Category: Sports
Jannik Sinner sees off Taylor Fritz: ATP Finals tennis – as it happened
ATP Finals in Turin has been cast into doubt after he pulled out of practice with illness. His coach Juan Carlos Ferrero told Spanish media [more…]
Maanum sparks Arsenal’s four-goal rout of Juventus in Women’s Champions League
Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 Women’s Champions League win over Juventus in Italy to extend their unbeaten run to five matches. Frida Maanum opened the [more…]
Wretched, haunted but human: David Coote was made by modern football | Barney Ronay
Farewell then, David Coote. You were the one who looks a bit like a hungover version of Ross from Friends. Let’s take a look at [more…]
Alex de Minaur on brink of ATP Finals exit after heavy loss to Daniil Medvedev
Alex de Minaur’s ATP Finals debut appears to have come to a brutal end with a match still to play after being blown off court [more…]
From presenting in pants to political controversy: Gary Lineker’s Match of the Day career
The Leicester pants episode No one gave Leicester City a hope of winning the 2015-16 Premier League: apparently not even Lineker, who began his playing [more…]
US tennis analyst taken off-air for derogatory comment about Barbora Krejcikova
American journalist Jon Wertheim has been removed as an on-air analyst for the Tennis Channel for a derogatory comment he made about Barbora Krejcikova’s forehead. [more…]
Las Palmas are soaring again after Diego Martinez’s remarkable revival | Sid Lowe
Diego Martínez and his players made a pact not to look at the table but this time, as they headed along the cramped passageway, down [more…]
Referee David Coote suspended over video of foul-mouthed Klopp rant
The Premier League referee David Coote has been suspended after video footage emerged of him calling Jürgen Klopp a “German cunt” and Liverpool “shit”. In [more…]
Ruud van Nistelrooy leaves Manchester United as Rúben Amorim checks in
Ruud van Nistelrooy has left his role as assistant coach after the arrival of Rúben Amorim at Manchester United. The Dutchman oversaw three wins and [more…]
Robertson happy to silence critics after being ‘written off’ over Liverpool form
Andy Robertson has said he had a point to prove in Liverpool’s win over Aston Villa having been “written off” for the first time in [more…]
