Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; it’s still a three-way race at the top of the Championship. Leeds are top on goal difference, but Chris Wilder and Scott Parker are steering Sheffield United and Burnley just … Read more
Ireland’s taoiseach has denounced anti-immigration comments made by Conor McGregor as the MMA fighter visited the White House before a St Patrick’s Day meeting with Donald Trump. McGregor said “Ireland is on the cusp of losing its Irishness” and that an “illegal immigration racket” was “running ravage on the country”. Last week, Donald Trump singled … Read more
Some of the biggest names of the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics have thrown their weight behind Sebastian Coe to become the next IOC president. Before the vote in Greece on Thursday, Mo Farah, who won 5,000m and 10,000m gold in London, and Usain Bolt, who took the 100m, 200m and 4 x 100m relay … Read more
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There is a sense of familiarity to this week’s Women’s Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Wolfsburg, but with one decisive change. The two met in the 2023 final in Eindhoven with Ewa Pajor scoring for Wolfsburg after three minutes. This time, though, she will line up for the Blaugrana. Barcelona swooped to sign the … Read more
The Premier League has further delayed the introduction of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) after the record eight-minute VAR check in the FA Cup fifth-round tie between Bournemouth and Wolves. The technology, which was trialled for the first time in English football in seven of the eight fifth-round ties, failed at the Vitality Stadium owing to … Read more
15. Blair Kinghorn (Scotland) Check out this season’s stats and Kinghorn’s name is prominent in every backline category. Most metres gained, most line-breaks, most offloads … the long-striding full-back is a serious athlete and is clearly enjoying his time at Toulouse. His clubmate Thomas Ramos was the tournament’s golden boot but Kinghorn’s pace earns him … Read more
When sound waves are emitted from a source, like a speaker, they diverge as they pass through the air in a phenomenon called diffraction. | Photo Credit: Desmond Lian/Unsplash Audible enclaves are small pockets of sound that are not disturbed by surrounding noise. They are produced by new technologies designed to deliver sounds that only … Read more
In the joyful aftermath of his triumph in Vienna late last year, the deep satisfaction Jack Draper felt from his rapid progress prompted him to look ahead. Draper does not often think about his specific goals, preferring to simply focus on his daily work, but the ultimate objective was clear. He saw himself in the … Read more
Australia’s first out gay male football player, Josh Cavallo, has said he receives multiple death threats every day and would find it difficult to encourage other footballers to come out due to the sport’s “toxic” environment. The Adelaide United midfielder came out in 2021 and said that despite his club’s and coaches’ support his openness … Read more