Steve Borthwick has opted for the Northampton centre, his ‘glue’ player, over an array of talented England backs Even Steve Borthwick admits that picking his team to face Australia on Saturday was tricky. And even after he had made his mind up, there was a training ground snapshot which underlined...
Body image taboos holding girls back from playing sport, experts warn
64% of girls give up sport by the end of puberty Tanni Grey-Thompson outlines ‘barriers to participation’ Taboos around women’s bodies are holding girls back from pursuing sport into adulthood and preventing the creation of “a generation of fit and healthy women”, a parliamentary committee has heard. With surveys showing...
Arne Slot defends Liverpool selection but pressure builds after Carabao Cup exit
Liverpool dumped out of Cup by Palace at Anfield Reds have now lost six of their past seven games Arne Slot said he had no regrets over fielding a weakened team against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup and accepted he is under pressure as Liverpool succumbed to a sixth...
Maresca tells Chelsea to grow up after Delap’s ‘stupid red card’ in wild win over Wolves
Enzo Maresca lambasted Liam Delap for his “very stupid red card” and called on his young squad to “grow up”. Chelsea, 3-0 up at half-time, managed to turn this into a topsy-turvy tie that earned them a Carabao Cup quarter-final tie at Cardiff, but has cost them the services of...
Blue Jays on brink of World Series crown after Yesavage tames Dodgers in Game 5
Yesavage fans 12 to set rookie Series record Schneider, Guerrero Jr open with back-to-back HRs Toronto can clinch title Friday on home field Trey Yesavage delivered a performance for the ages and Davis Schneider homered on the very first pitch of the night as the Toronto Blue Jays beat the...
Will Fish chips in with vital goal for Cardiff after Wrexham fail to fire in derby
After more than 21 years without facing one another, Cardiff had to wait a little longer to reacquaint themselves with their Welsh rivals, as Wrexham completely failed to turn up for the first half. The Bluebirds’ victory came as little of a shock, if anything their progress to the quarter‑finals...
Borthwick rips up script with move to hybrids that could lead to Pollock on wing
Head coach may also consider playing Ben Earl at centre Marcus Smith left out of matchday 23 to face Australia Steve Borthwick is considering playing his fast-rising back-row Henry Pollock on the wing at some stage this autumn as he seeks fresh impetus in all areas before the looming November...
Brendan Rodgers and Celtic were heading for divorce but acrimony was avoidable | Ewan Murray
The lack of squad investment had clearly frustrated a habitually successful manager yet he was minded to see out his final season – before things got personal Presumably Martin O’Neill had no inkling of what the coming hours would bring when he used a Monday radio appearance to talk up...
Collins caps five-star Brentford’s Carabao Cup cruise against Grimsby
With the wind biting and a sold‑out home crowd sniffing proverbial blood once again in the League Cup, this had all the hallmarks of a horrible and tricky evening for Brentford on the banks of the River Humber. However, it is a sign to the flow Keith Andrews’s side are...
Long-throw trend prompts Ifab to consider time limit for taking throw-ins
Long throws have doubled in Premier League this season The trend has led to a reduction of in-play time Football’s lawmakers are considering taking action against the most fashionable trend in the game: long throws. The International Football Association Board (Ifab) has discussed the possibility of limiting how long a...