German striker was given a sarcastic ovation by the Sunderland fans after his inadvertent match winner On numerous occasions during the 75 minutes he spent on the pitch during the Wear-Tyne derby, Nick Woltemade cut an extremely isolated, peripheral and forlorn figure in the opposition box. A bad afternoon for...
Racing honours Hunt family as outsider Glengouly hits jackpot at Cheltenham
33-1 shot repels challenge of Jagwar and Vincenzo Race capped a week of events for Hunt Family Fund This was an afternoon at the track when the big-race result was secondary to the cause it was supporting. For Faye Bramley it also marked a huge step forward in her training...
Maresca’s cryptic comments spark confusion after Chelsea sink Everton
What had seemed like a routine win for Chelsea became something a lot more mysterious thanks to a cryptic comment from Enzo Maresca in the post-match press conference. “The last 48 hours,” he said, “have been the hardest since I joined the club because so many people didn’t support me...
Saracens fall just short in South Africa as Sharks survive Champions Cup storm
Pool 1: Sharks 28-23 Saracens Much-changed Sarries beaten in tough conditions It is a long way to go for just a point, but Saracens all but took the maximum against Sharks in biblical weather in Durban. Now that South Africa has been incorporated into the Champions Cup, these long trips...
England caught up in Ashes media fallout over security guard’s row with TV crew
Channel Seven airs footage of Brisbane airport incident ‘This matter is being taken seriously,’ says broadcaster England’s embattled tour of Australia suffered a public relations setback on Saturday as the result of a testy altercation between a member of security staff and a local camera operator at Brisbane airport. In...
Was Salah’s return the beginning of the end at Liverpool or start of an apology? | Will Unwin
Forward made an emotional lap of honour at Anfield after a week that put his future at the club in doubt Mohamed Salah and Liverpool have put politics to shame by showing what a long week truly looks like. It ended with the Egyptian doing a one-man lap of honour...
Sunderland hero Gary Rowell dies aged 68 on eve of derby with Newcastle
Former striker scored a hat-trick in 1979 derby Rowell had been diagnosed with leukaemia The former Sunderland striker Gary Rowell has died at the age of 68, the Black Cats have announced. He was being treated for leukaemia. The Seaham-born Rowell, who scored a hat-trick in a 4-1 Division Two...
Paul Lim, 71, becomes oldest player to win match at PDC World Championship
Lim beats Jeffrey de Graaf to set up Luke Humphries rematch Singaporean beat the future champion in 2020 Paul Lim made World Darts Championship history at Alexandra Palace – and then hoped lightning would strike twice against Luke Humphries. Lim became the oldest player to win a match at the...
Mosquera’s last-gasp own goal hands Arsenal dramatic win against luckless Wolves
No easy games? Surely this one would be for Arsenal. Never before in English football history had a team endured a worse league record after 15 matches than Wolves. In any of the professional divisions. Their haul of two points gave an outline of the grimness, although by no means...
‘A crisis involving Salah is a crisis for the nation’: Egypt backs ‘golden child’
The view from his homeland is that Salah’s character and past form should allow for his outburst, while Jamie Carragher has been scolded for his hot takes Mohamed Salah’s stature in Egypt means his every move dominates public discourse. It was therefore entirely predictable that the forward’s comments after Liverpool’s...