There was no timidity left in the city of Bergamo, no desire to hide behind underdog status. The thousand Atalanta fans who descended on the team’s training ground on Saturday brought a banner insisting: “We Believe”. One day later, as their team prepared to kick off against Inter, another was unfurled in the north stand … Read more
1 Bompastor’s mentality boosts Chelsea Chelsea’s unbeaten manager Sonia Bompastor felt there was “room for improvement” in their display despite winning the League Cup final against Manchester City on Sunday. Asked about her winning mentality the Frenchwoman said: “I know this team has more than what we showed. But my first experience as a coach … Read more
Marc Márquez expects his younger brother, Alex, to be his main rival as he chases a seventh MotoGP world championship crown and is convinced it is just a matter of time before the Gresini Racing rider wins his first race in the premier class. Alex, at 28, is four years younger than Marc, has won … Read more
Gloucester-Hartpury delivered a fairytale ending for their departing head coach, Sean Lynn, as they defeated Saracens in the London club’s own back yard to win their third Premiership Women’s Rugby trophy in a row. Lynn, who is leaving to become the new Wales women’s head coach, has been at the club since 2019 and has … Read more
McLaren have gamechanging tyre interaction Having played down a strong performance in testing, there was no way to disguise reality at the Australian Grand Prix. During practice the field still looked close, indeed right through the first two sessions in qualifying but when it really mattered in Q3, McLaren were off the leash. Lando Norris … Read more
Michail Antonio has revealed he almost died when he crashed his Ferrari last December, but the West Ham striker is adamant he will recover from a badly broken leg to play again. Antonio, who spoke with disarming honesty on BBC One’s Morning Live on Monday, feels he has been given “another chance at life” as … Read more
“Probably in a great way but also in a bad way,” Asante said, he decided to give Sandy the stems, or building blocks, of all the many tracks he had created for the show. “So I would walk into rehearsal and discover that a track I gave him is now a few counts longer,” he … Read more
The streets of Cardiff on Saturday night made the last days of the Roman empire look positively sedate. There were almost as many puddles of sick outside the Queens Vaults pub as England had scored tries inside the Principality Stadium, the glossy veneer of “Super Saturday” replaced by the dejected, what-just-happened stagger home. Truth be … Read more
Sometimes football just can’t help itself. Even now, in its glazed and managed state, plaything of propaganda machines and sharp-fanged hedge funds, it will still give you these moments, will follow its own gorgeously hammy storylines. Here it gave Newcastle a story that couldn’t have been more perfectly styled and finished: a Dan Burn day … Read more
Eddie Howe lauded Newcastle’s Carabao Cup final win against Liverpool as a day the club “will never forget” after securing their first major domestic trophy in 70 years. Dan Burn and Alexander Isak set Newcastle on their way to victory, with Federico Chiesa scoring a late consolation for Liverpool. There was pure elation in the … Read more