Russian and Belarusian athletes have moved closer to being allowed to compete as neutrals at next year’s Paris Games, after an endorsement at an Olympic Summit. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said in a statement that the international Olympic summer sports federations, the continental associations of national Olympic committees, and the IOC athletes commission backed […]
Rice to the rescue as Arsenal win late at Luton – but only after Raya disaster deepens keeper issues
England midfielder Declan Rice has scored in the seventh minute of added time to earn Premier League leaders Arsenal a wild 4-3 win over Luton and spare the blushes of teammate David Raya. Goalkeeper Raya made errors that led to two goals for Luton, leaving Arsenal on the cusp of dropping two points at Kenilworth […]
‘Attack, play vertical’: Matildas to change personnel, not style against Canada
The Matildas are prepared to risk conceding goals in their second clash with Canada if it means nailing down their focus on building up in possession. Australia relied heavily on springing counter attacks during their golden Women’s World Cup run. But before this month’s friendlies, coach Tony Gustavsson said he wanted to develop their build-up […]
‘The best guy on planet Earth’: EPL owner praises new coach – an hour before he’d sacked the old one
Sheffield United have brought back Chris Wilder to replace manager Paul Heckingbottom. Less than 90 minutes after the Saudi owner of the Premier League’s bottom club, Prince Abdullah, had said on radio that he had made the decision Heckingbottom’s exit was confirmed and, soon after, so was Wilder’s return. Speaking to TalkSport, Abdullah lauded Wilder’s […]
Johnson given a spell? Outspoken fast bowler set to lose Triple M gig after Warner spray
Mitchell Johnson’s controversial column taking aim at David Warner and George Bailey has taken an unexpected twist with the former fast bowler set to be dropped by Triple M for their coverage of Australia’s Test against Pakistan in Perth. On his podcast, The Mitchell Johnson Cricket Show, where he explained the reasoning for the column, […]