It wasn’t always this way. For the first seven years under Gino Pozzo’s ownership, Watford enjoyed a period of sustained success unlike anything they had experienced since the 1980s. Watford were promoted to the Premier League three years into his tenure, then spent four seasons in the top flight where relegation was barely a concern....
Watford have sacked head coach Tom Cleverley after the team failed the reach the Championship play-offs. The Hornets finished 14th in the table after taking only one point from their last five games – a 1-1 season-ending draw with Sheffield Wednesday. Former Manchester United, Everton and Watford midfielder Cleverley was appointed as interim boss in...
Great Britain’s Tom Pidcock will lead new team Q36.5 in their first Grand Tour at the Giro d’Italia, which begins on Friday. Pidcock left Ineos Grenadiers to sign a three-year deal with the second-tier Q36.5 team in December. The 25-year-old is a double Olympic champion and retained his mountain bike title at Paris 2024. Fellow...
Former Cambridge United, Northampton Town and Bury forward Tom Youngs has died at the age of 45. Youngs started his career with the U’s and made 180 appearances between 1997 and 2003. He won promotion to the third tier with Cambridge in 1998-99. After 30 appearances in an injury-hit three seasons with Northampton, Youngs had...
On his blog, libertarian bestselling author and Ron Paul homeschooling curriculum writer Tom Woods has written some thoughts about thin and thick libertarianism and how they apply to the Duck Dynasty controversy. If you’ve been living in a cave, the star of reality television show Duck Dynasty said some unfortunate things about gay people and...
An opening partnership of 184 between Tom Haines and Daniel Hughes placed Sussex in a commanding position at the end of the second day of their County Championship match against Somerset. By the time Jack Leach finally broke the first wicket stand, in the 50th over, the Sussex lead was 277. And by the close...
Brooks Koepka, US Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley and Tom Hoge make holes-in-one at the Masters Par 3 Contest in Augusta. WATCH MORE: McIlroy’s daughter makes incredible putt at Masters Par 3 Contest Listen to live coverage of the Masters on BBC Sounds, and follow live text with in-play clips on the BBC Sport website...
Somerset’s Tom Banton registered the fifth highest score in the history of the County Championship when finally dismissed for 371 on the third day of the match with Worcestershire at Taunton. Unbeaten on 344 overnight, the 26-year-old extended his boundary count to 56 fours and two sixes, facing 403 balls before his wicket saw Somerset...
Rookie Lancashire seamers Tom Aspinwall and Ollie Sutton launched the Red Rose bid for an immediate return to the top flight in positive fashion by bowling out Middlesex for 260 on the opening day of the new County Championship season at Lord’s. Relegated Lancashire began the new campaign without injured England veteran James Anderson and...
Tom Cruise has paid tribute to his Top Gun co-star Val Kilmer, who died earlier this week aged 65. Appearing at CinemaCon in Las Vegas, Cruise led a crowd in The Colosseum theatre in a moment of silence to “honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer”. “I can’t tell you how much I admired...
Essex, who finished fourth in Division One last season, will again rely heavily on the quality of prolific seam bowlers Jamie Porter and Sam Cook and off-spinner Simon Harmer, while Westley – now 36 – and South African Dean Elgar provide the experience in the batting line-up. But they also have the likes of Noah...
Brighton have agreed a deal worth £10m to sign Sunderland winger Tom Watson this summer. The 18-year-old has scored two goals in 17 appearances for the Black Cats since making his senior debut in April 2023. Watson has agreed a four-year deal with the Premier League side, starting from when the summer transfer window opens...
Warwickshire have been hit by a pre-season injury issue that will delay main overseas signing Tom Latham’s arrival at Edgbaston. Wicketkeeper Latham, 32, has suffered a broken finger while practising in the nets with his domestic club side Canterbury before this week’s Plunket Shield game in Wellington. The New Zealand Test captain was, in any...
Tom said he is “incredibly honoured” to have been chairman for more than three decades. His involvement in Tiger spans 61 years, starting as a player who made 130 appearances for the club. “It has always been about playing the role of custodian to me, ensuring this club continues long into the future for the...
“Tom is tasked with restructuring the club to ensure we are operating efficiently and to optimal standards, and we are confident he will do just that,” they added. Swansea’s owners are based in America, with Coleman – who will continue to be involved with the club as a board member and co-investor – expected to...