Category: Sports
Lois Boisson pokes fun at Harriet Dart ‘deodorant’ jibe on social media
French tennis player Lois Boisson has responded to Harriet Dart’s on-court claim that “she smells really bad” with a social media post that pokes fun [more…]
Harriet Dart apologises for requesting that opponent ‘wear deodorant’
Harriet Dart has apologised after requesting her opponent at the Rouen Open put on deodorant because she “smells really bad”. The British No 4 was [more…]
Handmade balls and no two courts the same: Tudor-era ‘real tennis’ is making a racket in Sydney
“It’s a bit like three-dimensional chess, and it’s much more intellectual than an average sport because it’s so complicated,” Maggie Henderson-Tew says through a wide [more…]
Wiegman’s Lionesses No 2 Veurink to take Netherlands job after Euro 2025
Arjan Veurink, assistant coach to Sarina Wiegman, will leave the England women’s team after July’s European Championship to become the head coach of the Netherlands [more…]
Semenyo’s swift strike stuns Fulham to end Bournemouth’s winless run
It falls to the squeezed middle to breathe life into the 2024-25 Premier League season. The battle for European places is some way off being [more…]
Eddie Howe to miss further Newcastle games after pneumonia diagnosis
Eddie Howe remains in hospital on Tyneside but is said to be on the road to recovery after being diagnosed with pneumonia. The Newcastle manager [more…]
Kevin Campbell died from ‘naturally occurring illness’, coroner finds
A delay in the diagnosis of a rare heart infection “did not more than minimally contribute” to the death of Kevin Campbell, a coroner has [more…]
‘We have to believe’: Emery calls on Aston Villa to produce PSG comeback
Unai Emery urged his Aston Villa players to “write history” by recording a memorable comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain to advance to the semi-finals of [more…]
BJK Cup run shows just how far British women’s tennis has come | Tumaini Carayol
The turn of the millennium marked one of the most significant periods in women’s tennis. An audacious, charismatic generation had stormed the tour, usurping the [more…]
Howe remains in hospital but Tindall sure Newcastle win has ‘lifted his spirits’
Eddie Howe remains in hospital with an unspecified illness but was well enough to watch on television as his Newcastle side beat Manchester United 4-1 [more…]
