Historic night for Ellen White: England’s Lionesses 20 (yes, twenty) – Latvia 0 December 1, 2021 The Lionesses crushed Latvia 20-0 at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium last night as Ellen White broke England Women’s all-time scoring record and the team recorded their biggest ever competitive victory. White scored twice early on in the World Cup qualifier to take her level with and then past Kelly Smith’s mark of 46 goals, before completing [...]
Why brand Manchester United keeps them hooked November 30, 2021 Around this time of year, Christmas comes early for many football fans with the release of the immersive fantasy world that is Football Manager. Will this be the year I take Newport County from League Two to Champions League glory? Let’s spend 250 hours over the next 12 months finding out. In this year’s game [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Purton and Tsui can grind out victory with Sergeant Pepper November 30, 2021 TRAINER Me Tsui and jockey Zac Purton will be hoping that lightning strikes twice when they team up with SERGEANT PEPPER in the Robin Handicap (1.15pm) over five furlongs. Purton had to get down to his minimum weight of 8st 8lbs and declare a pound overweight before winning by the narrowest of margins aboard Sparkling Dolphin for [...]
Hong Kong Racing Tips: Allstars to plunder more Treasure at the Valley November 30, 2021 PUNTERS are faced with some fiendishly difficult puzzles to solve when racing gets underway with a nine-race programme at Happy Valley today. When the local racing enthusiasts have faced similar scenarios in the past, they nearly always pin their hopes on Joao Moreira, and bet him blindly, expecting the champion can at least get a [...]
Rugby chaos: Further nine Munster personnel test positive for Covid-19 November 30, 2021 Munster rugby club have announced that nine more of their personnel have tested positive for Covid-19. The province are currently stranded in South Africa, having traveled to the country for United Rugby Championship fixtures. Having been given clearance to travel home, on the basis Munster players would isolate upon return to Europe, the positive cases [...]
Davis Cup: Britain face Germany tonight for place in semi-finals November 30, 2021 Great Britain’s knock-out path to attempted Davis Cup glory has begun in the same way as it did last time the competition ran, in 2019. The British team topped their group to earn a quarter-final tie with Germany, the same side they overcame in the last edition of the Cup. The two teams play tonight [...]
Newcastle takeover optimism fizzling out as reality of relegation battle dawns November 30, 2021 The songs for Amanda Staveley have faded, the fake sheikh outfits dwindled in number and the #CANS of celebration long since been drained. Almost eight weeks on, Newcastle United’s takeover by a group led by Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has not had the immediate uplift hoped for at St James’ Park. It may arrive [...]
Trevor Steven: Teacher Ralf Rangnick will shake up Manchester United November 29, 2021 In a former life as a football agent, I once asked a German contact for some up-and-coming names in the Bundesliga. One of them was a forward-thinking coach, who I spoke to and made known to a few English clubs who were in the market for a new manager. None took up the chance to [...]
Ralf Rangnick confirmed as new Manchester United manager November 29, 2021 Manchester United have confirmed the appointment of Ralf Rangnick as their new manager until the end of the season. The influential German coach, whose arrival has been widely expected, will remain at the club after the summer in a consultancy role. “I am excited to be joining Manchester United and focused on making this a [...]
Novak Djokovic set to skip Australian Open over vaccine rules November 29, 2021 Novak Djokovic is likely to pass up the chance to defend his Australian Open title over the Grand Slam event’s strict Covid-19 vaccination rules, says his father. The men’s tennis world No1, who has won the Australian Open a record nine times, has repeatedly defended his right to keep his vaccination status private. “Under these [...]