England skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt has decided to relinquish the captaincy of Trent Rockets in this year’s edition of The Hundred. BBC Sport understands Sciver-Brunt has decided to step down from the role to manage her workloads over the summer before the 50-over World Cup in India from 30 September. Sciver-Brunt succeeded Heather Knight as England...
Alexander-Arnold and Robertson played together on 279 occasions – an average of 35 games a season in all competitions in their eight seasons together. And each of them only played more games with Mohamed Salah. Robertson joined from Hull City for £8m in 2017-18 with Alexander-Arnold, an academy product, having made his debut the season...
Opener Finlay Bean put a difficult start to the season firmly behind him, compiling a superb maiden double hundred spanning more than nine hours as Yorkshire fought back against County Championship leaders Nottinghamshire at Trent Bridge. Replying to the home side’s 487, Yorkshire – with only one win so far after winning promotion to Division...
Better at attacking than defending has been one of the most common ways to describe Alexander-Arnold’s career to date. A full-back who bombed forward, and sometimes in a hybrid right-back/midfield role. For a while, then England boss Gareth Southgate even tried him as a regular midfielder. He left Anfield with 23 goals and 86 assists...
England right-back Trent Alexander-Arnold described joining Real Madrid as a “dream come true” and “huge responsibility” as he addressed the audience in Spanish at his presentation on Thursday. Alexander-Arnold, 26, would have been able to leave Liverpool on a free transfer at the end of his contract on 30 June but the 15-time European champions...
Trent Alexander-Arnold is unveiled as a Real Madrid player and impresses the crowd, including club president Florentino Perez, by speaking Spanish and saying “it’s a dream come true”. READ MORE: Why Alexander-Arnold is not allowed to wear number 66 for Real Madrid Read full article at source...
Trent Alexander-Arnold will become a Real Madrid player on Sunday, 1 June after Liverpool accepted a fee to release the defender early from his contract. The move means the England right-back will join the Spanish side in time to play in the Club World Cup. Alexander-Arnold, who had already confirmed he would leave Liverpool this...
William Saliba (Arsenal), Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) and Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool): Three exceptional centre-backs and leaders – it’s not necessarily about picking captains but figureheads from a defensive point of view. The team will only be as good as these three guys defend. Van Dijk obviously won the league, and signed a new Liverpool...
Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones pays tribute to his departing team-mate Trent Alexander-Arnold following the Reds final game of the season a 1-1 draw against Crystal Palace at Anfield. MATCH REPORT: Liverpool 1-1 Crystal Palace Available to UK users only. Read full article at source...
The idea of playing for the club you support – and spending your entire professional career with them – may be the stuff of dreams for fans, but it doesn’t often quite work out like that for players. “It’s sometimes really hard for supporters – you feel like they fall for it every time. ‘This...
Manager Thomas Tuchel has told Trent Alexander-Arnold he needs to improve his “defensive discipline” if he is to help England to win a major tournament. The 26-year-old has been named in the Three Lions squad for upcoming games against Andorra and Senegal, having been injured for the March camp. The outgoing Liverpool right-back is admired...
Realistically, this was always likely to be a week of few answers for England. No matter the runs scored by Zak Crawley and Ollie Pope, or the wickets taken by Shoaib Bashir, they come with the caveat of the opposition. That is not meant to be disrespectful to Zimbabwe, but the tourists simply do not...
BBC Sport pundit Phil Tuffnell joins the Zimbabwe fans on day two of the Test match between England and Zimbabwe at Trent Bridge. Read full article at source...
Ben Stokes hinted at a return to his best and Brian Bennett struck a sparkling century before England made Zimbabwe follow on on the second day of the one-off Test at Trent Bridge. England captain Stokes, playing for the first time since having surgery on his hamstring, took 2-11 in a captivating spell of only...
When asked how he had set about building on the work done by Klopp after Liverpool ended the 2023-24 Premier League season nine points behind Manchester City in third, Slot said: “Of course it helps, if you outperform at a club like Feyenoord. “[I got] a lot of confidence, that they didn’t only bring me...