Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Forest won 3-2 at Old Trafford in December. They won this fixture last season. And they’re high on life after reaching their first FA Cup semi-final since 1991, with Champions League football next year a very real possibility. On the … Read more
Turnberry’s famous Ailsa Course will not open as planned on 1 May after serious damage caused to the Ayrshire venue – owned by the US president, Donald Trump – by a pro-Palestine group. Tour operators and those with individual bookings at Turnberry are in the process of being informed it will be June before the … Read more
The father of the double Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen accused his sons of a “perfect character assassination” on a secret recording made after they fired him, a court has been told. Gjert Ingebrigtsen also claimed he had been dragged “down to hell” after he was referred to child services following an incident in January 2022 … Read more
Lionel Messi’s bodyguard, Yassine Cheuko, has been banned from from the touchline during Inter Miami matches. The former Navy Seal has gained a cult following from social media videos showing him closely watching the crowd to stop rogue fans from harming the Argentinian star. He has also chased down fans intent on getting close to … Read more
IT JUST HITS DIFFERENT There is a story about a wise old man who lived, many years ago, high in the Indian mountains. Every day the man ate the same food, not just the same breakfast or the same lunch but the exact same thing for every single meal, every single day, like Mariah Carey. … Read more
On this week’s Guardian Women’s Football Weekly: the panel discuss both Arsenal and Chelsea’s progression into the semi-finals of the Champions League. With the international break looming, the relegation battle is on. Liverpool lost at home against Aston Villa, who moved out of the drop zone and four points clear of Crystal Palace. The panel … Read more
“I’ve done what I’ve done, I’ve been sentenced to do my time,” says Australian professional golfer and former Rebels bikie Ryan Peake. “But the time didn’t end there. Every day is essentially a continuation of my sentence.” In March, the 32-year-old broke through for his first professional victory at the New Zealand Open. Since he … Read more
Charlotte Edwards has been named as the new England women’s head coach, nine years after she played her last international match. The former England captain had put her hat in the ring in February, when changes were expected following a disastrous tour of Australia last winter in which England lost the Ashes 16-0 with barely … Read more
“The spotlight is on us,” says Cannes CEO Félicien Laborde on a radiant day on the Côte d’Azur as he reflects on the club’s latest giant-killing win in the Coupe de France. And “giant-killing” is the word for a 3-1 win against Guingamp in the quarter-finals; Guingamp are flying high in the second tier and, … Read more
Eddie Howe has challenged his Newcastle players to prove they are not merely a cup team by overcoming their sometimes self-destructive inconsistency and qualifying for the Champions League. Howe’s side have always been capable of beating anyone on their day – highlighted as they overcame Liverpool at Wembley to lift the Carabao Cup last month … Read more