Northampton Saints are top of the Premiership and bidding to emulate their solitary league title in 2014, while also into their first Champions Cup semi-final since they were runners-up in 2011. A potentially fantastic climax to the season rests on beating Leinster in front of 82,000 at Croke Park in Dublin in the European semi-finals … Read more
England rugby star Billy Vunipola was “tasered twice” and arrested by police following a late-night incident at a bar in Mallorca. Local reports said it took eight officers to apprehend the Saracens forward after he allegedly threatened staff and customers with bottles and chairs at the Epic bar in the island’s capital, Palma. Vunipola, who … Read more
Tottenham 2-3 Arsenal (Romero 64′, Son pen 87′ | Hojbjerg og 15′, Saka 27′, Havertz 38′) TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM — When the fourth official flashed the number six on his board at the end of a pulsating 90 minutes, fans of Tottenham, Arsenal and Manchester City held a collective intake of breath. Arsenal had six … Read more
Newcastle 5-1 Sheffield United (Isak 26′, pen 61′, Guimaraes 54′, Osborn og 65′, Wilson 72’| Ahmedhozic 5′) ST JAMES’ PARK — If you ever wondered what putting a mid-table Championship club in the Premier League for a season would look like, here’s your answer. Sheffield United turned up, Sheffield United showed a bit of fight … Read more
Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea (Silva 84′) Pep Guardiola may fear that Manchester City have run out of fuel, but they will never lose their fight. Bernardo Silva will not believe he can atone for that penalty in one go, but scoring a Wembley winner is a good start. A deflected shot from a deflected goal … Read more
It’s quarter-finals time in the Champions Cup with three Premiership clubs still in with a chance of winning the competition. After five of last week’s ties in the round of 16 were repeats from the pool stage – described by the competition organisers as an “anomaly” with a seven per cent chance of occurring – … Read more
Newcastle United will step up planning for what insiders admit is a “complicated” summer transfer window after moving closer to a resolution on Joelinton‘s contract. Resolving the Brazil midfielder’s contract situation was critical to informing Newcastle’s blueprint for the close season when they hope to add a versatile forward, midfielder and – given the serious … Read more
Despite Aston Villa’s impressive rise into the Premier League’s upper echelons this season, it is clear this has come at significant cost. Villa have released their official financial accounts for 2022-23, confirming the club lost just shy of £120m last season. But what do these numbers actually mean and what impact will they have on … Read more
Newcastle United could yet be the busiest club in the final week of a flat January transfer window – but they are waiting for dominoes to fall before making big moves. “Spinning plates” was how one insider described it to i over the weekend, as speculation mounted on the future of Kieran Trippier, Callum Wilson … Read more
Bath 29-25 Racing 92 THE REC — Star power. It’s a hot topic in rugby, with a Six Nations documentary coming at us soon, on Netflix, and known to be mixing the individual stories of the likes of Finn Russell, Ellis Genge and Marcus Smith with the power of the team ethic and the tribal. … Read more
