The names who could revolutionise the England cricket Test team May 11, 2022 There’s less than a month until England walk out at Lord’s to play their first Test match of the Ben Stokes era. But with a matter of weeks until England’s packed summer schedule, they’re still without a head coach. Following the departure of Chris Silverwood and resignation of Joe Root, the England and Wales Cricket [...]
Manchester City win race to sign hot property Erling Haaland for knockdown £64m May 10, 2022 Manchester City have won the race to sign one of world football’s hottest properties, Norway striker Erling Haaland, according to widespread reports. Haaland was also wanted by Real Madrid after scoring 85 goals in 88 games for German club Borussia Dortmund but has opted to move to England this summer. City are expected to pay [...]
Marco Silva, attacking football and learning from Brentford: Why Fulham can stay up this time May 9, 2022 For the fifth year in a row Fulham are preparing to change divisions but there is a sense that, this time, it is different. The Championship concluded on Saturday without any anxiety over securing a play-off place, nor the gloom of relegation from the top flight. As winners of the second tier, Fulham were already [...]
Tottenham Hotspur fans urged to stop mocking Liverpool jobless with ‘Sign on’ chant May 9, 2022 A Tottenham Hotspur fans’ group has called on fans to stop singing a song that mocks historic poverty on Merseyside. The Tottenham Hotspur Supporters’ Trust spoke out after some Spurs fans taunted the Liverpool faithful with the chant at Anfield on Saturday. “Singing about the opposition has long been a feature of English football, and [...]
Chelsea ride storm to deliver first trophy since club put up for sale May 8, 2022 Chelsea are Women’s Super League champions for the third consecutive season after Emma Hayes’ side weathered a challenge from Arsenal and brought the club its first trophy since they were put up for sale and owner Roman Abramovich sanctioned. But early yesterday afternoon, on the final day of the season, Jonas Eidevall’s Gunners had one [...]
Manchester City answer critics and take big step towards title with Newcastle thrashing May 8, 2022 Four days after they stumbled in Madrid, Manchester City dusted themselves down and took a major stride towards retaining the Premier League title with the type of comprehensive home victory that has become their trademark. Sunday’s 5-0 victory over Newcastle United put City three points clear of title rivals Liverpool at the top of the [...]
Premier League talking points: Everton win nudges Leeds into relegation zone May 8, 2022 If Everton escape their first relegation for more than 70 years, they may well look back on this weekend, and a 2-1 Premier League win at Leicester, as the turning point. Goals from Vitaliy Mykolenko and Mason Holgate earned the Toffees back-to-back victories for the first time since September and lifted them out of the [...]
Chelsea agrees terms of £4.5bn takeover bid led by Todd Boehly May 7, 2022 Chelsea has agreed to the terms of a £4.25bn takeover bid from a consortium of investors led by US billionaire Todd Boehly.
Sergio Perez interview: Miami GP, ambitions for the future and investing May 6, 2022 This weekend’s Miami Grand Prix will be the first of the season to be held in the Western Hemisphere and Red Bull’s Mexican maestro Sergio Perez cannot wait to be nearer to his homeland. “I think it is great being able to be closer to home,” Perez told City A.M. “I‘m really happy to be [...]
Manchester City were stupefied in Madrid. They need to find the smelling salts and fast May 5, 2022 Of all the astonishing facets of Real Madrid’s latest Champions League miracle this week, perhaps the eeriest was what it did to Manchester City’s players in the second leg of their semi-final at the Santiago Bernabeu. Under Pep Guardiola, City have become one of the most meticulously orchestrated teams on the planet. They have swept [...]