Category: Sports
Susan Clarke, 67, beats millions to top the Fantasy Premier League
It is a game for the football geeks, the data-lovers, the algorithm-obsessed. But the current leader of the Fantasy Premier League (FPL), which allows participants [more…]
Golden Goal: Kevin Campbell for Everton v Liverpool (1999)
I didn’t have a great time at university. Academically it was fine – got in, got a 2:1 in history and got out – but [more…]
From Russia with love: Daria Kasatkina switches tennis allegiance to Australia
Russian-born tennis star Daria Kasatkina has been warmly welcomed by Tennis Australia and will start competing for her new country immediately after sealing a switch [more…]
Hamer strikes as Sheffield United go top with emphatic victory over Coventry
Sheffield United made light work of playoff hopefuls Coventry at Bramall Lane as a 3-1 win swept them back to the top of the Championship. [more…]
Novak Djokovic to face Jakub Mensik in Miami Open final on brink of 100th title
Novak Djokovic delivered an emphatic display to seal his place in the Miami Open final with a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov, to leave unseeded [more…]
Infantino’s $1bn prize: act of commercial disruption disguised as benevolence | Barney Ronay
It takes a while for the voice to emerge from the background haze, a mist of generically noodling electronic music, the kind of music that [more…]
Miami breakout star Alexandra Eala has the world of tennis at her feet | Tumaini Carayol
In the early hours of Friday morning, after nearly two weeks spent slaying giants, Alexandra Eala slumped in her chair inside the vast Hard Rock [more…]
FA Cup quarter-final team news: predicted lineups for the weekend
FA Cup (statistics from all competitions) FULHAM v CRYSTAL PALACE Saturday 12.15pm ITV1/STV Venue Craven Cottage Referee Darren England This season G22 Y88 R4 4.18 [more…]
Chelsea race into WCL semi-finals as early goal rush floors Manchester City
Sonia Bompastor channelled compatriot Édith Piaf, saying she wanted her players “to have no regrets” come the final whistle of their Champions League quarter-final against [more…]
US-based consortium close to ambitious £18m takeover of Leyton Orient
A US-based consortium is closing in on an £18m majority takeover of Leyton Orient as part of a plan that could lead to an American [more…]
