Nicholls laments loss of Grade One-winning Kalif Du Berlais Peso and Wertpol euthanised after fatal injuries The Lanzarote Hurdle card at Kempton Park was marred by the death of three horses, including the Grade One-winning Kalif Du Berlais, whose loss Paul Nicholls described as “a big kick in the teeth”...
Beyond Keane’s stick-it-up-your-bollocks, there isn’t much else to Saipan | Jonathan Wilson
Why is the film of Ireland’s 2002 World Cup falling-out not a documentary but a drama that takes liberties with events? All history is to some extent narrative. You cannot tell a story without in some way editing it, reducing it, compressing it. Which means that anybody telling a story...
Afcon roundup: Salah sends Egypt into semis, Nigeria power past Algeria
Egypt to take on Senegal after beating Côte d’Ivoire Nigeria progress to face hosts Morocco in last four Mohamed Salah scored the decisive goal to give Egypt a 3-2 Africa Cup of Nations quarter-final victory against Côte d’Ivoire, while strikes from Victor Osimhen and Akor Adams delivered Nigeria a deserved...
Buendía deepens gloom for Frank and Spurs as Aston Villa progress in FA Cup
This was Tottenham’s second defeat to Aston Villa this season and it is becoming increasingly hard to imagine Thomas Frank being in charge when the teams come together a third time in May. A performance that put an end to any realistic chance of a trophy fell well below the...
Antoine Semenyo’s debut goal helps Manchester City rout Exeter 10-1 in FA Cup
After 52 minutes, joy for Antoine Semenyo on his Manchester City debut. Rayan Cherki’s pirouette presaged him threading the ball in behind Exeter’s defence for the wideman to run in and beat Joe Whitworth to cap a memorable display. A little later Semenyo was replaced to an ovation and, from...
Macclesfield realise impossible dream in rise from ashes to a day of historic glory
Rob Smethurst’s resurrection of a troubled but proud club is timely reminder that football can still be the people’s game From extinction to the impossible dream of becoming the greatest FA Cup giantkillers of all, Macclesfield’s story reminds that community will forever be football’s greatest asset. As fans celebrated victory...
Chelsea thrash Charlton to get Liam Rosenior era off to winning start
It sums up the uneasy state of affairs at Chelsea that the new head coach winning his first match in charge was not enough to stop the mutiny. This was a controlled, clinical performance from Liam Rosenior’s second string, who strolled into the fourth round of the FA Cup after...
Premier League rights may end up at Netflix despite reluctant football romance
As Netflix and Paramount Skydance clash over WBD, football rights once considered peripheral could become central to the future of UK streaming Netflix has spent years politely rebuffing Premier League and Uefa entreaties to bid for their TV rights, so it would be ironic if it picked them up by...
Bukayo Saka agrees new five-year Arsenal contract with big wage increase
Deal understood to lift pay to about £300,000 a week Arsenal keen to reward Declan Rice with new deal Bukayo Saka has agreed a new five-year contract at Arsenal that will make him one of the highest-paid players in the club’s history. The England forward’s deal that he signed in...
Ronnie O’Sullivan pulls out of snooker’s Masters on medical grounds
Eight-time champion withdraws two days before event O’Sullivan also pulled out 12 months ago Ronnie O’Sullivan has pulled out of the Masters two days before the tournament starts on medical grounds. O’Sullivan claimed a record-extending eighth win at the tournament in 2024 but opted against defending his crown 12 months...