Category: Sport

Harry Maguire has told how his father was left with suspected broken ribs by ticketless fans who breached security at Wembley at the Euro 2020 final. The England defender’s dad was caught up in the chaotic scenes inside the stadium on Sunday night and left struggling to breathe. Maguire described what happened as “scary” and […]

It was meant to be the start of a new era for the Wallabies, but it appears they are actually going backwards. In the Wallabies’ first Test under coach Dave Rennie last year they managed to draw 16-16 with the All Blacks. On their performance in the first two Tests against an under-strength France this […]

Manchester United have been dealt a significant blow with Marcus Rashford deciding he needs surgery on a shoulder injury. The striker, who has endured racist abuse after his missed penalty in England’s Euro 2020 final defeat to Italy on Sunday, may not be available for United until the end of October. Rashford, 23, was hampered […]

The Lincoln City manager Michael Appleton has revealed he has been diagnosed with testicular cancer. The 45-year-old, who has had managerial spells at West Brom, Portsmouth, Blackpool, Blackburn and Leicester City, is to undergo surgery and will take a leave of absence. In an open letter to Lincoln supporters, Appleton said: “Although things are going […]

Katarina Johnson-Thompson has already defied the odds to make the Olympic Games after rupturing her achilles in December. And on the evidence of an understandably hesitant return to elite competition in Gateshead, she will need to do so again to claim a dream medal in Tokyo. Johnson-Thompson, however, was keen to take the positives from […]

The third one-day international between England and Pakistan was a belter, lit up by sublime centuries from two stylists in James Vince and Babar Azam and seeing £254,000 raised for Prostate Cancer UK in memory of Bob Willis. It was one of those days where it felt like everyone was a winner, even if the […]

Jürgen Klopp has offered an upbeat assessment on his Liverpool centre-backs Virgil van Dijk and Joe Gomez, saying they “look really good” as they build towards comebacks from long-term injuries. Liverpool, who were decimated by injuries to the backline last season which killed off their title defence, are also hoping to have Trent Alexander-Arnold and […]