Northern Ireland women captain Marissa Callaghan has leapt to the defence of manager Kenny Shiels, after he was forced to apologise for controversial comments in the aftermath of their 5-0 defeat by England. Shiels claimed women concede goals in quick succession because they are more ’emotional’ than men. ‘I’m sure you will have noticed if … Read more
Rugby League icon Kevin Sinfield sets up new Leeds marathon in honour of Rhinos legend Rob Burrow to raise funds for MND Care Centre in the city The Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon will start and end at Headingley Stadium The run on May 14 is the brainchild of Burrow’s former captain Kevin Sinfield There will … Read more
The Chelsea Supporters’ Trust will have the opportunity to grill Tom and Laura Ricketts about the Islamophobic emails that have thrown the family’s bid to buy the club in jeopardy. Representatives of the Ricketts bid are in London as their attempts to takeover at Chelsea accelerate. The Ricketts’ offer is one of four shortlisted bids, … Read more
Sir Alex Ferguson ‘still earns £235,000 A WEEK even though he retired as Man United boss NINE YEARS ago’ with his ‘investments, book deals and £2m-a-year club ambassador role at seeing him net huge sums at 80’ Sir Alex Ferguson retired as Manchester United manager nine years ago However, the legendary Scot is reportedly still … Read more
Scotland discipline SIX players including Finn Russell and captain Stuart Hogg for breaching team protocols… after players went to Edinburgh bar following victory over Italy Scottish Rugby Union have disciplined six players for breaching team protocols Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell and others went to a bar after Six Nations win vs Italy Group reportedly left … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Chelsea’s Champions League last-16 tie in Lille will be shown live in Russia on a state-owned TV channel – with UEFA yet to make any changes to their broadcast deals after the invasion of Ukraine Chelsea’s match will be broadcast live despite Roman Abramovich’s sanctions UEFA are yet to make changes to their TV … Read more
Reigning US Open champion Emma Raducanu retired in the final set of a marathon first competitive outing since bowing out at the Australian Open. The No 1 seed was forced to quit after three hours and 36 minutes in the first round of the Guadalajara Open, with Australia’s Daria Saville progressing 5-7, 7-6 (4), 4-3 … Read more
Commonwealth Games to actively encourage athletes to use their voice on social issues after previous Olympic podium protests ban Athletes will be allowed to protest on podiums at 2022 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games Federation will encourage athletes to use their voices Dinas Asher-Smith criticised the ban on podium protests ahead of the Olympics By Riath Al-Samarrai … Read more
Gary Neville condemns ‘stupid’ Kurt Zouma, but says the West Ham defender should NOT be sacked and that David Moyes ‘just about got it right’ Gary Neville said Kurt Zouma did a ‘stupid thing’ but he should not be sacked Calls have been made for Zouma to be sacked after the video emerged last week … Read more
‘I’ve got zero sympathy for him’: Graeme Souness claims Kurt Zouma shouldn’t play again this season due to cat-kicking video as he states that West Ham have ‘mis-managed’ the situation Graeme Souness believes Kurt Zouma should not play again this season Souness feels the West Ham defender should be punished for kicking his cat Sky … Read more