Category: Sports

A distraught Joshua Zirkzee was comforted by his Manchester United team-mates after his penalty miss confined his side to an FA Cup exit against Fulham. The Dutch forward played the full 120 minutes of the last-16 clash, which ended 1-1. Calvin Bassey had headed the visitors into the lead in first-half injury time, before Bruno […]

Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has issued a stern warning to his players, stating that anyone who is detrimental to the team risk being shown the exit door this summer. The 40-year-old boss, who has struggled in his first three months at Old Trafford, has been given the green light by club executives to sell […]

French rugby’s governing body have reached out to World Rugby seeking clarity over the ban imposed on Garry Ringrose during the Six Nations, amidst allegations of double standards. The French officials have voiced their frustration after an Irish international had a club match included in his ban, while a French player had a club game […]

There has already been plenty of FA Cup action this weekend. Here’s all the fifth round results and fixtures. Friday | Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff Saturday | Crystal Palace 3-1 Millwall Saturday | Preston 3-0 Burnley Saturday | Bournemouth 1-1 Wolves AET | Bournemouth win 5-4 on pens Saturday | Manchester City 3-1 Plymouth Sunday […]

Convicted ex-motorcycle gang member Ryan Peake has sensationally clinched his place in The Open Championship after winning the New Zealand Open – six years on from his prison release. The 31-year-old was sentenced to five years behind bars for a serious assault when he was 21. Peake, who was part of an outlawed motorcycle gang […]

Anthony Gordon is set to miss the League Cup final after being sent off for a “moment of madness” in Newcastle’s FA Cup tie with Brighton. With the game locked at 1-1 in the closing stages at St James’ Park, the forward was chasing a loose ball alongside Jan Paul van Hecke before appearing to […]

Niels Wittich, the former F1 race director, has admitted that his exit from the FIA came as a ‘complete surprise’ and that he is yet to receive a satisfactory explanation. He was made a race director in 2022 after Michael Masi left the FIA in the wake of his controversial handling of the previous year’s […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan has been dealt a financial blow by withdrawing from yet another tournament, therefore sacrificing his chances of landing £300,000 in prize money. His sporadic participation in 2025 has knocked him out of contention for the Players Championship and the Tour Championship, tournaments both boasting a £150,000 winner’s cheque – a sum the 49-year-old […]

Nathan Aspinall has risked upsetting Luke Littler and Luke Humphries by insisting they will never be on the same level as Michael van Gerwen. All four players are involved in this year’s Premier League, with Humphries in top spot after the opening four rounds. Littler is just behind in second place, while Van Gerwen occupies […]

Wayne Rooney is reportedly in the frame to land two new jobs, either of which would be ‘perfect’ for his wife Coleen. Rooney is currently out of work, having left Plymouth Argyle in December after just seven months in charge. He was relieved of his duties with the Pilgrims languishing near the bottom of the […]