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The Rugby Football Union plans to do away with its council – the decision-making body infamously dubbed “57 old farts” by Will Carling – in a radical governance shake-up following Bill Sweeney’s survival as chief executive last month. In a move that would significantly strengthen Sweeney’s position and represent the biggest change to the structure … Read more
Evanilson is available for Bournemouth’s Premier League game at Arsenal on Saturday after having a three-match ban overturned for his red card against Manchester United. The Brazilian striker was dismissed in the 70th minute of Sunday’s 1-1 draw after a challenge on Noussair Mazraoui, following a recommendation by the video assistant referee, John Brooks, for … Read more
The fighting talk comes as standard. Arsenal are down after Tuesday night’s 1-0 home defeat against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-final first leg but not out. “This team … you can never give up on us,” Mikel Merino says. “Because I think we proved that we are always going to fight until the … Read more
Former World Championship semi-finalist Andy Jenkins has been handed an 11-year ban and £17,580 fine for match-fixing in darts. Jenkins was found guilty of fixing 12 Modus Super Series matches between 22 February 2002 and 5 July 2023 and also passing information on to bettors. The 54-year-old, who made it to the last four of … Read more
It’s been over four decades since Wrexham were last in the second tier of English football and a lot has changed in that time. (A lot has changed in four years, never mind four decades.) Four years ago, Wales’ oldest soccer club were at a non-league nadir. Now, they are preparing for life in the … Read more
No criminal charges will be brought against an ice hockey player arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after the death of Adam Johnson, with the Crown Prosecution Service deciding there was no realistic chance of a conviction. The Nottingham Panthers player died of a neck injury from a skate after a collision with Sheffield Steelers’ Matt … Read more
Last Friday, Gus Atkinson was presented with his Surrey county cap by Alec Stewart on the grass outside the Mickey Stewart pavilion at the Oval. Atkinson accepted his new cap with its Surrey monogram (alongside his new monogrammed jumper) in his usual easy going way, but it is a ceremony taken very seriously by Stewart … Read more
The co-owner of Hull City Ladies Daniel Johnson has been accused of multiple instances of aggressive behaviour that left players scared of him, and of making inappropriate comments about sex, according to written testimony seen by the Guardian. In early April a series of letters about Johnson’s alleged conduct at the third-tier club, where he … Read more
Europe’s biggest clubs may not pay much attention to Saudi Arabia’s second division, but a new and curious force in the international transfer market is emerging from that league. Neom Sports Club (SC) have not only never played a top tier game before but also represent a city that does not yet exist. Neom won … Read more
When you have spent so long labouring under a burden associated with the reaching of targets, it would seem ridiculous to set more. At Augusta National this month Rory McIlroy didn’t just win the Masters. He didn’t just complete his career Grand Slam. He didn’t just end a wait for a fifth major that had … Read more