Category: Sports
US Open to offer $1m prize and earlier start for mixed doubles to lure singles stars
The US Open is moving its mixed doubles tournament to the week before singles play begins, hoping a revamped format and $1m prize will persuade [more…]
Real Madrid prepare for Manchester City with ‘total emergency’ in defence
Dani Carvajal, Antonio Rüdiger, David Alaba, Éder Militão and Marcelo were in the team photo before the Madrid derby at the Bernabéu on Saturday night. [more…]
Devenny downs Doncaster as Crystal Palace sail through to FA Cup fifth round
With the wind swirling, the rain beating down and an opposition brimming with confidence and roared on by a full house, this had all the hallmarks [more…]
Barcelona’s Mapi León accused of ‘violating intimacy’ of opponent
Espanyol have expressed their “complete discontent and condemnation” of an “unacceptable” incident in which the Barcelona defender Mapi León appeared to gesture towards the crotch [more…]
Plymouth fan savours a second win over Liverpool, 69 years after the first
As snapshots of a lifetime spent following Plymouth Argyle, two wins against Liverpool, almost 70 years apart, stand out for Jed Griffiths. Few among the [more…]
Blackburn ‘reluctantly’ allow manager John Eustace to hold talks with Derby
Blackburn Rovers have “reluctantly granted” their manager, John Eustace, permission to speak to fellow Championship side Derby County. Eustace confirmed after Sunday’s 2-0 FA Cup [more…]
Raducanu suffers longest losing run of career after first-round defeat in Qatar
Emma Raducanu’s struggles continued as she suffered a fourth straight loss for the first time in her career. Raducanu began her season with victory over [more…]
Aston Villa v Tottenham Hotspur: FA Cup – live
Heart and Hand will be worth a listen tonight.Tottenham Hotspur at Villa Park. These clubs are FA Cup royalty, with 15 wins between them, but [more…]
Stunned Liverpool sent crashing out of FA Cup in major upset at Plymouth
And on this whistle, unleash chaos. Nobody really knows how Plymouth Argyle managed to survive those nine minutes of injury time at the end of [more…]
João Gomes and Cunha’s quickfire double gives Wolves win at Blackburn
On a hale and blustery north Lancashire day Wolves showed Blackburn how to finish and thus secured one of the fifth round’s numbered balls in [more…]
