On a night when Arsenal ended the game with four left-backs on the pitch, this may not have been the biggest stage of Raheem Sterling’s illustrious career. But after a dismal loan spell from Chelsea during which the former England forward has failed to live up to his reputation, Sterling will be relieved to have … Read more
I’m most excited about… Seeing if the Orlando Pride’s 2024 is repeatable in any way, shape or form. I’m a firm believer that last year’s Shield and Championship winning team delivered the most impressive season in the history of the NWSL. Last week, Marta herself said it best that in 2025 “everyone will hunt us.” … Read more
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Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; even for Real Madrid this felt like a particularly novel way to progress in the Champions League, with Atlético’s Julián Alvarez adjudged to have double-kicked his penalty in the shootout. … Read more
The Women’s Super League’s £65m TV contract with Sky Sports and the BBC will have to be renegotiated if it removes relegation from the top flight. As revealed last month by the Guardian, the clubs are considering radical proposals to pause relegation from the 2026-27 season as part of a plan to expand the WSL … Read more
David Warner will call Lord’s home this summer. The former Australia batter is in line to make his Hundred debut after he was recruited by London Spirit in the competition’s latest draft, with Jimmy Anderson – another recent retiree from the international game – left unsold. Warner will be reunited with his former Australia head … Read more
Australian No 1 Alex de Minaur has been bundled out of the BNP Paribas Open in the round of 16 after a shock defeat to Francisco Cerundolo at Indian Wells. The Argentinian stunned an out-of-sorts De Minaur to reach the quarter-finals with a 7-5 6-3 victory on Wednesday. De Minaur had his opportunities against the … Read more
Jack Draper booked his place in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-sets victory over third seed Taylor Fritz. Seven successive games from late in the first set turned the match in Draper’s favour before he navigated a late stumble to win 7-5, 6-4. Serve dominated the first 10 games, the British … Read more
John Minshull 107 Duke of Dorset’s XI v WrothamThe Vine, Sevenoaks August 1769 On 31 August 1769, John Minshull, or was it Minchin, playing for Sevenoaks, or was it the Duke of Dorset’s XI, made cricket’s first ever hundred – or maybe he didn’t. Perhaps John Small had scored one the season before, but didn’t … Read more
One day, Diego Simeone said, in those quiet moments when they are alone with their thoughts and memories, Real Madrid’s players will think of Atlético Madrid and how they made them suffer. But the real trauma, he knows, will for ever be theirs. In the final moments before this latest European derby, the first at … Read more