Leicester City captain Jamie Vardy will leave the club at the end of the season but intends to continue his playing career. Announcing the news on Thursday, the Foxes described Vardy as “our greatest ever player”. The 38-year-old striker, who joined in 2012 from non-league side Fleetwood Town, is the club’s record Premier League scorer...
Baxter said Ikitau was one of the “top centres” in world rugby. “He’s playing very well, he’s very keen to experience something else,” Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter told BBC Radio Devon. “He’s talked a lot with the Australians who have been here at Exeter, they’ve all said that if he gets over here...
Somerset’s inaugural women’s team want to “pave the way” for the next generation ahead of the opening game of their first season, says bowler Laura Jackson. The club are one of eight counties awarded Tier 1 status following a major revamp of the women’s domestic game for this year. Somerset open their campaign on Wednesday...
Leicester City captain Jamie Vardy has described his club’s season as “miserable” and a “total embarrassment” after their relegation from the Premier League. Leicester’s 1-0 defeat by Liverpool on Sunday confirmed an immediate return to the Championship, meaning they have been relegated from the top flight in two of the past three seasons. “No words...
As the plane’s banner suggested, director of football Jon Rudkin and the board have been the target for fans this season. They see Rudkin as a root cause of their decline in recent seasons. He was, of course, in the same position when the Foxes stunned the world to win the Premier League in 2016,...
Rohit Sharma hit his first half-century of the season as Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by nine wickets in the Indian Super League. The India captain, whose previous best score was 26, struck an unbeaten 76 from 45 balls as Mumbai reached their target of 177 in the 16th over. Introduced as an impact...
The celebrations were wild. As Pedro Neto’s 93rd-minute stunner completed a defiant Chelsea fightback at Fulham, there was no doubt about the importance of the strike. Chelsea leapfrogged rivals Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest to return to the Premier League top five, a spot which would earn the club qualification for the Champions League next...
“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...
It may only be Easter but thoughts have already turned to Christmas, with Exeter Northcott and Le Navet Bete revealing this year’s Christmas panto. Following the success of Dick Whittington and Cinderella, the panto team take on the most enormous story of them all… Jack and the Beanstalk. Exeter City Council supports Exeter Northcott Theatre. According...
Exeter’s United States centre Gabby Cantorna has agreed a new deal to stay at the club for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby season. The 29-year-old has been at Sandy Park since Exeter formed their women’s team in 2020. She is the club’s record-points scorer having kicked 310 points and scored five tries. “Gabby is one...
Manchester United forward Joshua Zirkzee will be out for an extended period with a hamstring injury that could mean he misses the rest of the season. The Netherlands international, 23, limped off in the second half of Sunday’s defeat at Newcastle and has been undergoing tests to determine the extent of the injury. Head coach...
Real Madrid are second in La Liga, in the final of the Copa del Rey and in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, but even if they pick up silverware should it be viewed as a successful season? Kiyan Sobhani from the Managing Madrid fan channel tells The Football News Show that the manner of...
Kent have confirmed South African pace bowler Keith Dudgeon has been ruled out for the rest of the domestic season through injury. The 29-year-old sustained a knee injury in training before Kent’s eight-wicket victory against Middlesex and will return to South Africa to receive treatment. “Kent Cricket can confirm that following scans and advice from...
Iga Swiatek is set for a mammoth few months. The world number two is defending 4,195 points during the clay-court season after her astonishing 2024, which saw her win every tournament bar the Stuttgart Open. Even then, she reached the semi-finals. Poland’s Swiatek won both WTA 1,000 titles in Madrid and Italy, before picking up...
Any team without Vivianne Miedema, Khadija Shaw, Lauren Hemp and Alex Greenwood would drop their level. City’s extensive injury list, which includes those key players, has severely impacted their campaign and thrust their lack of squad depth into question. Jill Roord, Aoba Fujino, Rebecca Knaak, Laura Coombs, Naomi Layzell and keeper Ayaka Yamashita have also...