Barcelona and Spain’s Lamine Yamal has won the 2024 Golden Boy award. The award, founded by Italian newspaper Tuttosport, is given to the best European men’s player under the age of 21, with journalists voting using a points system. Yamal, 17, established himself as a first-team regular for Barcelona last season before helping Spain to win Euro 2024. The winger …
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Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss clarifies ‘harm myself’ comment after Feyenoord loss
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he did not intend “to make light” of self-harm when he answered a question about scratches on his face. City blew a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday and Guardiola was later seen with several scratch marks on his forehead during his post-match interview with broadcaster Amazon …
Read More »England in New Zealand: Judgement day for Bazball is upon us
In Christchurch, the city of his birth, Stokes is born again. Physically fit and back to his ebullient self. As usual, he politely fends off suggestions that this is a homecoming – “I’m English” – though concedes it is special to be surrounded by so many members of his family. Merivale Papanui, the club where a young Stokes played his …
Read More »Sean Lynn: Gloucester-Hartpury boss not in contact over Wales women role
Gloucester-Hartpury return to league action this Saturday after three weeks off, with a local derby against Bristol Bears at Kingsholm – the first of four consecutive weeks of fixtures before Christmas. They are currently third in the table, 11 points behind leaders Saracens with a game in hand, but only a point and place in front of the Bears who …
Read More »Sporting 1-5 Arsenal: Leon Osman reacts to Arsenal’s big win in the Champions League
BBC Radio 5 Live’s Leon Osman and Ian Dennis discuss Arsenal’s performance in their 5-1 win over Sporting in the Champions League.
Read More »Man City 3-3 Feyenoord: Pep Guardiola’s side ‘fragile’, ‘weak’ and ‘frail’ after draw
Croatia defender Josko Gvardiol cost £77m when he joined City from RB Leipzig in August 2023. He struggled in the 4-0 home defeat by Tottenham at the weekend and on Tuesday was at fault for Feyenoord’s first and second goals. Gvardiol horribly misplaced a backpass which allowed Anis Hadj Moussa to nip in and round Ederson to score Feyenoord’s first …
Read More »Champions League: Pep Guardiola reacts to boos after Man City draw against Feyenoord
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts after his side are booed following their 3-3 draw against Feyenoord in the Champions League.
Read More »UK Snooker Championship 2024: Judd Trump recovers to beat Neil Robertson
World number one Judd Trump won five frames in a row as he fought back from 3-1 down to beat three-time UK champion Neil Robertson 6-3 and move into the last 16 in York. Australian Robertson had a glorious chance to move 4-1 ahead but missed the penultimate ball and that proved to be the turning point in the match. …
Read More »Nathan Rooney: Larne job ‘ the perfect opportunity’ for new manager
Asked about his approach to management, Rooney explained that he is “tough in terms of managing the seniors” and “quite demanding in terms of what the training regime looks like”. “For me that’s important that we get that perfectly bang on so that we can roll into the games with no questions asked – full clarity, confidence. “Demands are going …
Read More »Ireland v Australia: Stockdale, Furlong, Baird & Osborne injured
Jacob Stockdale, Tadhg Furlong, Ryan Baird and Jamie Osborne have been ruled out of Ireland’s final autumn international against Australia on Saturday. Ulster wing Stockdale (hamstring) and Leinster full-back Osborne (abductor) were forced off during Saturday’s win over Fiji. Speaking about Osborne’s injury, Ireland forwards coach Paul O’Connell said: “He’s a big loss. He’s very versatile on the bench obviously, …
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