Author: Mediatimesent

Spotlight intensifies on Liverpool’s coach, but what of a group of players who in effect surrendered against Manchester City? Budapest or bust it is, then, for Liverpool’s hopes of silverware this season and quite possibly Arne Slot’s prospects of remaining in his job, although thoughts of this team reaching a...

Most of what has gone wrong this season can be put down to poor recruitment – but the manager must share the blame Even when the fixture list was revealed last summer, it was perhaps predictable that the middle of March would represent the crisis point for Newcastle. If they...

Champions Cup last 16: Bath 31-22 Saracens Second-half turnaround sends Bath through to quarters Henry Arundell’s two tries helped Bath to a tight victory over Saracens as they squeezed their way into the quarter-finals of the Champions Cup. The English champions trailed 10-0 at the break against a Sarries side...

Dark-blue women end eight years of rivals’ dominance Light-blue crew power to four-length win in men’s race Oxford’s women ended eight years of Cambridge dominance in their Boat Race with a sensational performance led by the Olympic medallist Heidi Long, while Cambridge overpowered their dark-blue rivals in the men’s race...

The Lancashire seamer’s victims included James Sales, 21 years after Anderson had dismissed his dad, David Again apologies that things are slow this morning, the wifi keeps dropping in and out and the hotspot on my phone is also being disobedient. Here, quickly, before it drops again, Ollie Robinson has...

Wilder wins heavyweight contest on split decision British boxer earns hero’s reception in final fight Deontay Wilder consigned the British heavyweight Derek Chisora to defeat in his final bout but only after an exhilarating fight-of-the-year contender at a raucous O2 Arena. In the 50th bout of Chisora’s eventful professional career,...

With seven games to save their status, Tottenham’s owners have taken risk on a gifted coach who favours tough love It is ironic that the man who has appointed Roberto De Zerbi to be Tottenham manager, just as the club faces its most critical seven games this century, is also...

Buildup to Sunday’s football action Get in touch: mail Daniel and follow us on BlueSky On the one hand, he did well to coax a title out of a squad whose best players are ageing; on the other, it was Jürgen Klopp’s team and it relied upon Mo Salah delivering...