Gary Lineker made a seven-word joke as he got his final episode as the host of Match of the Day up and running on Sunday evening. The 64-year-old is set to depart the BBC following a 25-year stint as presenter of the popular highlights show. Lineker had planned to stayContinue Reading
Aston Villa are reportedly planning to file an official complaint with the Premier League after their costly defeat at Manchester United on Sunday. Referee Thomas Bramall controversially denied Villa the opening goal at Old Trafford, leading to a frosty confrontation with Unai Emery after the final whistle. Morgan Rogers sawContinue Reading
Pierre Gasly was slammed by F1 pundits Martin Brundle and Ted Kravitz for a ‘dangerous’ decision at the Monaco Grand Prix. The Alpine driver locked up and ploughed into the back of Yuki Tsunoda during the first half of the race, and his left-front wheel was left hanging on byContinue Reading
Max Verstappen is unhappy with Ferrari over the qualifying incident that saw Lewis Hamilton punished. Hamilton was incorrectly informed that Verstappen was on a slow lap behind him, before quickly learning that his rival was in fact driving fast. Having qualified in fourth, the 40-year-old was forced to accept aContinue Reading
Arsenal have been crowned Queens of Europe after a tense victory over holders Barcelona in the Women’s Champions League final. Stina Blackstenius netted the decisive goal midway through the second half, with Arsenal having now won the competition for the second time in the club’s history. Barcelona, who have triumphedContinue Reading
Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll have both been slapped with three-place grid penalties for impeding during Monaco Grand Prix qualifying. The verdicts mean that Stroll will start from the very back of the grid and Hamilton will line up in P7 at a notoriously difficult track to overtake on. FerrariContinue Reading
Novak Djokovic rounded off preparations for the French Open by ending his long wait for a 100th career title at the Geneva Open in Switzerland. The Serb didn’t have it all his own way, though, with Djokovic needing two tiebreaks to defeat Hubert Hurkacz in the final. Djokovic becomes onlyContinue Reading
Richard Gasquet is ready to embrace his final French Open – 20 years after first appearing at his home Grand Slam. “I’m feeling, of course, it’s my last tournament, so it’s a bit particular, a bit emotional,” Gasquet reflected. “But I try my best of course when I’m going onContinue Reading
The summer transfer window is officially in full swing and all the major Premier League players are getting busy quickly. Liverpool are trying to seal a blockbuster deal for Bayer Leverkusen star man Florian Wirtz and are in the closing stages of a £126million deal for the German forward. ManchesterContinue Reading
Lindsey Burrow, the wife of rugby icon Rob Burrow, has opened up about the near-12 months that have followed his death. Burrow, who was 41 years old at the time, had lived with motor neurone disease (MND) since his diagnosis in 2019. He had been diagnosed just two years afterContinue Reading
