Category: Sports
Football Daily | Goodison Park’s derby days go out with a bang for Everton and Liverpool
MERSEY MAYHEM As assorted boots, fists, water bottles, yellow and red cards, a policeman’s helmet and various expletives not suitable for a family football email [more…]
Blackburn risk burnout as Venky’s blunder in waving goodbye to Eustace
The biggest question surrounding John Eustace’s departure from promotion-chasing Blackburn to struggling Derby is: why? The manager’s tenure at Rovers was indisputably a success. Parachuted [more…]
Premier League to delay introduction of rules limiting spending on players
The Premier League is to delay the introduction of financial rules that would limit the amount clubs can spend on players, with profitability and sustainability [more…]
Liverpool and Everton unite to condemn racist abuse of Abdoulaye Doucouré
Liverpool and Everton have issued a joint statement to condemn racist abuse directed at Abdoulaye Doucouré after Wednesday’s Merseyside derby, and are working with Merseyside [more…]
Players say US Open mixed doubles changes treat competitors like ‘trash’
The US Open’s revamped mixed doubles format is a “profound injustice” that disrespects the players, reigning champions Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori have said. On [more…]
Bayern’s Scottish adventures: from wrath against Raith to a shock at Aberdeen
Given Bayern Munich’s lengthy and storied history in European competition, it may come as no surprise that they have jousted with Scottish clubs over several [more…]
Nottingham Forest beat 10-man Exeter on penalties as Devon double denied
At 11.04pm, at last there was a result, Nottingham Forest avoiding an FA Cup upset against 10-man Exeter City after prevailing from the final fourth-round [more…]
Even Total Haaland cannot stop Manchester City’s continuing nightmare | Barney Ronay
Almost, but also, somehow, nowhere near. For Manchester City this was once again an exercise in how to fall apart. For an hour at the [more…]
Moyes out to close gulf in class as Goodison Park hosts its final derby
David Moyes may well have watched Goodison Park’s final derby from the comfort of his home in Lytham but for Storm Darragh battering the original [more…]
Sam Kerr eyes Chelsea return ‘within a month’ after being cleared in court
Sam Kerr, who was found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of a white police officer on Tuesday, is expected to be back on the [more…]