Liverpool’s Bradley missed the games against Switzerland and Sweden because of a hamstring injury sustained in February. He made a return for his club in April, although he was absent with what the Reds called a “minor injury” as they clinched the Premier League title with a win against Tottenham last weekend. “His contribution for...
Appleton had been out of work since being sacked as Charlton boss in January 2024 following a run of 10 league matches without a win. Despite being unable to halt their slide to League Two, the club have decided to stick with Appleton – who is known for his ability to work with young players...
Premier League Darts is played across 16 initial weeks in the league stage with quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final each night. Each of the eight players is guaranteed to face the other seven in the quarter-finals in weeks one to seven and 9-15, with week eight and week 16 fixtures done off the table. It...
Former Australia cricketer Michael Slater has been handed a partly suspended four-year prison sentence after pleading guilty to domestic violence charges. However, the 55-year-old will walk free – having already served more than a year in custody after being refused bail in 2024. Slater, who played 74 Tests for Australia between 1993 and 2001, pleaded...
Paddy Pimblett earned the most significant win of his career with an impressive third-round stoppage of Michael Chandler at UFC 314. Briton Pimblett outclassed the American on the feet and the ground for a victory which will move into the top 10 of the lightweight rankings. UFC commentator Jon Anik welcomed Pimblett “to the elite”...
Pimblett, who is 12th in the UFC lightweight rankings, had called the bout with Chandler the biggest of his career, with the American ranked five places above him in seventh. Chandler, 38, has built up a big fan base in the UFC with his gung-ho style, while the fanfare surrounding charismatic Pimblett led to the...
Michael Gove is among several ex-Conservative ministers to be given a seat in the House of Lords in Rishi Sunak’s resignation honours list. The former housing and education secretary served in the cabinets of four prime ministers before standing down as an MP ahead of last July’s general election. Meanwhile, former Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and...
There’s been a change in Paddy Pimblett. He hasn’t noticed it, but the people closest to him have. Pimblett’s team-mate Molly McCann, who retired last month, his coach Paul Rimmer, his wife Laura and his parents have all observed the change. They noticed it after the birth of Pimblett’s identical twin daughters, Betsy and Margot,...
Luke Littler suffered a surprise early exit in the 11th Players Championship of the year with a 6-3 defeat by Dylan Slevin. World champion Littler averaged 90.11 compared to his opponent’s 92.74 as he fell in the first round of the tournament in Leicester. Slevin, ranked 61st in the PDC order of merit, had raced...
Ian Youngs Culture reporter Getty Images JoJo Siwa has been a dancer, pop star, actress and hair bow trendsetter Oscar-nominated actor Mickey Rourke, US media personality JoJo Siwa, EastEnders star Patsy Palmer, Love Island’s Chris Hughes and former MP Michael Fabricant are getting to know each other after beginning a stay in this year’s Celebrity...
But the coming months will shape his legacy as Test captain, and England’s hopes of regaining the Ashes in Australia would be almost destroyed if they were to lose Stokes. Any further burden on his body would be a huge gamble. “Let him get the Ashes urn in his hands,” said Vaughan, who was speaking...
Lorna Prichard BBC Wales Culture Correspondent BBC Michael Sheen will star as Owain Glyndŵr in one of the first productions from his new theatre company, Welsh National Theatre Actor Michael Sheen has said he will star as Owain Glyndŵr, the last Welsh-born Prince of Wales, in a new theatre production. Owain & Henry will tell...
Shrewsbury Town have appointed Michael Appleton as their new head coach until the end of the season. The 49-year-old former Manchester United midfielder replaces Gareth Ainsworth, who left to take over at League Two side Gillingham. This will be the eighth appointment of Appleton’s 14-year managerial career after spells at Portsmouth, Blackpool, Blackburn Rovers, Leicester...
There were 15 seconds left on the clock when a 19-year-old college basketball player launched a 16-foot winning shot that would change sports marketing forever. Watching that day was marketing executive and grassroots promoter Sonny Vaccaro. He was so impressed by what he saw that two years later he would bet his job at sports...
Northern Ireland’s journey of progression has been a story of fearless youngsters and, largely, there’s been plenty for the Green and White Army to cheer about. With a starting team with an average age of 22.6 – the joint-second youngest fielded by Northern Ireland since 1946 – it was another bright start before things quickly...