Category: Sports
Moving the Goalposts | ‘We’re witnessing extraordinary change’: Ecuador get ready for Copa América Femenina
Gigi Moreira is more than just the captain of Ecuador’s women’s national team – she’s an ambassador for a country that this summer has a [more…]
Arteta must revive Emirates roar as much as Arsenal’s fortunes on pitch
Mikel Arteta was sitting in the Emirates Stadium away dugout when he realised the scale of the task that awaited him. It was December 2019, [more…]
Australian Open 2025: De Minaur and Boulter in action, Raducanu battles through – live
Australian Open 2024 – day three! As ever we’ve all sorts for you in this evening session. Local favourites Alex de Minaur and Alexei Popyrin [more…]
Lazio fire far-right eagle mascot handler over his social media penis posts
Lazio fired the far-right sympathiser who handles their eagle mascot on Monday after he posted a series of videos and pictures of his erect penis [more…]
The future is Oranje: Kluivert arrival underpins Indonesia’s Dutch shift
In 1938 Indonesia, with their bespectacled captain, Achmad Nawir, went to the World Cup as the Dutch East Indies and “Dutch” should perhaps be put [more…]
Nottingham Forest and Liverpool revive rivalry forged in late 1970s | Will Unwin
At the end of the 1970s, there were two teams dominating English football: Bob Paisley’s much-lauded Liverpool and an up-and-coming Nottingham Forest under the guidance [more…]
West Ham’s striker obsession remains unresolved after years of failure | Jacob Steinberg
West Ham rarely hit the target when they buy a striker. Names such as Mido, Ilan, Benni McCarthy, Jonathan Calleri and Simone Zaza will send [more…]
Kim Birrell reduced to tears after late change of opponent ends in Australian Open defeat
Australia’s top-ranked women’s player Kim Birrell was driven to tears in the aftermath of a shock straight sets defeat to an opponent she only found [more…]
Emma Raducanu overcomes serving woes to battle through at Australian Open
Just a few games into Emma Raducanu’s first contest of the new season, it was clear that an uncomfortable day lay ahead. Having been forced [more…]
Almost 10,000 images of tennis balls plunge up to 90% in value as Australian Open appears to ditch NFTs
Nearly 10,000 images of balls have plunged up to 90% in value after Tennis Australia appears to have walked away from its non-fungible token (NFT) [more…]
