Louis Smith banned by British Gymnastics over Islam-mocking video November 1, 2016 British Gymnastics has banned Olympic silver medallist Louis Smith over a video in which he appeared to mock Islam. Smith – one of the stars of Team GB's historic success at the Rio 2016 Games earlier this year – received a two-month suspension after admitting to breaching British Gymnastics' standards of conduct. Fellow gymnast Luke [...]
QPR provide fleet of coaches to collect child refugees from Calais November 1, 2016 Queens Park Rangers chiefs have pledged to provide a fleet of coaches to bring more than 1,000 child refugees from Calais into the UK. The Championship club has volunteered to assist Lord Alf Dubs's plans to rescue children eligible to come into the UK who have been left stranded by the recent destruction of the [...]
Eddie Jones warns George Ford a move to Toulon will cost him his England spot November 1, 2016 England head coach Eddie Jones has warned George Ford that he will be banished from the national team should he choose to play for Toulon in France. The Bath fly-half is a wanted man by Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal who has previously coaxed Chris Ashton and Steffon Armitage to forego their international careers for a lucrative move [...]
FA discussing possibility of England wearing poppies on shirts with Fifa ahead of Armistice Day friendly vs Scotland November 1, 2016 England and Scotland's football associations are negotiating with Fifa over whether their players will be allowed to wear poppies on their shirts when the two sides play each other on 11 November. The World Cup qualifier at Wembley falls on Armistice Day and both the FA and the Scottish FA are keen for their players to honour the UK's war [...]
Mark Hughes backs Stoke to replicate record-breaking seasons after Wilfried Bony haunts former club October 31, 2016 STOKE boss Mark Hughes believes his side are on track to replicate record-breaking seasons of the past after striker Wilfried Bony put his former club Swansea to the sword during Monday night's 3-1 canter. Having not scored since Boxing Day, the on-loan Manchester City hitman netted twice, either side of an Alfie Mawson own goal, after [...]
Don’t blow the chance to finish top of Champions League Group A, Arsene Wenger warns Arsenal October 31, 2016 Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has urged his side not to blow the chance to finish top of their Champions League group as they prepare for battle against Bulgarian title winners Ludogorets Razgrad. The Gunners, who trounced Ludogorets 6-0 at home two weeks ago, currently head Group A and three points in Sofia could set up [...]
Appoint more women to boards and become more transparent or risk losing funding, UK governing bodies told October 31, 2016 The Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, the Lawn Tennis Association and British Cycling have been told to become more diverse and transparent or risk losing funding. They are among a number of bodies which receive grants from UK Sport and Sport England and which will be subject to stricter assessments of their [...]
Gareth Bale happy to turn back on Premier League return in favour of bumper new Real Madrid deal October 31, 2016 Former Tottenham forward Gareth Bale insists he was happy to turn his back on a potential return to the Premier League in favour of staying at Real Madrid for life after signing a new long-term contract at the Santiago Bernabeu. The 27-year-old’s new deal, which ties him to Real for the next six years until [...]
Manchester City will have to be perfect to have a chance of beating Barcelona, admits Pep Guardiola October 31, 2016 Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola accepts that his side will need to produce a flawless performance to have any chance of overpowering five-time conquerors of Europe Barcelona in Tuesday's Champions League showdown. Premier League leaders City suffered a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Guardiola’s former charges at Camp Nou during the last round of [...]
Rugby week in review: England injury glut could have silver lining; Shervington shelves farming and acting ambitions; Bath make their Exeter schlep worthwhile; and Gloucester face tough times October 31, 2016 England widening the net Not so long ago if England lost their first-choice hooker, both locks and an established international open-side, the resultant pack might have come up second best against Richmond’s third XV. With Courtney Lawes, Dave Attwood and Joe Launchbury able to plug the gaps at No4 and No5, Nathan Hughes a real [...]