Mark Savage Music Correspondent Getty Images Dua Lipa and Jay Kay duetted on a surprise version of Jamiroquai’s 1996 hit Virtual Insanity Dua Lipa treated fans to a surprise appearance by Jamiroquai, as she played her first ever show at Wembley Stadium. Bringing out the band’s frontman Jay Kay for a one-off performance of his...
A record number of fans packed Wembley to watch the three play-off finals, the English Football League has announced. The matches attracted an aggregate attendance of 211,858 – well above the previous record total of 197,550 that watched the play-offs at the end of the 2007-08 season. Sunderland’s 2-1 victory over Sheffield United in Saturday’s...
Walsall were 12 points clear at the top of the table at one stage, 15 points clear of fourth place – but a 13-game winless run cost them automatic promotion. How it unfolded on the final day was even more agonising, as they were denied third spot by a 96th-minute Bradford City winner against Fleetwood...
City dominated the opening stages and Haaland had a hooked effort clawed out by the inspired Henderson, but Palace hit them on the break as Eberechi Eze swept home the goal in the 16th minute that ultimately won Palace the match. The defeated opposition players paid due respect to Palace by waiting for the opposition...
Season ticket holder Jack Dunn, 30, managed to bag himself one ticket for the final – but when his 16-year-old brother Johnny said he also wanted to come, he knew what he had to do. Johnny was born in England but emigrated with their dad, Gavin, to Adelaide, Australia in 2014 and hasn’t been back...
To make the stadium pay, Elvin could not rely solely on annual events like the FA Cup final. So he added regular sports such as greyhound racing and motorcycle speedway, which could be held several times a week. These became Wembley’s bread-and-butter, with Elvin describing in a BBC programme how even after the cup final...
Despite going into the interval a goal down, Whitstable took only seven minutes to find a second-half equaliser. Smith picked up the ball just outside the area in a central position and hit a shot which Hill failed to deal with. Aaron Watson had a great chance to retake the lead for Whyteleafe moments later,...
Murphy has not played for England at any level since the 2017 European Under-21 Championship. He reportedly turned down a chance to change his international allegiance to Nigeria, where his biological father is from, earlier this year. And he is hoping for a first senior call-up this summer by Thomas Tuchel. He was given encourgament...
Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk will fight to become the undisputed world heavyweight champion at Wembley Stadium on 19 July. Briton Dubois is the IBF champion, with Usyk holding the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belts. Usyk is undefeated in 23 fights and beat Dubois, 27, via a ninth-round stoppage in August 2023. The 38-year-old...
This will be City’s 28th match at the national stadium since its refurbishment was completed in 2007. They are also vying for a third consecutive final, having beaten and lost to rivals Manchester United in the previous two years. “The fans cannot come because the situation is difficult for travel, the people are at work...
Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze gives the London side the lead against Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final. Read full article at source...
On social media there exists a video showing a 10-year-old on the Wembley pitch producing a wonderful piece of skill with a Diego Maradona-esque spin before sending a cross into the area. The child was Adam Wharton, making his debut on the hallowed turf, external while playing for Salesbury Church of England Primary School in...
FA Cup semi-finals have been held permanently at Wembley Stadium since 2008. Previously, neutral grounds including Villa Park, Old Trafford and Hillsborough hosted the fixtures – but in 2003 it was announced they would take place at the ‘new’ Wembley, after its rebuild. The decision was primarily financial – to help repay the £798m cost...
Daniel Dubois and Oleksandr Usyk are in talks to fight at Wembley Stadium on 12 July. The rival heavyweight champions hold all four major world titles between them, with Dubois the IBF champion and Usyk the WBA (Super), WBO and WBC belt holder. Usyk, 38, is undefeated in 23 fights and has a win over...
After playing a starring role in Tottenham’s run to a first FA Cup final last season, on-loan Grace Clinton was forced to watch from the sidelines at Wembley as her parent club Manchester United claimed the trophy. This time round she is hoping to play a major role, having scored the crucial second goal against...