Category: Sports
Slegers pitches for better conditions as Wright labels Madrid surface ‘disgrace’
The Arsenal manager, Renée Slegers, said that improving pitch conditions is “the next step for women’s football” after the state of the playing surface at [more…]
Andreeva continues to defy odds of the modern teenage tennis prodigy
There are two teenagers in the top 100 of the WTA rankings at the moment. Women’s tennis, in some ways, was built on the success [more…]
Players accuse tennis governing bodies of running ‘cartel’ in lawsuit
The player advocacy organisation founded by Novak Djokovic and Vasek Pospisil has launched a lawsuit against the governing bodies of professional tennis, marking an escalation [more…]
Women’s Champions League quarter-finals: can anybody stop Barcelona?
After a three-month wait for restless fans since the conclusion of the group stage, Europe’s top clubs finally return to continental action this week as [more…]
Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win: part feelgood story, part PR triumph for dictator state ambition | Barney Ronay
Well, that’s the nice bit done. Warm feelings, heritage bonds, a cocoon of distracting noise. Wembley is such a different place on these domestic cup [more…]
Manchester United insist season-ticket price increases are ‘fair and reasonable’
Manchester United have defended their decision to raise season-ticket prices despite the club’s faltering on‑field performance. Tickets at Old Trafford will go up by 5% [more…]
Arne Slot needs Liverpool to wrest back control after chastening week | Will Unwin
It has been a chastening week for Liverpool after deserved defeats in two competitions, highlighting their flaws amid a season of Premier League domination. Paris [more…]
Next stop Champions League: Trippier insists Newcastle will not lose focus
Kieran Trippier has stressed that Newcastle’s Carabao Cup win will not distract the team from their overriding ambition this season of achieving Champions League qualification. [more…]
Jack Draper emerging as a talent that can compete for the biggest prizes
In the joyful aftermath of his triumph in Vienna late last year, the deep satisfaction Jack Draper felt from his rapid progress prompted him to [more…]
European football: Inter extend lead in Serie A after win at title rivals Atalanta
Inter extended their lead at the top of Serie A to three points with a 2-0 win at third-placed title rivals Atalanta on Sunday as [more…]
