Category: Sports
Let them eat fruit: Manchester United close staff canteen in latest cost-cutting
Sir Jim Ratcliffe will close the staff canteen at Old Trafford and replace the free lunches currently on offer with fruit. Manchester United’s largest single [more…]
Rudderless Chelsea’s sustained slump risks making Cole Palmer restless
Remember those chants of “We’ve got our Chelsea back” when Enzo Maresca’s side thumped Southampton at St Mary’s in December? Life moves quickly in west [more…]
Manchester City v Liverpool: Premier League – live
Liverpool. Not much time for anyone to make a further impression.Liverpool fans. The home end emptying.Liverpool want a third. Salah is buzzing all over the [more…]
Newcastle hold off Nottingham Forest as Isak double edges seven-goal thriller
Anyone doubting the determination of Eddie Howe and Nuno Espírito Santo to take their players on grand tours of Europe next season will have changed [more…]
Watford add to Luton’s relegation fears as Kayembe seals painful derby defeat
Less than nine months ago Luton were competing in the Premier League, but the prospect of League One football next season is looking increasingly likely [more…]
‘Like a bullet going right by you’: affluent English towns and suburbs rail against noisy, unstoppable rise of padel tennis
Across the affluent suburbs and well-heeled country towns and cities of England the sound of “gunfire” – or the fear of it – has been [more…]
Robin van Persie is appointed new manager of Dutch giants Feyenoord
Robin van Persie has been appointed the manager of Feyenoord, with the former Manchester United and Arsenal forward signing a deal until 2027. The 41-year-old, [more…]
Julen Lopetegui: ‘Of course we could have played better. It was our fault’
“And then suddenly they sacked me.” Julen Lopetegui is running through the reasons to be cheerful – safety secure, 17 shots at the Etihad and [more…]
Jack Draper falls to Andrey Rublev in Qatar Open final
Andrey Rublev was tested early on but finished in style to beat Britain’s Jack Draper 7-5, 5-7, 6-1 and win the Qatar Open on Saturday. [more…]
Draper battles into Qatar final, Andreeva’s run rolls on but Zverev stunned in Rio
The British No 1, Jack Draper, produced another gutsy display to defeat Jiri Lehecka in three sets at the Qatar Open and reach the fifth [more…]
