An emotional John Higgins says he “was in tears” on the morning of his first round match at the World Snooker Championship. Higgins’ father-in-law suffered a heart attack last week and BBC Snooker presenter Seema Jaswal consoled the player after his 10-7 win against Joe O’Connor. READ MORE: Emotionally ‘drained’ Higgins defeats O’Connor to advance...
Steven McIntosh Entertainment reporter Gary Lineker says ‘it’s time’ to leave MOTD after more than 25 years presenting Gary Lineker has said he believes the BBC wanted him to leave Match of the Day as he was negotiating a new contract last year. The presenter and the BBC jointly announced in November that he would...
Former England striker Dion Dublin analyses how Aston Villa “had done their homework” against Newcastle following their 4-1 win at Villa Park. READ MORE: ‘Fuming’ Watkins channelled ‘anger’ into ‘dynamite’ display Watch MOTD on BBC iPlayer Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Jackson Page has become the first player to make a maximum 147 break twice in one match as he took a step closer to qualifying for the World Snooker Championship. The 23-year-old Welshman had made his first 147 on Sunday, during the eighth frame of his third-round qualifying match against England’s Allan Taylor. Resuming the...
Match of the Day pundit Danny Murphy says Tottenham Hotspur’s mentality is wrong in “their defending, their professionalism and their organisation”, which “comes from the manager” Ange Postecoglu, after the London side conceded four in their defeat by Wolves. READ MORE: Leaky Spurs leave Postecoglou facing date with destiny Available to UK users only. Read...
Match of the Day 2 pundits Danny Murphy and Dion Dublin admire how Liverpool have mixed up their attacking approach this season, including in the 2-1 win against West Ham that means Arne Slot’s side could claim the Premier League title in their next match. READ MORE: Salah laps up contract acclaim – now Van...
Kelly Somers presents all the highlights from the day’s four Premier League fixtures. Read full article at source...
Osasuna’s appeal over Barcelona defender Inigo Martinez’s eligibility to play against them has been dismissed. Martinez did not join up with the Spain squad for the recent international break because of a knee injury. Fifa rules prohibit a player from playing for his club within five days – unless he has the national FA’s permission...
Champions League Match of the Day pundit Thomas Hitzlsperger praises the technique shown by Declan Rice in both of his free-kick goals aginst Real Madrid, while Rory Smith argues that Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois should have done a better job setting up the wall for both set pieces. MATCH REPORT: Arsenal 3-0 Real Madrid...
Match of the Day pundit Stephen Warnock explains how Aston Villa’s defensive change from a back five in the first half to a back three in the second half proved to be costly for the Premier League side in their 3-1 loss to PSG in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at the Parc Des...
Thomas Hitzlsperger believes PSG will get to the Champions League final, saying that the French Champions now look like a team rather than a group of individuals as they have done in the past. MATCH REPORT: PSG 3-1 Aston Villa Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
Match of the Day 2’s Troy Deeney, Shay Given and Mark Chapman look at why newly promoted teams are getting in a “muddle” in the Premier League, after confirmation of Southampton’s relegation. READ MORE: ‘We must avoid that record’ – how it all went wrong for relegated Saints Watch Premier League highlights on Match of...
Match of the Day 2 pundit Shay Given explains how “15 minutes of madness” in the first half cost Liverpool in their Premier League defeat at Fulham. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool’s 26-match unbeaten run ended by Fulham Watch Premier League highlights on Match of the Day 2 on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read...
Match of the Day pundits Danny Murphy and Alan Shearer believe Everton should not have been awarded a penalty in their Premier League draw against Arsenal. Gunners full-back Myles Lewis-Skelly was judged to have fouled Jack Harrison inside the box, with Iliman Ndiaye converting from the spot. READ MORE: ‘I have seen it 15 times...
Match of the Day Top 10: Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer & Micah Richards rank Premier League midfielders
Clubs: Arsenal (2003-2011), Chelsea (2014-19) Premier League record: 350 appearances, 50 goals, 111 assists Fabregas joined Arsenal from Barcelona as a 16-year-old in 2003 and quickly developed into one of the world’s best midfielders. Aged just 16 years and 177 days, he became the club’s youngest first-team player when he made his debut in a...