‘So special’ Jofra Archer backed to be fully fit for T20 World Cup after England selection April 30, 2024 Archer has not played competitively for a year following a recurrence of a stress fracture in his right elbow.
Champions League is an older man’s game and that suits likes of Ancelotti and Tuchel April 30, 2024 The further you go in the Champions League knockout stages, the more it resembles a coaching reunion.
County Cricket: Division One players putting their hands up for England April 29, 2024 Has spring finally sprung? Have those April showers given way to beer gardens and champers at the cricket? Not quite. The first three rounds of this year’s County Championship have been plagued with rain delays and washout results. With 14 of the 19 Division One results ending in draws or abandonments thus far it would [...]
Real Madrid star Bellingham extraordinary, says Bayern Munich boss Tuchel April 29, 2024 Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel heaped praise on Englishman Jude Bellingham yesterday, describing the 20-year-old Real Madrid midfielder as “extraordinary” ahead of their Uefa Champions League tie tomorrow. Tuchel and Bellingham missed each other at Borussia Dortmund, where the German was a manager between 2015 and 2017 and the Brit burst onto the European scene [...]
RFU and Premiership Rugby close in on £264m funding deal April 29, 2024 The Rugby Football Union, RFU, and Premiership Rugby have finally agreed a new Premiership Game Partnership, worth £264m, which will shape the English game for the next eight years. It is understood that legal details are all that remain between now and the new deal being signed, with the Telegraph suggesting the central policy will [...]
Premier League edges closer to applying £500m spending cap April 29, 2024 Premier League clubs have taken another step closer to implementing a spending cap for the first time in the competition’s history. A majority of clubs on Monday voted in favour of progressing to the next stage of the proposal, which is likely to be voted on at the organisation’s AGM in June. Further details are [...]
Thiago Silva vows to return as a coach after confirming his Chelsea departure April 29, 2024 The Brazilian defender, who turns 40 in September, will be out of contract in the summer.
Saracens star Billy Vunipola apologises after being tasered and arrested in Majorca April 29, 2024 Vunipola denied he had been violent in the incident at a Palma bar.
Wet Wimbledon fails to dampen profits at All England Club as sales hit new record April 29, 2024 A rain-affected Wimbledon and continued cost-of-living concerns failed to impact profits at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.
Judo star Skelley channelling rugby’s Wilkinson for Paris 2024 success April 29, 2024 A Paralympic champion whose rugby career was curtailed by sight loss is channelling Jonny Wilkinson on his journey to Paris 2024. Chris Skelley, a visually impaired judo player, dreams of emulating the England rugby legend in his bid to climb further into the sporting history books. Skelley was thrown into rugby and judo by his [...]