Meanwhile winger Demetri Mitchell is weighing up a new offer from the club. The 28-year-old former Manchester United player missed the start and end of last season through injury. He missed much of 2024 after suffering a serious knee ligament injury and while he is training with Exeter, has had offers from other clubs. “He’s...
“He wasn’t a politician, he was just a teenager, working hard to support our family back home,” Abdul Ghani tells us of his eldest son Abdul Wali, 18, killed in an Israeli strike in Iran. His father, says that Abdul was working and living in a construction site in north-east Tehran near a military building,...
Teenage Lisburn Rangers goalkeeper Kate Smith has been called into the Northern Ireland squad for the forthcoming Women’s Nations League matches against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. It is a first senior international call-up for Smith, 18, who replaces Crusaders stopper Maddy Harvey-Clifford, who has withdrawn through injury. Northern Ireland will host unbeaten group leaders Poland at...
Knives being stabby are a big problem in the United Kingdom. Not the people wielding them, you see, but the knives themselves. It wasn’t long ago that Idris Elba, distinguished British actor that he is, was doing public service appearances. He mournfully spent his time vilifying the stabbiness of knives – particularly that most dangerous...
Northern Ireland manager Tanya Oxtoby says she is “really excited” by the inclusion of 16-year-old goalkeeper Abbie Smith in her squad for the forthcoming Nations League games against Poland and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Smith has been named in the senior squad for the first time after joining Manchester City on a two-year scholarship from Crusaders Strikers in...
Smith will train with the club’s Elite Development Squad (under-21s) as she completes her A-Levels, something that was very important to the Victoria College student. “My school has been very supportive and they have always made sure I have a backup in my education and it was important to me that I was able to...
Vaughan said days after the match she was informed by her club that she needed to provide a statement because she had been reported by a member of the opposition club, via football anti-discrimination body Kick It Out, to her local county FA. “I was confused because I didn’t think I’d done anything wrong,” she...
A teenage cyclist has suffered serious injuries in a collision with a white Ford Transit van in Plymouth. The crash happened at about 17:50 BST on Wednesday at Kings Road in Devonport. The boy, aged 15, was taken to Derriford Hospital by ambulance before being transferred to Bristol Children’s Hospital. Devon and Cornwall Roads Policing...
Teenage Plymouth Argyle midfielder Caleb Roberts has signed a new three-year deal at Home Park. Roberts, 19, is now tied to the relegation-threatened Championship club until the summer of 2028. “I’m buzzing to get the deal done. It gives me time to learn a lot more,” he said. “Since I’ve been training with the first...
While financial matters will inevitably be a factor in discussions, Nwaneri’s continued growth within manager Mikel Arteta’s set-up will also be a strong consideration. Nwaneri has made 31 appearances for the Gunners so far this season, getting his opportunities amid a string of injuries suffered by senior attacking players. The likes of Bukayo Saka, Kai...