Jason Tindall is ready to take charge of Newcastle for the remainder of the season as Eddie Howe recovers from pneumonia. With Newcastle’s manager still in hospital, his assistant will lead the team against Crystal Palace at St James’ Park on Wednesday night and at Aston Villa on Saturday, but, if necessary, Tindall is prepared … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Team news Borussia Dortmund (3-4-2-1) Kobel; Sule, Anton, Bensebaini, Yan Couto, Gross, Nmecha, Svensson; Beier, Adeyemi; Guirassy.Substitutes: Meyer, Laurenz Lotka, Ozcan, Reyna, Brandt, Duranville, Ryerson, Watjen, Mane, Kabar, Bynoe-Gittens. Barcelona (4-2-3-1) Szczesny; Kounde, Araujo, Cubarsi, Gerard; de Jong, Gavi; Yamal, Lopez, … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Preamble Six days ago this happened … … so now the 1982 champions need a big performance if they’re to set up a semi-final showdown with either Arsenal or Real Madrid. It’s not beyond the realms – Villa have won seven … Read more
The family of NHL hockey player Johnny Gaudreau and his brother Matthew listened in pain Tuesday as lawyers debated whether the men’s own drinking contributed to their deaths when they were hit by an allegedly drunken and enraged driver as they cycled at night. After nearly two hours of argument, a judge agreed the issue … Read more
Bournemouth’s owner, Bill Foley, is planning contract talks with Andoni Iraola next week and there is growing confidence at the club that the in-demand head coach can be persuaded to stay. The Spaniard’s contract expires at the end of next season and Foley wants him to sign a longer deal, despite interest from clubs such … Read more
The spectator who threw a bottle at Mathieu van der Poel during Sunday’s Paris-Roubaix has surrendered to Flemish police. French justice officials launched an investigation after the Dutchman had a plastic bottle hurled at his face during his triumphant ride to a third consecutive Paris-Roubaix victory. The Belgian newspaper Het Nieuwsblad reported on Monday that … Read more
Steve Diamond’s season-ending ban was meted out because he called a group of matchday officials “cunts” before telling the TMO he should retire. The Newcastle director of rugby was slapped with a six-match suspension last week after a disciplinary hearing into an incident that took place in the dying throes of the Falcons’ late defeat … Read more
Arjan Veurink, assistant coach to Sarina Wiegman, will leave the England women’s team after July’s European Championship to become the head coach of Netherlands women’s national side. The 38-year-old will succeed Andries Jonker, who has been in charge since 2022. Veurink has a deal until the end of the 2029 Euros. Veurink, a former FC … Read more
A big change occurred in France last summer when the top two divisions of the women’s game were professionalised under the banner of the new Ligue Féminine de Football Professionnel (LFFP), led by the former Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas. With the aim of making a league dominated for almost two decades by Aulas’s former club … Read more
Ball one: Shakespeare’s county puts on show Ethan Bamber knows a bit about drama (he is the son of Olivier Award-winning actor David Bamber), so it was no surprise that he finished a thrilling chase with a theatrical six. His 30 not out for Warwickshire against Durham was hardly a bit part, but it was … Read more