We look at how the 80 players we picked five years ago have been faring for club and country Five years ago the Covid-19 pandemic was spreading, causing untold pain – mental and physical – that we are still feeling the effects of. Football, like every other aspect of life,...
Ratcliffe says Ruben Amorim has three years to prove himself at Manchester United
Minority owner moves to clarify coach’s future ‘You can’t run a club like United on kneejerk reactions’ Sir Jim Ratcliffe insists he will not take a “kneejerk” decision to sack Ruben Amorim and has indicated he will afford the head coach three years to demonstrate his capabilities at Manchester United....
Andrew Flintoff leaves Northern Superchargers after being ‘undervalued’ by Indian owners
Head coach terms could not be agreed with Sun Group ‘You’ll be missed. I wasn’t expecting that,’ says Adil Rashid Andrew Flintoff has walked away from his role as Northern Superchargers head coach, suggesting the team’s new Indian owners made him feel undervalued, offering him a salary about 25% of...
Senior rugby figures believe rebel R360 league all but dead after unions’ statement
Players who sign up would be ineligible for national sides Proposed event yet to be sanctioned by World Rugby Senior global rugby figures believe the rebel R360 venture is all but dead unless it can find a way to appease the world’s top nations. In a dramatic move the leading...
Le Tissier realises WCL dream to earn Manchester United win against Vålerenga
It was hardly thrilling and it was not the entertaining opening to life in the Women’s Champions League that Manchester United might have hoped for but, more important than that, the English side got up and running with three points as they beat Vålerenga in a low-key affair in Leigh....
England beware: terminally obsessed Marnus Labuschagne has gone back to basics | Jonathan Liew
Australian batter, an evangelical Christian who believes this is all written out in advance, may force his way back for the Ashes Marnus Labuschagne carefully spreads butter on both sides of a slice of white bread. “That’s the key,” he tells the camera as he brings down the lid of...
Tuchel insists England should embrace underdog status at 2026 World Cup
Tuchel: ‘I don’t see why we should burden ourselves’ Head coach ‘not just collecting most talented players’ Thomas Tuchel has said England would be underdogs at the World Cup and would be stronger if they did not allow themselves to become burdened by expectation. Tuchel, who delivered another warning to...
Knight rescues England as Bangladesh seethe after three reviews go her way
England, 182-6, beat Bangladesh, 178, by 4 wkts Heather Knight reprieved on two catches and lbw decision England survived a nervy wobble with the bat to beat Bangladesh by four wickets in Guwahati and go top of the table at the World Cup. Bangladesh reduced England to 103 for six...
Kia Joorabchian’s £3.78m ‘early strike’ for colt shows big bloodstock ambition
Amo Racing founder beats Coolmore to Lot 15 by Frankel Football agent aims to compete with richest operations The first seven-figure buy arrived within an hour on the opening day of the elite Book 1 sale at Tattersalls auction, and so too an early contender for the most tongue-in-cheek remark...
Nolberto Solano: ‘I would like to play like Klopp but you need to be realistic’
The former Newcastle and Peru winger became Pakistan’s head coach in July and he tells Tusdiq Din he enjoys the challenge of making the team more competitive Nolberto Solano has become accustomed to firsts. He was the first Peruvian to feature in the Premier League after he joined Newcastle in...