Paige Bueckers and her UConn teammates didn’t cut down the net after securing a trip to the Final Four, even though a ladder was set up and ready to go. The reason was simple: The Huskies aren’t done yet. Bueckers carried UConn to their record 24th national semi-final in the women’s NCAA Tournament, scoring 31 … Read more
The Football Association has stepped up its lobbying of the government to make forced entry into football stadiums, so-called “tailgating”, a criminal offence before the United Kingdom and Ireland host the 2028 men’s European Championship. The policing minister Dame Diana Johnson was a guest of the FA at Wembley for last month’s Carabao Cup final, … Read more
Mikel Arteta is looking forward to “a big summer” working with Arsenal’s new sporting director, Andrea Berta, as the club attempt to strengthen their squad to sustain another Premier League title push next season. Arsenal go into Tuesday night’s meeting with Fulham trailing the leaders, Liverpool, by 12 points with nine games to play and … Read more
The Professional Darts Corporation will award the 2026 world champion a record £1m prize – double the amount Luke Littler received in January for claiming the 2025 title. The biggest prize money increase in the history of the PDC has been confirmed, with an expanded 128-player field at the 2026 World Darts Championship competing for … Read more
As Chloe Kelly arrives to speak to the nation’s media, her joy at being back with England is unmistakable. Sitting down with a relaxed grin, it would be easy to forget that this was a player whose place with the Lionesses was under question just a few weeks ago. The forward has many reasons to … Read more
Nadia Nadim was not holding back. Having left Milan for the Swedish side Hammarby she hit out at the Italian club’s Dutch manager, Suzanne Bakker, in a forthright interview with Aftonbladet’s Amanda Zaza. “It was a shock to be introduced to her,” said the Afghanistan-born Denmark international, with the two clearly disagreeing on how things … Read more
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Ruben Amorim has said Bruno Fernandes is “not going anywhere” this summer after Manchester United’s captain was linked with a move to Real Madrid. Fernandes has again been United’s standout player this season, scoring 16 goals in 44 matches, including seven in the past seven games. In 277 United appearances Fernandes has 95 goals and … Read more
Sometimes players like to pretend they barely contemplate their direct opponent. That way they can neatly sidestep all external comparisons and inner doubts and concentrate on their own jobs. It is a team game, after all, and it never pays to waste time fretting about things over which you have limited control. Every now and … Read more
Manchester City expect Erling Haaland to play again this season despite their top scorer sustaining a potentially serious ankle injury in Sunday’s FA Cup win at Bournemouth that requires “specialist consultation” to determine the extent of his layoff. Haaland was forced off after 61 minutes at the Vitality Stadium, being replaced by Omar Marmoush. While … Read more