Barcelona 3-0 Manchester United: Lionel Messi magic and individual errors prove toxic combination for United April 16, 2019 On a night when they needed perfection, United were hindered by their limitations and overwhelmed by their opposition’s class. Lionel Messi magic and individual errors is a dangerous combination and in the end a four-minute spell was all it took for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s dreams to turn to dust as his side were unceremoniously dumped [...]
Trevor Steven: Manchester City’s make-or-break week in their quadruple bid starts against Tottenham April 16, 2019 Last week I was lucky enough to visit Manchester City’s training facilities and witness how they are building not only success on the pitch but also a global brand. It was mind-blowing; they are so ahead of the game, I have never seen anything like it. Winning the quadruple would be the ultimate endorsement of [...]
England’s Cricket World Cup squad: Jofra Archer and the other selection dilemmas for the hosts to consider April 16, 2019 The Cricket World Cup is lurching ever closer and with just 44 days to go until the hosts kick things off against South Africa at the Oval we’ve reached a significant step. England will name their provisional 15-man squad tomorrow ahead of the 23 April deadline. Read more: Chris Tremlett: It's open season for England's batsmen [...]
Watford 0-1 Arsenal: Gunners win ugly to end terrible away record and move into fourth place in the Premier League April 15, 2019 Arsenal fans won’t mind how it came. This was all about improving their dreadful record away from home and moving back into the all-important top four of the Premier League. Viewed through that narrow prism it was mission accomplished, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang closing down Ben Foster to score early on, secure a 1-0 win and [...]
Barcelona v Manchester United: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer focuses on recent exploits rather than club’s past glories to motivate players April 15, 2019 The comparison is almost too obvious, but certainly unavoidable. Twenty years on, the same club return to the same stadium and the same man is at the heart of it again. Manchester United revisit Camp Nou tomorrow for their Champions League quarter-final second leg against Barcelona 1-0 down and needing a turnaround akin to the [...]
Sam Torrance: Tiger Woods has silenced his doubters with sport’s greatest comeback April 15, 2019 What Tiger Woods achieved on Sunday at Augusta National is almost indescribable. His fifth Masters win and first Major title for 11 years is certainly the best comeback in the history of golf and quite possibly in any sport. It’s difficult to think of anything comparable. To go through the injuries and personal problems that [...]
Liverpool 2-0 Chelsea: No slip-ups as Mane and Salah blitz leads Reds back to the Premier League’s summit April 14, 2019 No slip-ups this time. The build-up to the match was dominated by what happened five years ago, but Andy Robertson briefly losing his footing was the closest Liverpool came to a repeat of their infamous meeting with Chelsea which shaped the 2014 Premier League title race. Instead of an unfortunate mistake defining their season, it [...]
Tiger Woods back on trail of Jack Nicklaus record after ending 11-year Major drought at Masters April 14, 2019 When Hollywood scriptwriters come to pen the screenplay for the Tiger Woods biopic, the 2019 Masters will surely be the setting for the hero’s redemptive and climactic final scene. Eleven years after winning his last Major, the man who still draws audiences to golf like nobody else achieved what just a few months ago seemed [...]
Crystal Palace 1-3 Manchester City: Sterling clinches vital win as Guardiola’s rotation pays off at Selhurst Park April 14, 2019 Relentless. That’s the word that best describes Manchester City’s pursuit of the Premier League title and their performance against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Their Champions League hopes – and therefore those of completing a quadruple – may look slightly precarious after a 1-0 quarter-final first-leg defeat by Tottenham, but judging by this display their [...]
Which Game of Thrones leader are you? April 12, 2019 From Cersei Lannister to Daenerys Targaryen, every major character in Game of Thrones has a different approach when it comes to leadership. Over the last seven seasons, we have come to learn that attaining power is hard, and maintaining that power is even harder. The same holds true in the real world. Corporate competition often lies [...]