Category: Sport

Giovanni van Bronckhorst believes Rangers will learn a lesson from a hard-fought win in their opening league match at the Tony Macaroni Arena. Rangers trailed for the majority of the game after conceding a soft goal five minutes into the match when Joel Nouble broke past defender John Souttar to race on to a long […]

David Weir has won just about everything in his 22-year career: eight London Marathons, six world championship titles, six Paralympic gold medals, but never a Commonwealth Games marathon. He has one Commonwealth medal, a gold in the 1500m at Glasgow in 2014 and was hellbent on winning a second to go with it. He is […]

It wasn’t until Alessia Russo’s already legendary back heel third goal during England’s 4-0 semi-final defeat of Sweden on Tuesday that Gabby Logan dared to believe “we’ve got a final on our hands”. The presenter, the BBC’s face of Euro 2022, told the Observer she believes Sunday’s final at Wembley could be a “hockey-stick moment” […]

The Hope Powell effectPowell deserves recognition as a pioneer of the sport. Her appointment as the first full-time England manager in 1998 and subsequent 15-year period at the helm were pivotal. A former player with 66 international caps, she instigated massive reform while in charge, fighting the FA for facilities, the establishment of a national […]

My first football match was when I was only a day old. My dad was managing a local club, and I was brought along for good luck. My family say I’ve been a fan ever since. I’ve been to hundreds of matches, and attended 40 of the 92 English league grounds. I’ve been to the […]

Leicester City have rejected a £40m bid for James Maddison from Newcastle United. Eddie Howe has identified Maddison as a key target this summer and Newcastle are weighing up whether to test Leicester’s resolve by making an improved bid for the attacking midfielder. Leicester are the only team in the Premier League who are yet […]