Wales manager Ryan Giggs has warned Liverpool that Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale can make the difference in the Champions League final.Bale is not certain to start Saturday’s showdown in Kiev, despite scoring five goals in four La Liga games for the reigning European champions.But Wales manager Giggs said the 28-year-old has the right mindset to make a decisive contribution from the bench, if that is the role given to him by manager Zinedine Zidane.“Every time Gareth plays he makes...
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May called for unity over Brexit, following a week in which Cabinet tensions spilled over and...
Wayne Rooney has agreed a “deal in principle” to join Major League Soccer side DC United from Premier League club Everton, reports said Thursday.It has been suggested a œ12.5 million ($17 million) deal has been agreed that could see the 32-year-old leave his boyhood club just 12 months after rejoining them from Manchester United.Reports say Rooney has been offered a contract until the end of the 2020 season, although the MLS transfer window does not open until July.DC United are...
Arsene Wenger’s decision to step down as Arsenal manager after 22 years in charge marks the end of an era, but also a huge opportunity for the Gunners to reestablish themselves among the elite of English and European football.Tributes poured in from players past and present on Friday, as well as Wenger’s adversaries over the past two decades, such as Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, for his longevity and the revolution in English football he helped inspire.However, there is no...
The England women’s trio of Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver and Anya Shrubsole have all been selected among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year in a landmark move by the sport’s ‘bible’.Only two female cricketers — Claire Taylor and Charlotte Edwards, Knight’s immediate predecessor as England captain — had previously won an award dating back to 1899.But Knight, Sciver and Shrusbole’s contributions to England’s 2017 World Cup triumph, culminating in a dramatic win over India in a sold-out final at Lord’s,...
Russia hit back at Britain in the spy poisoning row on Monday, demanding proof of its alleged involvement in a...
Northampton announced on Monday the signing of England back-row forward James Haskell on a one-year contract from rival English Premiership side Wasps.Haskell was a member of the Lions squad that toured New Zealand in 2017 and has represented England 77 times, including at two Rugby World Cups.“I’m really excited and humbled to be joining a giant of English rugby in Northampton Saints,” Haskell told Northampton’s website.“Having had the opportunity to play against them for many years now, I know this...
Tessa Jowell, the minister who played a key role in securing and delivering the 2012 London Olympics, has died after battling brain cancer, her family said Sunday. Jowell played a major part in landing the Games as Britain’s culture secretary. She then became the UK’s dedicated Olympics minister charged with bringing the world’s biggest sporting extravaganza to fruition. Jowell, 70, was diagnosed with a brain tumour in May last year, suffered a haemorrhage on Friday, and had been in a...
Plans to establish a new 100 balls a side tournament in English county cricket remain in place despite a review into the domestic set-up. Wednesday saw the England and Wales Cricket Board announce the creation of a “working group giving fresh thought to refining the structure of men’s county cricket that has been agreed for 2020”. Last week the ECB revealed its intention to establish an eight-team city-based 100 balls per side tournament to start in 2020, despite it having...
Arsene Wenger’s decision to step down as Arsenal manager after 22 years in charge marks the end of an era, but also a huge opportunity for the Gunners to reestablish themselves among the elite of English and European football.Tributes poured in from players past and present on Friday, as well as Wenger’s adversaries over the past two decades, such as Alex Ferguson and Jose Mourinho, for his longevity and the revolution in English football he helped inspire.However, there is no...
The England women’s trio of Heather Knight, Natalie Sciver and Anya Shrubsole have all been selected among Wisden’s Five Cricketers of the Year in a landmark move by the sport’s ‘bible’.Only two female cricketers — Claire Taylor and Charlotte Edwards, Knight’s immediate predecessor as England captain — had previously won an award dating back to 1899.But Knight, Sciver and Shrusbole’s contributions to England’s 2017 World Cup triumph, culminating in a dramatic win over India in a sold-out final at Lord’s,...
The pound rose Monday after Britain and the EU reached a landmark deal on a two-year transition after Brexit that will buy businesses and citizens time to adjust to life after the divorce.World stock markets jittered, meanwhile, in a Facebook-led tech sell-off and ahead of a feared US interest rate hike later this week, as concerns of a possible trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump’s announcement on tariffs also weighed.“The British pound was the biggest currency mover of...
