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Manchester United and England legend Wayne Rooney has been bizarrely announced as the latest signing for booming EA FC 24 Pro Clubs team Girth N Turf FC. Girth N Turf confirmed the move in a surprise X (formerly Twitter) post on Sunday, describing the icon as their “newest and biggest signing yet”. Influencers Yung Filly and Angry Ginge created the team earlier this year to make content for their respective platform, regularly playing with and against blockbuster names. Pro Clubs is a mode on the popular football video game – formerly named FIFA – in which friends can play on the same team with custom names and kits, progressing through divisions against others online. Teenage darts superstar Luke Littler isContinue Reading

Arsenal failed to pounce on Liverpool’s slip up as they were beaten by Aston Villa on a potentially pivotal day in the title race. On an afternoon of frustration for Mikel Arteta, his side lie two points off new leaders Man City after being regularly denied by former keeper Emiliano Martinez, most notably in the first half when he saved from Leandro Trossard from point blank range. For the visitors, who now lie fourth, the golden moments came late, Leon Bailey slotted an angled shot home before Ollie Watkins delightfully chipped over David Raya. Arsenal’s lack of ‘plan B’ exposed They started on the front foot, but the display of the hosts had long fallen flat by the time theyContinue Reading

The umpire was forced to step in when Novak Djokovic screamed “shut the f*** up” at a spectator during his Monte Carlo loss to Casper Ruud. A member of the crowd shouted during a rally that Djokovic lost, prompting a reaction from the world No. 1. Chair official Mohamed Lahyani backed Djokovic, telling the fans off for disturbing him. Djokovic suffered his fourth loss of the season on Saturday, crashing out in the semi-final of the Monte-Carlo Masters. The 36-year-old mounted a comeback after going down an early break in the final set but Ruud still managed to come through 6-4 1-6 6-4. After getting back on serve at 3-4 in the third set, the top seed was provoked by someoneContinue Reading

Toto Wolff wants Max Verstappen. He’s pretty much said so himself, but prying the Dutchman away from Red Bull won’t be an easy task. But in an attempt to lure Verstappen to the Silver Arrows, it’s claimed Wolff is pushing for Helmut Marko’s addition to the team as well. That’s according to Tom Clarkson, who was speaking on the F1 Nation podcast. He said: “In Japan, I was told by several people that Toto Wolff is pursuing Max very strongly. He needs a signature signing, because obviously the last three years haven’t been going very well for the team. “It would be a real statement of intent, wouldn’t it, if he got Max Verstappen. It was even mentioned to meContinue Reading

The UFC’s highly anticipated 300th pay-per-view event experienced a major hiccup early on. Viewers in the UK experienced audio issues while tuning into the TNT Sports on Saturday, with no commentary being heard. During the first fight of the Early Prelims between Deiveson Figueiredo and Cody Garbrandt, UFC fans complained of the audio consistently cutting out on the TNT Sports stream. Graphics detailing the details of the match were additionally missing, as the two fighters were the only thing visible on screen. Disgruntled viewers quickly flocked to social media to voice their anger surrounding the technical difficulties. “Okay TNT sports is just f*****g up the audio on UFC 300 how kind, no commentary for us?” one fan wrote on X,Continue Reading

Wrexham won promotion to League One on Saturday – but Hollywood owners Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds were nowhere to be seen at the Racecourse Ground. The Welsh side won 6-0 against Forest Green Rovers as results elsewhere went their way to secure a second straight promotion. McElhenney and Reynolds were both in attendance last year as the club won the National League title but neither made the trip to Wrexham this weekend. Their absence is likely because the team needed other results to go their way as opposed to 12 months ago when a win over Boreham Wood was enough to take the title. This time around, alongside their win over Forest Green, the Welsh club needed Barrow andContinue Reading

Emma Raducanu made an emotional remark about her injury recovery after winning the Billie Jean King Cup qualifier tie for Britain. The 21-year-old survived a late scare to defeat Diane Parry 4-6 6-1 7-6(1), delivering the final blow to France as team GB booked their spot in the BJK Cup finals. MORE TO FOLLOW We’ll be bringing you the very latest updates, pictures and video on this breaking news story. For the latest news and breaking news visit: express.co.uk/sport/football. Stay up to date with all the big headlines, pictures, analysis, opinion and video on the stories that matter to you. Follow us on Twitter @dexpress_sport – the official Daily Express & Express.co.uk Twitter account – providing real news in realContinue Reading

Rachael Blackmore is sure to be popular among annual punters this afternoon, and the Irish superstar is hopeful of a big run from her mount, Minella Indo. She told Betfair: “I’m delighted to have such a fantastic ride in the Grand National. It’s such an important, special race. It’s brilliant to be riding in the race. “I think if you are down at the start in the Grand National, you have as good a chance as anyone. But to be down at the start on a former Gold Cup winner will be brilliant. “Minella Indo is a very classy horse who I’m hoping will take to Aintree well. It was really disappointing that he didn’t get to run at Cheltenham,Continue Reading

Watching Tiger Woods at the Masters is always memorable. From winning his first Green Jacket as a 21-year-old here in 1997 to his fairytale fifth Green Jacket in 2019, the American superstar has written unforgettable history here.  At the age of 48, he is now involved in negotiations with the Saudi Public Investment Fund over the future of golf and considering taking the Ryder Cup captaincy in 2025.  But the 15-time Major winner still has the “sheer determination” to set more records at Augusta National. And today, in winds gusting up to 35mph under clear blue skies, the world 959 forced himself to walk 23 holes at Augusta National to make his 24th consecutive cut to set a new markContinue Reading

Tiger Woods set history on day two of the 2024 Masters, with reigning champion Jon Rahm and Rory McIlroy narrowly making the cut at Augusta. Woods made the cut for the 24th Masters in a row, becoming the first-ever golfer to achieve such a feat. A select group of 89 players started the competition on Thursday, but not have advanced to the final two rounds on Saturday and Sunday due to the cut. Since the 2020 edition, the top 50 players (including ties) after days one and two progress into the final stage of the tournament, with any player outside that quota cut from the pack. For golfing icon Woods, there was an extra pressure riding on this year’s Masters. While the 15-timeContinue Reading