Fans to come together at Sunday’s Premier League games Manchester United raised members’ ticket prices to £66 Manchester United, Everton, Liverpool and Manchester City fans will hold joint protests against rising ticket prices on Sunday as part of the Football Supporters’ Association’s Stop Exploiting Loyalty campaign. The action will take...
Iga Swiatek accepts one-month ban after testing positive for trimetazidine
World No 2 deemed her level of fault ‘at the lowest end’ Pole’s medication for jet lag and sleep was contaminated Iga Swiatek, the world No 2 women’s tennis player, has received a one month ban after testing positive for the banned substance trimetazidine (TMZ) in August 2024. In a...
Everton owner Moshiri makes pledge over £451m debt if takeover drags on
Debt would be converted into shares to avoid payment Moshiri committed to waiving debt in Friedkin deal Farhad Moshiri has agreed to convert his £451m loan to Everton into shares if the club has not been sold by the time new Premier League regulations on shareholder loans come into force....
Chelsea’s Reece James facing at least a month out with hamstring injury
Captain has played only 15 times since start of last season Club will look to support James after latest setback Reece James is not expected to play before the end of December after a scan revealed the extent of the Chelsea right-back’s latest hamstring injury. The 24-year-old, who has made...
Matildas pay price for sluggish start as Brazil spoil Clare Polkinghorne’s party
Australia fail to send off stalwart in style despite Foord goal Gutierres scores brace and Gio adds third in 3-1 victory How do you say goodbye to someone like Clare Polkinghorne? Such is the journey she has gone on with the Matildas across an 18-year international career, doing so was...
Kane Williamson admits ‘riding luck’ after stylish 93 against England
Country’s record run-scorer in form at first Test New Zealand 319-8 after being put in to bat It would be wrong to say that Kane Williamson looked like a guy making up for lost time on day one in Christchurch, so unhurried was the way he compiled 93 runs. And...
Frank Lampard returns to management with Coventry after 18 months out
Former England midfielder takes over from Mark Robins Team are 17th in Championship, two points above drop Frank Lampard has been confirmed as the head coach of Coventry, returning to the dugout 18 months after he left Chelsea. He succeeds Mark Robins, who was sacked after almost eight years in...
Conor Bradley’s raw energy too much for Mbappé and wins roar of approval | Barney Ronay
The young Liverpool full-back produced a brilliant tackle to deny the Real Madrid star in the night’s defining image With 30 minutes gone at Anfield there was a moment of home-crowd theatre that would stand as the defining image of this 2-0 Liverpool victory, perhaps even of Conor Bradley’s young career...
Australia v Brazil: international women’s football friendly – live
Updates as Matildas host Olympic silver medallists at Suncorp Stadium Kick-off time in Brisbane is 8pm local/9pm AEDT Any thoughts? Email or get in touch on Bluesky or X Hello and welcome to live coverage of the women’s international friendly between the Matildas and Brazil at Suncorp Stadium. This is...
Beau Webster into Australia Test squad as concerns linger over Mitch Marsh
Allrounder makes up 14-man group for second match against India Marsh pulled up sore after series-opening defeat in Perth Beau Webster says he feels ready to bat anywhere for Australia, with a decade of state cricket preparing him for a potential Test debut in Adelaide. Webster was officially called into...