Asked if Emery had called his players lazy privately, Konsa added: “No. The boss is not a big speaker. Sometimes he keeps himself to himself. “As players, we have been in the game a long time and we know what we need to do. It is down to us at the end of the day….
This is the 45th edition of the biennial contest and the visitors have made fewer alterations to their team than in any previous contest in the 98-year history of the event. As Europe, the next fewest number of changes was three in 1985, 1987 and 2006 – and all three ended in victories. Dane Rasmus…
Chelsea academy graduates usually have a couple of well-trodden pathways – breakthrough, loan, first team. Or breakthrough, loan, sale. The Blues have moved on more than 40 homegrown players in the past decade, and made £315m from selling academy-developed talent in the last four seasons alone – £100m more than Manchester City. But their latest…
Matthew: We keep with the same formation that has failed us consistently since November. Five wins in 32 league games is the sort of form that doesn’t give you any leeway. You can change personnel but it’s the formation that needs to change. Which he’s shown he won’t. Thanks for the cup, Jimmy, but times…
There have been nine previous Women’s World Cups but only three nations have lifted the trophy – New Zealand (six times), England (twice) and the United States (once). England have played in eight finals but only won two of them, in 1994 and 2014. Canada lost on their only previous appearance in a final, falling…
He was one of those umpires to whom mishaps would occur. Bad light would always seem to come when Dickie was umpiring. At Headingley the whole ground flooded one time because of a problem with the drainage system. Dickie Bird was umpiring. He didn’t give a lot out, especially lbws. He was always quite safe…
Jacklin considered himself a winner, always striving for improvements. In 1969 he became first Englishman in 18 years to win The Open. He followed that in 1970 by clinching the US Open. The only other Englishman to win both is Jim Barnes, in the 1920s. But six of his seven Ryder Cup appearances ended in…
After all the talk of a Bethpage “bearpit” in the build-up to this week’s Ryder Cup, Monday’s opening exchanges between the captains in New York could not have been more cuddly. While the home fans are expected to bring a spikiness to Bethpage, Europe skipper Luke Donald and his US counterpart Keegan Bradley will deliver…
1: Aitana Bonmati (Barcelona, Spain) 2: Mariona Caldentey (Arsenal, Spain) 3: Alessia Russo (Arsenal, England) 4: Alexia Putellas (Barcelona, Spain) 5: Chloe Kelly (Manchester City, Arsenal, England) 6: Patricia Guijarro (Barcelona, Spain) 7: Leah Williamson (Arsenal, England) 8: Ewa Pajor (Barcelona, Poland) 9: Lucy Bronze (Chelsea, England) 10: Hannah Hampton (Chelsea, England) 15: Sandy Baltimore…
Poppy Maskill won gold, Bethany Firth silver and Georgia Sheffield bronze as Great Britain clinched the top three places in the women’s S14 100m backstroke at the World Para Swimming Championships in Singapore. Returning to global competition following the birth of her daughter, Firth led into the turn, but Maskill, who won gold at the…
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