Manchester United fans have been urged by a supporters’ group to wear black to Sunday’s anti-Glazer protest. The home Premier League match against Arsenal will be preceded by a supporter march to Old Trafford, starting at 3.15pm from the Tollgate pub. The 1958 fan group hope it “could be one of the largest ever protests” … Read more
Alexander Isak is expected to remain at Newcastle this summer as the club’s Saudi Arabian ownership emphasise their determination to surmount the difficulties presented by Premier League spending rules. Darren Eales, Newcastle’s chief executive, hopes the club will become a magnet for leading players and will strive to retain Isak, Sandro Tonali, Bruno Guimarães and … Read more
Jimmy Anderson has registered for this season’s Hundred draft, signalling his intent to continue his unexpected lap of honour in domestic cricket. The 42-year-old ended his record-breaking international career with England with an emotional farewell at Lord’s last summer but has decided he still has more to offer and will turn out for Lancashire in … Read more
The Dallas Mavericks revealed on Monday that they are raising season ticket prices for next season, just weeks after dealing star Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks said season tickets will go up by an average of 8.61% next season and the increase is due to “ongoing investments in the team and … Read more
US Senate Democrats banded together to torpedo a Republican bill that would ban transgender athletes from women’s sports, defeating the legislation in a razor-sharp party-line vote of 51-45 on Monday evening. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act, led by Tommy Tuberville, a senator from Alabama, crashed before reaching the 60 votes needed … Read more
Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving suffered a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, ESPN reported on Tuesday. The 32-year-old was injured when he was fouled while driving to the basket during the first quarter of Monday’s 122-98 loss to the Sacramento Kings. He landed awkwardly, immediately grabbed his leg and called for assistance. Irving … Read more
The former England captain Will Carling has questioned the quality of the coaching within the national setup and suggested it is holding the team back. Carling, who was part of England’s backroom staff under Eddie Jones, has also rejected complaints from squad members such as Ellis Genge that ex-players are “out of touch” after their … Read more
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“I’m still deciding my nickname,” Cindy Ngamba says with a languid grin as she prepares for her debut as a professional fighter at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday night. Ngamba, who won the first Olympic medal in history for the Refugee Team at the Paris Games last year, is a sparkling personality and a … Read more
Sporting miracles do occasionally happen. And when they do the vivid memories cascade down for years and years. Think of dramatic Six Nations games between Ireland and France, say, and it is impossible not to be mentally transported back a quarter of a century. Baggy cotton jerseys, Irish underdogs and – magnifique! – a young … Read more