Republic of Ireland boss Heimir Hallgrimsson says that his side can “do a little bit better” after their comeback 2-1 victory against Bulgaria in the first leg of their Nations League play-off. Source link...
Williams was in tears after the game as he pointed to the sky in tribute to his grandfather, who would have been proud of his performance in the 1-1 draw against the United States. To honour that moment, the full-back had the date of the game added to an existing tattoo on his hand that...
Their first victory in five league matches was a much needed respite for the Red Devils who have been plagued with financial issues of late. That uncertainty has seeped its way into first-team matters, leading to Paul Rowley’s side losing their first four games including a record 82-0 defeat at St Helens in the season...
Watch Scott McTominay win and score a penalty to give Scotland a Nations League play-off first leg win in Greece. Source link...
A Devon mental health unit is set to be out of action for “the foreseeable future” due to damage caused by a fire. Devon and Somerset Fire Service said it was called to the Chadwell Centre on Torquay Road in Paignton at about 02:35 GMT on Thursday. It added crews from Paignton and Torquay extinguished...
The accounting model makes some sense as the long contracts and amortisation – spreading the cost of a transfer over an extended period – have enabled Chelsea to get players like Caicedo on comparatively ‘lower’ £180,000-a-week wages, despite him costing a British transfer record £115m when joining in 2023 from Brighton. Ukraine winger Mykhailo Mudryk...
Hattie McCann & George Thorpe BBC News, Devon BBC Royal Marines scaled Plymouth’s Royal Citadel wall as part of a launch event for Armed Forces Day 2025 A large military exercise involving high-speed boats and Royal Marines scaling walls has helped mark an upcoming celebration. The event was part of a launch party for Armed...
Michael O’Neill says his youthful Northern Ireland side are “in a good place” ahead of Friday’s friendly with Switzerland in Belfast. Source link...
Human rights advocates say the researcher, Badar Khan Suri, is being punished for criticizing US foreign policy. A postdoctoral student at Georgetown University has become the latest person living legally in the United States to face the threat of deportation from the Trump administration over his opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Badar Khan Suri,...
Ospreys have signed Gloucester hooker George McGuigan on a short-term deal as cover after losing Lewis Lloyd to injury. McGuigan, 31, has a reputation as a strong ball carrier with more than 50 tries in top competitions. He joined Gloucester from Newcastle in 2022, but injuries have disrupted his progress in the last 12 months....
Jordan Ayew says he “believes in destiny” after being named captain of Ghana for this month’s 2026 Fifa World Cup qualifiers. The Leicester City forward will lead the Black Stars under a revamped national team structure which includes Winfried Schafer as technical advisor of the Ghana Football Association. Football runs deep in the Ayew family,...
World Sevens Football are in talks with leading clubs about a new seven-a-side women’s football series that is scheduled to start in May. Games in the new “revolutionary grand slam series” will be played on a field half the size of a typical football pitch and involve two 15-minute halves, with extra time for tie-breakers....
Exeter City captain Pierce Sweeney has been ruled out for the rest of the season as he requires surgery on a long-standing hip problem, says manager Gary Caldwell. The 30-year-old has not played since suffering a calf injury in December. And Caldwell now expects to have his skipper back in time for pre-season. “He had...
GB Sevens player Jade Shekells could make her XV-a-side international debut on Sunday after being named on the bench for England’s Women’s Six Nations opener against Italy in York. Gloucester-Hartpury’s Shekells, 28, is joined among the replacements by another of the four uncapped players in John Mitchell’s 37-woman squad – Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Flo Robinson,...
Chas Geiger Politics reporter Getty Images Claims an independent football regulator could stifle the growth of the Premier League and foreign investment in it are “complete nonsense”, English Football League (EFL) chairman Rick Parry has told the BBC. Under a change to a government bill going through Parliament, the proposed regulator will have a duty...
