The NFL is set for two games in its traditional Thanksgiving programming, with the Detroit Lions taking on the Houston Texans, and the Dallas Cowboys clashing with NFC East rivals Washington Football Team. The Baltimore Ravens were also set to play the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, but the game was rescheduled for Sunday after […]
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Super League grand final preview: Wigan Warriors vs St Helens.
the League leaders shield winner Wigan Warriors will face second place and defending champions St Helens in the Super League Grand Final this Friday. These old rivals have played over 300 games against each other, but have only played each other in the Grand Final 3 times before at Old Trafford since 1998. This will […]
ICC Men’s Player of the Decade nominees announced
The ICC have announced the seven finalists for the Player of the Decade award, with Englishman Joe Root the sole representative from the UK. Embed from Getty Images Embed Root has been an ever present in the England team since his debut in 2012, helping England win the World Cup in dramatic fashion in 2019 […]
Kyle McKinstry banned from darts for eight years due to match fixing
Northern Irish darts player Kyle McKinstry has been suspended for eight years after fixing two matches in the Modus Online League. The ban is formed of six and a half years for those matches in the summer and a further eighteen months for failing to provide details of his phone billing to the Darts Regulation […]
“His influence extended beyond football” – Michael Cox pays tribute to Argentina legend Diego Maradona
Michael Cox leads the tributes for Argentina icon Diego Maradona, who died at the age of 60 on Wednesday.
“If we’re not at our best we’ll get beat” – Michael Duff on tough FA Cup game
Michael Duff has spoken on Cheltenham’s Emirates FA Cup tie against Crewe Alexandra this Saturday at the Jonny Rocks Stadium. “It was a good solid performance against one of the better teams in League Two,” Duff said, speaking on the 1-1 draw against Cambridge United on Tuesday. “It comes with a bit of frustration, obviously. […]
Women’s Euro 2022: Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland can all still qualify
The 16-team tournament was postponed from 2021 to 2022 but qualifying is still underway with Scotland and Northern Ireland in action tomorrow. All home nation teams still have a chance of qualifying. The tournament will be hosted by England and therefore they automatically qualify. They have been joined by Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands (current holders) […]
Europa League Preview – Five British teams in action on Thursday
Arsenal, Tottenham, Leicester, Celtic and Rangers are all in Europa League action on Thursday as the group stages continue. Leicester face a tricky test away at Braga in Portugal. The Foxes have enjoyed a great campaign so far with three wins from three and another win here could see them qualify for the knockout stages. […]
Nominees of The Best FIFA Football Awards™ 2020 Announced
Embed from Getty Images FIFA have announced the shortlisted individuals for the goalkeeper, player and coach awards ahead of the ceremony on December 17th. At last year’s award ceremony, Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA Men’s Player, Allison was awarded The Best FIFA Men’s Goalkeeper and his manager Jurgen Klopp won The Best FIFA Men’s […]
Who will win Best FIFA Women’s Player?
Lucy Bronze has been named in the Best FIFA Women’s Player of the Year shortlist, facing competition from ten other players including Pernille Harder. Bronze was named woman player of the year for 2018/19 and was the first ever defender to win the award. The English full back has now re-joined Manchester City after three […]