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‘The stadium was silent’: Tuchel critical of England support during Wales win
Rogers, Watkins and Saka on target in 3-0 victory ‘We didn’t get any energy back from the stands’ Thomas Tuchel said it was sad that England did not receive more support from the Wembley crowd during their emphatic 3-0 friendly win against Wales on Thursday night. The head coach was...
World Cup 2026: which countries have qualified and how did they do it?
Twenty of the 48 places at the tournament have now been filled, including co-hosts Canada, Mexico and the USA Four of the nine automatic places have been filled, with the four best runners-up competing in November’s pan-African playoffs for one place in the intercontinental playoffs. EgyptMohamed Salah scored twice as...
R360 rebel league would be a major blow to Prem, warns Exeter’s Rob Baxter
We must improve our product to survive, insists Baxter Exeter director of rugby wants top players in the Prem Rob Baxter has warned that English club rugby risks being undermined if the proposed R360 rebel league goes ahead. Exeter have just welcomed the top-class Australian centre Len Ikitau to Sandy...
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Carlos Sainz hits out at F1 broadcasters’ coverage of ‘celebrities and girlfriends’
Driver’s girlfriend featured prominently in Singapore GP ‘They didn’t show any of the four of five overtakes I did’ Carlos Sainz believes Formula One is “going overboard” by placing too much focus on the reactions of drivers’ girlfriends and celebrities during live broadcasts, obscuring the drama of grand prix racing....
Darnold, Mayfield and Sagapolutele: who will be the NFL’s next first-time MVP?
Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen have former an axis of excellence. But which player will break that cycle? There has been a trend in recent NFL seasons. Around Week 8, the MVP race starts to follow a predictable script: Patrick Mahomes, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson (if the...
Wirtz, Durán and different career paths: what happened to Next Generation 2020?
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...