Category: Football

Leading lights from sport and politics paid tribute to Andy Murray as one of Britain's “greatest sportsmen” after he tearfully announced his plan to retire from tennis. At a news conference, an emotional Murray, 31, said that next week's Australian Open could be his final tournament, owing to pain in his right hip, following surgery last year. Billie Jean King, the American tennis legend,…

Pool One Leinster host Toulouse in the clash of Europe’s only four-time champions, with this group and Pool Three looking certain to produce two of the four teams who will have home ties in the quarter-finals in March – everything will be clear after next weekend’s sixth and final pool round. Johnny Sexton is not fit to play for Leinster, but the irrepressible Jordan…

Finally the realisation that it’s over. There are few full stops as merciless as those that bring a brilliant sporting career to a close. How it might end, indeed that it ever will, is never part of our thinking when as young men and women bristling with ambition and vigour we set out to conquer. The no-filter, full-frontal Andy Murray revealed in the Melbourne…

Despite costing just £6.7m on Fantasy Premier League, Callum Wilson has outlined himself as one of the game's elite strikers, picking up an impressive 105 points so far this season. Unfortunately for FPL managers who own the Englishman, and indeed Cherries fans, Wilson was absent for Bournemouth's FA Cup tie against Brighton last weekend and missed training sessions earlier this week sparking rumours that…

Forest put up a tough fight at Stamford Bridge in the FA Cup last weekend, but it wasn’t to be and will now be looking to kick on in the league to make it two wins from two games, in 2019. They travel to Reading, who are one place away from bottom of the league, which will give the Reds the confidence that they…

He was never really the replacement for Neymar, but the signing of Philippe Coutinho at least made Barcelona feel a little better about themselves. It was proof that, after losing the next best player on the planet the summer before, they could still attract superstars to Camp Nou. And Coutinho, as one of the best players in the Premier League, was undoubtedly a superstar.…

Tottenham vs Manchester United predictions and preview for the Premier League match on Sunday 13th, kick off: 16:30pm January 2019. Tottenham vs Manchester United Predictions Tottenham 2-1 Manchester United 17/2 Tottenham 2-2 Manchester United 12/1 Bookmaker odds correct as of 08/01/2019 and subject to change. Enhanced Odds Offer for Tottenham V Manchester United Man Utd to Win and Both Teams to Score – Was 9/2 Now…

Of all the winners from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s first five games in charge of Manchester United, the biggest is probably Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Having arrived with the acrid fug of failure at Cardiff City still clinging heavily to his puffer jacket and his main achievements as Molde manager the best part of a decade behind him, Solskjaer’s appointment as caretaker boss was generally greeted…

Sergio Aguero made a welcome return to first team action in Gameweeks 20 and 21, scoring against both Southampton and, more crucially, against Liverpool. Just as his injury troubles seemed to be behind him, however, the Argentine striker missed out on Manchester City's FA Cup and League Cup ties against Rotherham and Burton Albion respectively. The Sky Blues' top scorer would be sorely missed…

While Yannick Carrasco’s most celebrated performance came in the 2016 Champions League final when, having come on as a second-half substitute, he scored the goal which took the match to extra time before Atletico Madrid were overcome by fierce rivals Real for the second time in two years, Arsenal fans may remember him from a different game. When Arsenal drew Monaco in the Round…

In recent weeks Liverpool have suffered a centre-back injury crisis with Joe Gomez, Joel Matip and Dejan Lovren all picking up complaints during the festive period. Lovren had regained his starting position in the team alongside Virgil van Dijk following the injuries to Matip and Gomez, but during Liverpool's FA Cup defeat to Wolves the Croatian was forced off with a hamstring injury. It's…

When Cardiff Met lined up to take on Bangor City in 2017, they stood on the brink of history. The university’s fresh-faced student side were on the verge of becoming continental trailblazers – a win away from being the first higher-education football club to ever play in European competition. For a group of youngsters who didn’t get paid and combined studying with playing, it…

England have named an unchanged 16-man Test squad for their tour of the West Indies. Joe Root's men are in confident mood off the back of consecutive Test series victories over India and Sri Lanka and enter this tour as heavy favourites. However, they will be wary of a West Indies side whom they have defeated just once in nine series away from home.…

One of the most important rules in business is also one of the simplest: don't annoy your customers. It is one that the Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy should have bore in mind when informing people about the progress – or lack thereof of his club's shiny new stadium. Football is a peculiar business in that a club's customers – fans, as they used to…

Before picking up an injury against Burnley at the beginning of December, Joe Gomez had outlined himself as Jurgen Klopp's first-choice deputy to star centre-back Virgil Van Dijk. Against the Clarets however, the up-and-coming defender sustained an ankle fracture which saw him miss out the bulk of the congested festive period. He has been sorely missed by the Anfield faithful, as well as Fantasy…