When did this all begin? A few minutes from the end of a league game against Motherwell on a Saturday in May, 2010 – 14 years and 361 days ago – Forrest got on the end of a flick-on from Marc-Antoine Fortune and planted a left-foot shot into John Ruddy’s net. For the 18-year-old, it...
Tranmere Rovers midfielder Sam Finley has been handed a 13-game ban for making a homophobic comment to an opposition player. The midfielder, 32, admitted a Football Association charge of misconduct over a comment made to Walsall striker Jamille Matt during a League Two game in January. Finley has also been fined £2,000 and ordered to...
NBA great Jason Kidd has joined Everton’s American ownership group. The double Olympic champion and 10-time NBA All-Star, who is currently head coach of the Dallas Mavericks, has joined Roundhouse Capital Holdings, which is part of The Friedkin Group. The Texas-based group completed its takeover of Everton in December 2024. Kidd, who also won the...
Miedema’s Manchester City have been immersed in the busy schedule of late, playing eight matches in 29 days throughout March as they competed in four competitions. She featured in all eight before sustaining her injury during the Netherlands’ Women’s Nations League match with Austria on 8 April, having also played for the national side four...
Another lucky player of the Exeter Community Lottery is celebrating after winning £250 in last weekend’s draw.  But it’s the good causes in Exeter that benefit directly from ticket sales who are the real winners.  The latest £250 winner scooped the prize while raising money for the Topsham Community Association. Earlier in April two players...
Ex-England defender Martin Keown analyses how academy player Nico O’Reilly “took charge” during Manchester City’s match against Everton. Read full article at source...
Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi hit his first ball for six having become the youngest player to feature in the Indian Premier League during Rajasthan Royals’ defeat by Lucknow Super Giants. Opening the batting for the Royals, Suryavanshi lifted India international Shardul Thakur over extra cover as he made an eye-catching 34 from 20 balls. The left-hander...
“As we approach the end-of-season awards ceremony and celebrate some of the outstanding performances across the campaign, we want to be open and transparent with you about a subject we’ve discussed as a squad,” he said in a statement sent to BBC Radio 5 Live. “Your incredible support for Liam Roberts since the Crystal Palace...
French football journalist Julien Laurens joins Ben Croucher on The Football News Show to look ahead to the Champions League second leg between Aston Villa and Paris St-Germain. He says PSG winger Ousmane Dembele has been the “best player in the world” since the turn of the year. Read full article at source...
Great Britain captain Anne Keothavong says the lack of top-20 players at the Billie Jean King Cup is “a tennis problem, not a player problem”. Only three of the world’s top-20 will compete in this week’s qualifying rounds, with Poland’s Iga Swiatek and American trio Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff and Madison Keys among those absent....
Bates has been one of the outstanding cricketers in the women’s game since her made her New Zealand debut in 2006. She also represented her country at basketball in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing before cricket took centre stage. The right-hand batter was named Player of the Tournament in the 2013 World Cup and the...
Leicester City debutant Jeremy Monga had to wear a blank shirt when he became the second-youngest player in Premier League history. Monga came off the bench in the 74th minute of Leicester’s 3-0 home defeat by Newcastle United on Monday. At 15 years and 271 days old, Monga became the second-youngest player to play in...
Anthony Elanga had left Manchester United in the past. On Tuesday, they trailed in his wake. Alejandro Garnacho and Patrick Dorgu could not keep up with the 22-year-old as he burst from the edge of his own area on to Ryan Yates’ defensive header, collected the ball and ran 70 yards. The Sweden winger still...
France winger Louis Bielle-Biarrey has been named player of the tournament for the 2025 Six Nations in recognition of his record-breaking campaign. The 21-year-old scored eight tries – a record in a single championship – as France lifted the title for a 19th time. Bielle-Biarrey saw off competition from England back Tommy Freeman, Scotland full-back...
Six Nations Rugby Special pundits Ugo Monye, Sam Warburton and John Barclay discuss why Louis Bielle-Biarrey was their “player of the tournament”. WATCH MORE: ‘Fabulous’ Bielle-Biarrey stars in Six Nations best tries Watch Six Nations Rugby Special on BBC iPlayer. Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...