The role at Argyle is 35-year-old Cleverley’s second as a head coach, having been in charge at Watford last season. Cleverley says that experience at the Hornets – who have had 10 permanent managers since sacking Nigel Pearson in 2020 – will stand him in good stead for his future career in management. “It’s obviously...
It was a repeat of the Chester Vase result where Lambourn won from Lazy Griff last month. “I couldn’t understand why he was such a huge price. It’s safe to say the Chester form held up well,” said Charlie Johnston, trainer of the runner-up. Eighteen runners went to post for the Derby after 2,000 Guineas...
Plymouth Argyle head coach Miron Muslic says Wayne Rooney should not be blamed for the club’s pending relegation from the Championship. The former England captain left the Pilgrims on 31 December with them bottom of the second tier. Rooney guided Argyle to just four league wins and 13 defeats in 23 Championship matches in charge....
Derbyshire captain Wayne Madsen has signed a one-year contract extension that will keep him at the County Ground beyond his 42nd birthday. The South Africa-born batter joined the East Midlands club in 2009, and is the county’s second-highest scorer across all formats, with more than 22,500 runs to his name. Madsen, who skippered Derbyshire to...
The inquest, overseen by the coroner and including evidence given by two doctors involved in Campbell’s care, finds that he died of natural causes and adds that “missed opportunities” to correctly diagnose Campbell did “not more than minimally contribute to his death on the balance of probabilities”. The scrutiny over Campbell’s death and the handling...
Maximum bonus points was enough to keep Leicestershire at the top of the early Division Two table after their County Championship match against neighbours Derbyshire ended in the draw that had looked nailed-on throughout the final day, despite visiting captain Wayne Madsen inevitably making runs. Out for 96, 41-year-old Madsen missed out on notching his...
Russian ice hockey player Alex Ovechkin has become the National Hockey League’s joint-highest ever scorer after racking up his 894th career goal. The Washington Capitals star is now tied with Canadian Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky, whose once-untouchable record stood for 26 years. Ovechkin, 39, drove home the puck with a power play in the...
I get why Liverpool fans are upset and even angry at the thought of Alexander-Arnold leaving – all supporters like to see local lads coming through at their club, and they never like to see them being sold. I feel like it is the fact he would be going on a free which has upset...
BBC Sport looks back at the “Piegate” controversy from February 2017, when Sutton United reserve goalkeeper Wayne Shaw ate a pasty on camera during a game, prompting an investigation into a breach of betting rules. WATCH MORE: FA Cup stories – How Ceefax story sparked all-time FA Cup upset READ MORE: Shaw fined and suspended...
