’s first-innings...
One of Jackson’s long-time critics is former Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel, who featured on the TV broadcast of the game on Dazn. He said: “[It’s an] unbelievable, stupid, stupid stupid mistake, I don’t know what is going through his head. You come into the game at 2-1 down and your team needs you and...
Chelsea striker Liam Delap and Arsenal defender Myles Lewis-Skelly are among six nominees for the PFA Young Player of the Year award. Bournemouth full-back Milos Kerkez, former Cherries defender Dean Huijsen, Arsenal winger Ethan Nwaneri and Aston Villa midfielder Morgan Rogers make up the shortlist. Delap, who joined Chelsea from Ipswich in a £30m deal...
The 39-year-old former Norwich youth player also coached in Ipswich Town’s academy before taking MK Dons to the League One play-offs in 2022 and had a brief spell at Oxford United who were second in the third tier when he left to join Bristol City. “My first live match was here, my first season ticket...
Dawson, meanwhile, admits he does not try to do anything “flash”. While Shoaib Bashir and Tom Hartley have their high release points and Rehan Ahmed his googly, Dawson is a throwback – the old-school magician who can still deceive you with two hands and a pack of cards, without the need for saws, fire and...
The 3-0 ODI series win was the ideal start for Brook as white-ball captain but recovering England’s form in the T20 format – with a World Cup to come early next year – is of far greater significance. While Brook has hinted he could re-energise the team, having Buttler at his best will be just...
Liam Delap has not been selected in England’s Under-21 squad for this month’s European Championship. The 22-year-old has just completed a £30m move from Ipswich to Chelsea and is now expected to travel to the United States with his new club for the Club World Cup. Sunderland’s Jobe Bellingham is in the squad, despite interest...
Chelsea have completed the signing of Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap for a £30m fee. The Blues met a release clause in the 22-year-old’s contract that was activated following Ipswich’s relegation from the Premier League. Enzo Maresca’s side saw off competition from Manchester United, Newcastle United and Everton for the England Under-21 international. Delap scored...
Manning’s contract at Bristol City ran until the end of next season and it is thought the Canaries have paid a release clause to bring him in. The 39-year-old was born in Norwich and played for the club’s academy before joining Ipswich Town – but he never made a senior appearance for their East Anglian...
As ever with these situations, Manchester United can draw a positive out of a negative. They felt earlier this week it was coming towards the end game in their pursuit of Delap, and it was between them and Chelsea. Now they know they have lost out. The positive is, with the decision made, they can...
Chelsea are leading the race to sign Ipswich striker Liam Delap after other Premier League clubs were made aware of his preference to move to Stamford Bridge. Manchester United, Everton, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were among the clubs to have shown a serious interest in Delap, who has a £30m release clause, while Manchester City...
ICC CWCL2 squad: Richie Berrington (capt) (Clydesdale), Charlie Cassell (Heriot’s), Matthew Cross (Heriot’s), Jasper Davidson (Grange), Olly Davidson (Carlton), Jack Jarvis (Grange), Mackenzie Jones (Essex), Michael Leask (Forfarshire), Finlay McCreath (Grange), Brandon McMullen (RH Corstorphine), George Munsey (RH Corstorphine), Liam Naylor (RH Corstorphine), Safyaan Sharif (Perth Doo’cot), Charlie Tear (Sussex), Mark Watt (Heriot’s) T20 squad:...
Walsall were 12 points clear at the top of the table at one stage, 15 points clear of fourth place – but a 13-game winless run cost them automatic promotion. How it unfolded on the final day was even more agonising, as they were denied third spot by a 96th-minute Bradford City winner against Fleetwood...
Ipswich forward Liam Delap is exploring his options for next season, says manager Kieran McKenna. The 22-year-old joined the Tractor Boys from Manchester City in a deal worth up to £20m last summer but is expected to leave the club following their relegation back to the Championship after just one campaign in the Premier League....
“He was the one who sent [Liam] Walsh off the other week at Luton v Coventry, then it was changed because it shouldn’t have been a straight red,” Manning added. That red card was overturned – although none of Langford’s other recent dismissals have been successfully appealed against. Speaking about the incident in Thursday’s play-off...