BACK WHERE THEY BELONG Welcome back, everyone, to the Round of Arsenal, otherwise known as the last-16 of Bigger Cup since the Wenger years, and for us it will always be thus. Pedants will point out that ‘ooooooh, Arsenal weren’t even in Bigger Cup for many years’ and ‘oooooooh, Arsenal actually won their last-16 tie … Read more
Jamie George questioned whether he had an England future after being left hurt by Steve Borthwick’s decision to strip him of the captaincy on the eve of the Six Nations. George said he was blindsided by the England head coach but after receiving advice from his inner circle – including the Saracens director, Mark McCall, … Read more
Football fans will associate André Villas-Boas with racing, the former Porto, Chelsea, Tottenham and Marseille manager having made waves as a driver at the Dakar Rally, but if any manager is shifting through the gears at present, it must surely be Luis Enrique. PSG squared off against Lille on Saturday, a game that was circled … Read more
Jurriën Timber has said Arsenal have an opportunity to “change the narrative” of their season against PSV Eindhoven and believes they have the motivation to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for a second successive season. Mikel Arteta’s side face the Dutch champions in the first leg of their last-16 tie on Tuesday night having fallen … Read more
Many changes of personnel, one simple change of sequence. The World Cup final in 2023 began with Pat Cummins choosing to give Australia’s bowlers the chance to choke out India’s batting. A year and a half later, in the Champions Trophy, Steve Smith as injury substitute decided that a very different Australian team should bat … Read more
The season is ruthless and unforgiving, a significant tournament always on the horizon for its subjects. For Emma Raducanu, this means that after one of the most difficult experiences of her career, another encounter with a stalker, she has had little time to digest her emotions before the next big event is upon her. Last … Read more
The Lyon head coach, Paulo Fonseca, could face a suspension of up to seven months following his confrontation with the referee Benoît Millot during his team’s 2-1 Ligue 1 victory over Brest on Sunday. Fonseca was shown a red card after a review of a potential penalty for Brest – which the Brittany team were … Read more
The Dallas Mavericks revealed on Monday that they are raising season ticket prices for next season, just weeks after dealing star Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Mavericks said season tickets will go up by an average of 8.61% next season and the increase is due to “ongoing investments in the team and … Read more
Arne Slot is said to have told the referee Michael Oliver after Liverpool’s draw at Everton last month: “If we don’t win the league, I’ll fucking blame you.” The allegation, made by Oliver and supported by the Football Association, was revealed in the written reasons related to the case that led to Liverpool’s head coach … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature Nicky Hayen has gone from the Welsh Premier League to the Champions League pretty sharpish. I spoke to his former chairman at Haverfordwest about his time there (before Club Brugge Manchester City). Share Ben Fisher and John McGinn combine to provide … Read more