Roman Ryder Cup could be battleground for future of golf February 2, 2023 Next Thursday sees the 2023 edition of golf’s unironically-sponsored Waste Management Phoenix Open, where last year exuberant beer tossers halted play when celebrating a hole in one. Ever since, it’s the golfers not spectators who’ve been bringing the sport into disrepute. Tantrums and flung tee pegs, meltdowns about Twitter birthday snubs and playground name-calling have [...]
Six Nations: Where do Scotland play, when did they last win, what is their anthem and who is their coach? February 2, 2023 Scotland open their account against England in this year’s Six Nations. Here is what you need to know about the side ahead of the Calcutta Cup. Scotland History Scotland are the only side besides Italy to have never won the Six Nations championship, despite having success in its predecessor the Five Nations. They have not [...]
Jofra Archer’s six appeal gives England a happy ending to South Africa series February 1, 2023 England fast bowler Jofra Archer took six wickets as the tourists ended a losing one-day series in South Africa on a positive note. Dawid Malan and Jos Buttler both hit centuries as England won the third and final match by 59 runs in Kimberley. In only his second international appearance since an 18-month absence with [...]
Six Nations: Caluctta Cup has extra special edge and Doddie Weir Cup will mean so much more this year for Scotland, says Gavin Hastings February 1, 2023 Scotland can be in buoyant mood as they travel down from the Highlands to London ahead of this weekend’s Calcutta Cup, for the national team have enjoyed their last two visits to Twickenham in the Six Nations. A 38-38 draw in 2019 and a 11-6 win in 2021 have almost taken the edge of what [...]
Tom Brady: Why it was time for the quarterback who literally changed the game to hang up his helmet February 1, 2023 “You only get one emotional goodbye,” reckoned Tom Brady in his retirement video yesterday. “I used mine up last year.” The greatest NFL quarterback of all time is taking off his helmet – for good this time, after the on, off and on again saga of last off-season. The truth is that it’s not before [...]
Carry on spending: Why experts believe the Premier League’s record breaking transfer window sprees are here to stay February 1, 2023 Premier League clubs have been tipped to continue raising the bar for spending after smashing all major records in the January transfer window. Chelsea set a new British transfer benchmark last night with the deadline-busting £107m signing of Benfica and Argentina midfielder Enzo Fernandez. The £275m spent on the final day and total £815m forked [...]
From Andy Carroll to Virgil van Dijk and Mykhailo Mudryk: Here are the five biggest transfer windows in Premier League history February 1, 2023 Premier League clubs took their January transfer window spending to unprecedented levels last month with a combined outlay of more than £550m. Here are the top five busiest January transfer windows in Premier League history, ranked by fees paid. 2023: £550m+ Chelsea led the way in the Premier League’s biggest winter window to date, signing [...]
Fifa Club World Cup: Will European teams make it 10 in a row? And when is the competition expanding to 32 teams? February 1, 2023 The dust has barely settled on Qatar 2022 and already the next Fifa jamboree, the Club World Cup, is about to begin in another destination with big hosting ambitions. Chelsea won last year in Abu Dhabi but won’t be defending their title in Morocco over the next 10 days, since they didn’t qualify via the [...]
Six Nations: Where do Italy play, when did they last win, what is their anthem and who is their coach? February 1, 2023 The newest side in the competition have something to prove in this year’s Six Nations. Here’s what you need to know about Italy. Italy History Italy are the baby of the Championship, joining in 2000 to form the Six Nations. In that time, they have finished bottom the most and have never won the title [...]
Chelsea smash British transfer record for Enzo Fernandez as Premier League clubs set new benchmark in January window January 31, 2023 Chelsea set a new British transfer record by agreeing the signing of Enzo Fernandez as Premier League clubs underlined their financial strength on deadline day. The Blues struck an 11th-hour deal worth £107m with Benfica for Argentina midfielder Fernandez, who will arrive in London on Wednesday to begin an eight-and-a-half year contract. It took Premier [...]