Defeat at Newcastle is his seventh match without a win ‘You have to be up for the fight and the struggle’ Ange Postecoglou is determined to convince Nottingham Forest’s board to retain faith in his managerial philosophy when he holds talks with the club’s owner, Evangelos Marinakis, this week. The...
Steven Gerrard in frame for Rangers return after Russell Martin is sacked
Martin dismissed after fans surround team bus at Falkirk Former Ibrox manager under strong consideration Steven Gerrard is under strong consideration for a return to Rangers after the Scottish club confirmed the sacking of Russell Martin. Martin’s ill-fated Ibrox tenure ended with the manager leaving the Falkirk Stadium via a...
Brisbane Broncos win NRLW premiership after surviving Sydney Roosters fightback
Broncos beat Roosters 22-18 in spiteful grand final at Accor Stadium Mele Hufanga awarded Karyn Murphy Medal as player of match The Brisbane Broncos overcame a valiant Sydney Roosters comeback to secure their fourth NRLW premiership with a 22-18 victory in a see-sawing and spiteful grand final marked by sickening...
The secrets of Glasner’s success and why Palace system would be lost in translation elsewhere | Jonathan Wilson
Why does a system that has drawn so much scepticism at Manchester United work so well at Crystal Palace? Some fixtures just don’t sound right. Maybe it’s just about conceivable that, had things gone slightly differently in the 70s, Malcolm Allison or Terry Venables could have been leading their side...
‘Cheating is encouraged’: nut crackers at Peckham’s Conker Championships go for the fun
South London upstart takes itself far less seriously than the World Championships, but is not risk-free The sign queueing up to get my conker seemed a tad dramatic. “You won’t die, but you might lose an eye,” it read, but less than an hour later, in the midst of a...
St Helens given police escort after ‘terrorist threat’ made during Hull KR match
Club say threat was made online during semi-final loss Police cordon surrounded team coach as players boarded St Helens were forced to leave Hull KR’s Craven Park under police escort after what the club called a “terror threat” was sent to their Instagram account during their 20-12 Super League playoff...
Verstappen points finger at Norris after Russell grabs brilliant pole in Singapore
Rejuvenated Mercedes driver takes top spot by 0.182sec Norris accused of impeding Dutchman’s flying lap George Russell is in talks to extend his contract with Mercedes, but could surely do no more to make his case than a magnificent lap on Saturday to claim pole position for the Singapore Grand...
Ex-NFL player and Fox Sports star Mark Sanchez arrested after being stabbed
Circumstances surrounding incident remain unclear with Sanchez still in hospital and not yet booked in detention Police have said that former NFL quarterback and Fox Sports television star Mark Sanchez has been arrested at the hospital he was taken to after being stabbed late Friday night in downtown Indianapolis. The...
Martin Ødegaard injury takes shine off Arsenal’s victory over West Ham
Declan Rice also taken off in 2-0 win with back problem Mikel Arteta: ‘Let’s wait, hopefully it’s not that bad’ Mikel Arteta is concerned about Martin Ødegaard’s knee injury after the captain limped out of Arsenal’s 2-0 win over West Ham as they kept up the pressure on Liverpool at...
Geoff Parling finds home comforts at Leicester despite lack of furniture
Leicester delivered a stirring comeback win over Harlequins for new coach who has moved back from Australia into unfurnished home Geoff Parling has his first win as Leicester coach. He hasn’t got any furniture in his new home, but he will consider a bonus-point win over Harlequins more important than...