The month before Sampdoria’s play-off exit Pirlo was called “a key part of the project” by the club’s owners, but three games into the current campaign he was dismissed following two defeats and a draw. Andrea Sottil replaced him and oversaw a Coppa Italia penalty-shootout victory against Genoa in the first Derby della Lanterna in...
A 17-year wait is finally over for Danny Welbeck. For the first time in his career, the 34-year-old striker hit double figures for Premier League goals in a single season with his penalty in Saturday’s 2-0 win at Wolves. Shining for Brighton in the twilight of his career, Welbeck’s latest contribution helped ensure the Seagulls...
Senior White House advisor Stephen Miller made some comments this afternoon that are already getting a lot of media attention. Miller suggested that the Trump administration was looking at ways to suspend due process for illegal immigrants, specifically habeus corpus rights. White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters Friday that the Trump...
Emily Anderson & Tom Oakley BBC News, Nottingham BBC Sharon and Wayne were on their way to work when Valdo Calocane carried out the attacks For Wayne Birkett and Sharon Miller, the morning of 13 June 2023 started like any other. They both, separately, got ready for work and caught buses into Nottingham city centre,...
Raphina makes it 3-2 to Barcelona with a late strike against Inter in their Champions League semi-final second leg. Read full article at source...
A large wildfire that destroyed about 1,230 acres (50 sq km) of land on Dartmoor happened at “the very worst time for wildlife”, a charity has said. Farmers, Dartmoor National Park rangers and firefighters all helped tackle the blaze at the Dartmoor Forest area near Cut Hill. The fire started on Sunday and was extinguished...
Jose Mourinho discusses the four key signings he made which enabled Inter Milan to win the 2010 Champions League. Read full article at source...
There are portraits that precede greatness, snapshots of youthful genius. The boy with the indie-band bangs celebrating on Ronaldinho’s back, the bleach-blonde teen with blaugrana braces leaving a trail of Inter defenders in his wake. Almost exactly 20 years separated Lionel Messi’s first goal for Barcelona and Lamine Yamal’s sensational Champions League semi-final strike on...
Arsenal know better than most what a difference a week can make. Seven days ago Renee Slegers’ side were basking in the glow of a remarkable 4-1 away victory over Lyon that sent them to a first Women’s Champions League final in 18 years. Fast forward to Monday and Arsenal are investigating exactly how they...
England striker Ivan Toney celebrated his first trophy with Al-Ahli as the Saudi Arabian club won the Asian Champions League for the first time. Al-Ahli beat Japan’s Kawasaki Frontale 2-0 on Saturday to become the third Saudi club to win the competition, after Al-Hilal and Al-Ittihad. Striker Toney, 29, joined Al-Ahli from Brentford for about...
A drone attack launched by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) struck a military airport in the city of Port Sudan on Sunday, according to the Sudanese army. It marks the first time RSF attacks have reached the city – the de-facto capital of Sudan’s military-led government – since the conflict between the warring factions...
The FA Cup final between Manchester City and Crystal Palace will kick off at 16:30 BST on Saturday, 17 May at Wembley. The Football Association said the time was agreed following collaboration with the two clubs, broadcasters, local authorities, police and the Safety Advisory Group. Both of the previous two finals, featuring City and Manchester...
Pep Guardiola says he will take a break from management after he leaves Manchester City, though he does not know when he will retire. Guardiola signed a two-year contract extension in November, extending his stay at the club until June 2027. By that time the 54-year-old will have been at City for 11 years –...
US Vice-President JD Vance has said the war in Ukraine is “not going to end any time soon”, in an interview with Fox News. Vance said the question facing the US administration now is how it can help Russia and Ukraine “find middle ground” to end the conflict that has been raging for more than...
Christal Hayes BBC News, Los Angeles Watch: Donald Trump on the US economy: ‘Give us a little bit of time’ President Donald Trump has asked for more time on the US economy as it contracted for the first time in three years, stoking recession fears. He said the figure was misleading because companies had stockpiled...