Uefa Nations League Finals: Hasn’t football finished yet? Oh go on then June 13, 2023 If you thought football had packed up for the summer then think again as the longest season ever segues into the coda that nobody asked for: this week’s Nations League Finals. From Wednesday through to Sunday, hosts the Netherlands, Croatia, Spain and Italy are set to convene in the lowlands to duke it out for [...]
Nasser Hussain: Ollie Robinson England’s secret Ashes weapon June 13, 2023 Former England Test captain Nasser Hussain has earmarked paceman Ollie Robinson as the hosts’ secret weapon against Australia in the upcoming Ashes series. Though Hussain never led England to an Ashes series victory across his stint between 1999 and 2003, he was known as a captain with ideas and gumption – something many see in [...]
Manchester City celebrate treble with bus parade in front of thousands June 12, 2023 The victorious Manchester City side who last Saturday secured a historic treble celebrated this evening with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Manchester. Players, as well as manager Pep Guardiola and other club staff, were seen atop a number of double decker buses. The parade was initially delayed due to bad weather but [...]
Exclusive: Sexton could be forced into early retirement with 24-week ban June 12, 2023 Ireland fly-half Johnny Sexton could be forced into an early retirement by a 24-week ban, City A.M. has learned. That is the mid-range sanction Sexton is facing if found guilty of threatening match officials at the end of Leinster’s European Champions Cup final defeat by La Rochelle last month. Sexton has been accused of three [...]
Everton CEO departure hints at takeover deal edging towards conclusion June 12, 2023 Premier League club Everton have announced the departure of their chief executive Denise Barrett-Baxendale along with a number of other off-field members of staff. The Toffees’ chief finance and strategy officer Grant Ingles and non-executive director and ex-player Graeme Sharp have also left their roles. It comes after a difficult season at Everton with the [...]
Women’s Ashes: England name squad for historic series June 12, 2023 England have named their squad for this summer’s Women’s Ashes series. Lauren Filer and Danielle Gibson could make their debuts for England in a series which has seen well over 70,000 tickets sold. The Women’s Ashes sees England and Australia compete in one Test, three International Twenty20 matches and three One-Day Internationals. The likes of [...]
West Ham United to retain manager David Moyes following European triumph June 12, 2023 David Moyes is to pass up a possible move to Celtic and stay in charge of West Ham United after guiding them to success in the Europa Conference League. Moyes, who has been in charge of the Hammers since 2019, delivered the club’s first major trophy since 1980 with a 2-1 win over Fiorentina in [...]
Care and Marler handed World Cup life lines by England June 12, 2023 Harlequins duo Danny Care and Joe Marler have been handed World Cup lifelines by England head coach Steve Borthwick. The duo were included in the England manager’s 28-man training squad for the first phase of the team’s World Cup preparation. The squad was named without players from the four sides that made the Premiership semi-finals [...]
Sam Torrance: Why Brooks Koepka is my favourite for the US Open June 12, 2023 Sam Torrance previews this week’s US Open at Los Angeles Country Club, where he says Brooks Koepka is the man to beat ahead of Jon Rahm and Scottie Scheffler. After a week in which the headlines have been dominated by a possible deal between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf, it’s time for the golf [...]
Ashes: Australia show England conditions no issue ahead of series June 12, 2023 Australia secured a timely pre-Ashes boost just five days out from the series by winning the World Test Championship on Sunday. Their 209-run victory over India under the blazing heat at the Oval across the last five days showed, mostly, their strengths before the Baggy Greens take on England on Friday in the opening Test [...]