In the fullness of time Chelsea’s surrender against Brighton & Hove Albion last April may come to be seen as the turning point. The humiliation accelerated Liam Rosenior’s demise and forced the Stamford Bridge hierarchy into a reckoning which has led to the appointment of Xabi Alonso, a shift in the transfer strategy, the JP…
At the final whistle Álvaro Arbeloa provided a study in pensiveness while Régis Le Bris simply looked relieved. For protracted periods an almost palpable fear of losing formed the subtext of a match decided when two of the Sunderland manager’s second-half substitutes, Habib Diarra and Wilson Isidor, combined for the latter to score.Isidor’s goal not…
Leeds and Brentford continued their unbeaten starts to the Premier League season with a draw that had enough moments to suggest both can be optimistic about what lies ahead.Both sides won on the opening weekend, albeit in differing circumstances. Leeds crafted a hard-earned win at Nottingham Forest while Brentford were outstanding in dismantling Tottenham. They…
Goalkeeper Danneberg inspires Germany as Struthoff strike seals fourth world title
Reaction to Saturday’s action and more football newsToday’s matches | Results | Tables | And email EmilliaHow the table looks after yesterday’s results…Elsewhere in the Premier League, Hull continued their winning start against Coventry and Everton clinched a last-minute equaliser against Bournemouth. Continue reading…
Updates from day four at Lord’s; play starts 11am BST County cricket – live | Sign up for The Spin | Mail Tom48th over: England 182-7 (Lawrence 54, Robinson 3) Mohammad Abbas, who has performed well here and remains a fine bowler to watch, starts us off at the Pavilion End. After four dots, Robinson…
Updates from the final day of this Championship round Day three roundup | Sign up for The Spin | Mail TanyaIn a round for bowlers, Clarke has stood tall. Notts 321-7 and searching for batting points.Ha, I missed that Gloucestershire opened with Ollie Price’s loopy loops. Silly season a month early. Continue reading…
Veteran recovers from one game down to beat Abdullah at Sindh Challenger Squash Championship
Tadej Pogacar, who was comfortably leading the overall standings at the Vuelta a España, was forced to abandon on Saturday after a heavy crash during Stage 8. The Slovenian suffered multiple fractures and could even see his season come to an early end, with the World Championships looming at the end of September.
Argentinian set to displace Sánchez as Blues’ No 1‘Coming to Chelsea was an easy decision to make’Chelsea have completed the signing of the Aston Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. The 33-year-old, who has been agitating to leave Villa for the last two summers, has finally got his wish as he has moved for £7.5m, signing a…