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‘A shithouse stadium’: NRL coach left needing stitches to hand after glass shatters at Canberra stadium
Visiting Bulldogs coach Cameron Ciraldo sustains deep gashCalls intensify for ageing GIO Stadium to undergo refurbishmentCanterbury coach Cameron Ciraldo has joined growing calls for Canberra’s GIO Stadium to undergo a face lift after revealing he would need stitches after glass shattered on him in...
Tailgaters tackled: football ground entry without a ticket becomes criminal offence
New law comes into force this weekendMeasure aimed to coincide with Carabao Cup finalThe government has made entering a football ground without a ticket a criminal offence from this weekend, with fans who tailgate to be given banning orders of up to five years and £1,000 fines.The law has been intro...
Premier League and Carabao Cup: things to look out for this weekend
Igor Thiago looms over Leeds, Newcastle need to bounce back from Barça and Viktor Gyökeres aims for hero statusPremier League top scorers: latest top-flight standingsThough Manchester United continued to win after playing brilliantly against Manchester City and Arsenal in Michael Carrick’s first two...
Liam Marshall double edges Super League leaders Wigan past York Knights
Wigan 23-22 YorkWigan recover from 14-0 down to stay unbeatenThese were the nights that critics of Super League’s decision to expand to 14 teams feared but as the new season settles into a rhythm, they are fast becoming some of the most enjoyable.Yes, the result was what almost everyone – even the m...
John McGinn settles nerves to ease Aston Villa past Lille into quarter-finals
Progress to the quarter-finals of the competition that made Unai Emery’s reputation, the Europa League continues to offer sanctuary for Aston Villa. Their second leg with Lille was completed without drama, the welcome sight of John McGinn’s goal soothing fans’ nerves. Villa had sorely missed their S...
Francesca Jones defeats Venus Williams in Miami for WTA 1000 breakthrough
Brit overcomes seven-time grand slam champion 7-5, 7-5 25-year-old secures first victory since JanuaryIn her first training session at the ATX Open in Austin last month, weeks after injury put an end to her Australian Open, Francesca Jones found herself in an unusual, delightful situation. Her train...
Nottingham Forest beat Midtjylland on penalties after Europa League rescue act
Well, it wasn’t supposed to be like this. For Nottingham Forest, this was anything but the meek surrender widely feared, Vítor Pereira’s side advancing to the Europa League quarter-finals after triumphing 3-0 on penalties at Midtjylland, who missed all three spot-kicks. Elias Ólafsson had celebrated...
March Madness: Coach lashes out at elite programs as High Point shock Wisconsin
Tiny North Carolina university stuns WisconsinNo 1 Duke survive upset scare against No 16 SienaNebraska ends NCAA drought with rout of TroyChase Johnston made his first two-point basket of the season, a fast-break layup with 11.7 seconds remaining that gave No 12 seed High Point an 83-82 victory ove...
Fifa rules women’s national teams must have female head coaches or assistants - The Telegraph
Fifa rules women’s national teams must have female head coaches or assistants The Telegraph
It’s a knockout: why are there so many goals in the Champions League? | Jonathan Wilson
Theories range from obvious mismatches to Premier League clubs not being able to defend from open playThere were 68 goals in the last 16 of the Champions League, which is not only a lot but goes against the trend of the previous four seasons. What’s going on? Has football suddenly become more attack...
Keely Hodgkinson leads British medal hopes at world indoor championships
Josh Kerr and Georgia Hunter Bell are also among the medal contenders making up a strong British team in PolandDue to a fault in their plane’s GPS, the British team for the world indoor championships arrived at their hotel in Torun late on Wednesday night. Perhaps they should have asked Keely Hodgki...
Premier League set to amend spending rules to give clubs more flexibility for transfers
Clubs may be able to roll over squad cost ratio allowance£30 price cap on away tickets extended until 2027-28 seasonThe Premier League is poised to amend its new spending rules before they are introduced next season to give clubs greater flexibility in the transfer market.Under squad cost ratio (SCR...
Football Daily | Existential angst stalks the Premier League but does it mean anything?
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!Another night in Bigger Cup and the hopes and dreams of another two teams from The Best League In The World™ were brought to an end in varying degrees of ignominy. Of the six teams that advanced to this season’s Round of Arsenal, only two (including...
Barcelona thrash Newcastle while Spurs offer a glimmer of hope | Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Philippe Auclair and Mark Langdon to review Wednesday night’s Champions League action and to look ahead to the Carabao Cup final. Barcelona hit seven against Newcastle at Camp Nou. The visitors equalised a couple of times but Barça kept scoring and scoring...
Neil: I don't like the 'little old Millwall' narrative, we can beat anyone
Millwall boss Alex Neil says he hates the "little old Millwall" underdog tagline his team have in the Championship promotion race - as his team prepare to take on rivals Ipswich, live on Sky Sports.
Inter Miami’s Concacaf exit is a reminder that time rolls on for Lionel Messi
The Herons are out of the Champions Cup after defeat to Nashville. Now it’s back to the same old hits for the clubConcacaf may not have the world’s most hallowed Champions League. The confederation is so aware of that fact that it rebranded the competition as a Champions Cup two years ago.Nonetheles...
‘Unjust and ridiculous’: Senegalese football fans bewildered by Afcon debacle
Supporters of national side struggle to come to terms with decision to declare Morocco the winner of Africa Cup of Nations Two days after the Confederation of African Football (CAF) stripped Senegal of its 2025 Africa Cup of Nations title and instead declared the host nation, Morocco, champions, Alh...
Champions League review: more trauma for the Premier League as Europe’s big beasts stir
Only two of the Premier League’s last-16 teams made it to the quarter-finals while European giants are coming into form when it mattersAnother traumatic week for the self-worth of the Premier League, one in which Europe’s big beasts got into their stride. The defending champions, Paris Saint-Germain...
Striking gambit: Erling Haaland invests in new world chess championship
‘There are clear similarities to football,’ says NorwegianCompatriot Magnus Carlsen, the world No 1, likely to playErling Haaland has become a significant investor in a new world chess championship tour that is expected to star his fellow Norwegian Magnus Carlsen, the Guardian can reveal.The deal wa...
Van Dijk says bond between Liverpool and fans intact after Galatasaray rout
‘There is frustration because last year was amazing’Galatasaray threaten to sue Uefa after Lang injuryVirgil van Dijk has said the connection between Arne Slot’s Liverpool and the Kop remains intact and cited the rout of Galatasaray as evidence of what they can achieve by sticking together.The Liver...