The former Australia rugby union captain Rocky Elsom was sentenced to two years in prison by a French court on Friday, for misusing corporate assets during his time as the club president of Narbonne. Elsom was also fined €100,000 (A$109,000) with half of that sum suspended. The 42-year-old did not appear in court; his whereabouts … Read more
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The Premier League is almost certain to have a fifth team in the Champions League next season, with the distinct possibility of a sixth too, after the completion of the last-16 ties in European competition. Progress for Arsenal, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Tottenham and Chelsea, combined with the exit of Roma from the Europa League, … Read more
Eight of the world’s leading women’s clubs, including big-name sides from the US and Europe, will compete in a new, lucrative seven-a-side tournament in Portugal during the week leading up to this season’s Women’s Champions League final there, the Guardian can reveal. It will kick off a series of global “grand slam” events that is … Read more
Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons and his former teammate DeMarcus Lawrence have traded barbs on social media after Lawrence said he chose Seattle in free agency in part because he was never going to win a Super Bowl with Dallas. “This is what rejection and envy look like! This some clown shit,” Parsons wrote on … Read more
On the eve of what might be the hardest fought championship of his career, opening in Melbourne this weekend, one thing is clear. Max Verstappen will not go gently into that night. The defending Formula One world champion, never one to shy away from speaking his mind, a compelling character trait reflected in his driving, … Read more
Well, it didn’t feel like a birthright sale or a betrayal of Albion. Maybe if you squinted a bit, or just heard the vowel sounds. Perhaps if you’ve already performed some kind of ad hoc self-lobotomy using a chisel made from cheddar cheese, pork pie meat and fear. Maybe then, maybe then. But also perhaps … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Everton v Arsenal team news Everton Women: Brosnan, Mjelde, Fernandez, Stenevik, Sara Holmgaard, Vanhaevermaet, Snoeijs, Ladd, Hayashi, Toni Payne, Gago. Subs: Ramsey, Wheeler, Lawley, Hope, Watson, Heather Payne, Sarri, Karen Holmgaard, Olesen. Arsenal Women: Zinsberger, Fox, Williamson, Catley, McCabe, Maanum, Little, … Read more
As one tilt at racing immortality came up short here on Friday, another, even more elusive achievement suddenly came into sharp focus as Inothewayurthinkin, in the famous green and gold colours of JP McManus, powered away from Galopin Des Champs, the defending two-times champion, to win the Cheltenham Gold Cup by six lengths. There are … Read more
EVERTON v WEST HAM Saturday 3pm Venue Goodison Park Referee Darren Bond This season G11 Y46 R1 4.27 cards/game Everton v West Ham: probable starters, contenders in italics Everton Subs from Virginia, Begovic, Coleman, Young, Patterson, Dixon, Keane, Iroegbunam, Alcaraz, Sherif, Heath, Ebere, Chermiti Doubtful None Injured Ndiaye (knee, unknown), Calvert-Lewin (hamstring, unknown), Mangala (knee, … Read more