Manchester United are edging closer to their first signing of the summer, with Shaktar Donetsk midfielder Fred close to agreeing a deal. Although nothing has yet been agreed it is thought The Red Devils want to complete the signing before the start of the World Cup; with Fred set to feature for Brazil. Embed from […]
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Nike receive over 3 million orders for Nigeria kit
Nike have received over 3 million orders for Nigeria’s new World Cup jersey. The kit is not even released properly until next week but since February’s unveiling, the shirt has been in high demand. Nigeria’s new kit is supposed to pay tribute to their 1994 World Cup run in USA. The Super Eagles got to […]
FOREST GREEN ROVERS: Academy achieves Category 3 status
Forest Green Rovers have announced that the club’s academy has been upgraded to Category 3 status by the Premier League and EFL. Embed from Getty Images The Green Devils invested significant funds and recruited new support staff to their youth set up following the club’s promotion to League 2, and after just one season in the […]
TRANSFER NEWS-Wayne Rooney arrives in Washington ahead of DC move
Wayne Rooney has arrived in Washington ahead of his proposed move from Everton to DC United. Rooney rejoined his boyhood club in 2017 after 13 years at Manchester United and was thier top scorer last season with 11 goals. Despite this, Rooney fell out of favour under Sam Allardyce in the second half of the […]
RUGBY: Four Gloucester players selected by England U20s for World Championship
Four Gloucester rugby players have been selected for the England Squad ahead of the U20 World Championship starting on 30th May in the South of France. For the hooker, Henry Walker it will be his second time with the England side after helping them reach the final in Georgia last year where they were beaten […]
ATHLETICS: Gloucester Athletics secure record medal haul
Across two days of competition last weekend, Gloucester Athletics Club secured over 120 medals at the Gloucestershire County Track & Field Championships. The club’s youngsters impressed, particularly with the U15 girls 4 x 300m relay. The team of Tricia Stanfield, Emma Tillot, Darcey Barton and Isobelle Herbert won their race in 3:06.8 to break the Club record […]
Mascherano admits Argentina must get over recent poor form for World Cup
Javier Mascherano has admitted that Argentina must overcome recent disappointment ahead of the World Cup starting in 20 days. The Hebei China, who has just recently left Barcelona, told reporters: “It would be a mistake to already think about final.” “We can’t be thinking about becoming World Cup champions, but about arriving as a group […]
UFC: Conor McGregor to Meet Dana White to Discuss Future
Conor McGregor is set to meet UFC President Dana White in Liverpool to discuss his future with the company. It has been 558 days since McGregor last fought in the UFC, following his boxing match versus Floyd Mayweather and the birth of his first child. The 29-year-old was charged with counts of assault and one […]
WORLD CUP 2018: How far can Iceland and Panama go?
In qualification, Iceland did a stellar job. They managed to top a group containing Croatia, Ukraine and Turkey, winning seven games and scoring the most goals in the process. Meanwhile, Panama – in truth – scraped through the qualification process. They finished third, on a negative goal difference (but above the USA who finished in […]
LIVE CRICKET: England vs Pakistan Test match at Lord’s – England batting
LIVE UPDATES WICKET – Cook finally departs. After 148 balls Alastair Cook makes way after being bowled off-stump by Mohammad Amir. He set a record for the highest ODI score in the competition’s history against Pakistan, but it doesn’t look like anything ground-breaking will occur today as Jos Buttler comes in for Cook. WICKET – […]