Year: 2025
Harriet Dart apologises for requesting that opponent ‘wear deodorant’
‘She smells really bad,’ says British player of Lois Boisson Dart spoke to umpire during defeat at Rouen Open Harriet Dart has apologised after requesting her opponent at the Rouen Open put on deodorant because she “smells really bad”. The British No 4 was beaten 6-0, 6-3 by the French player Lois Boisson in the…
Jude Bellingham targets remontada on ‘night that’s made for Real Madrid’
The Englishman says confidence within the squad of a Champions League comeback against Arsenal is ‘infectious’ Remontada, remontada, remontada. “Honestly, I’ve heard it about a million times since last week,” Jude Bellingham said. No word has been repeated as often inside the dressing room or outside it either: on the front pages of the newspapers,…
Dominant Arsenal cut gap at top after Foord leads WSL rout against Leicester
Two goals from Caitlin Foord and one apiece from Stina Blackstenius, Beth Mead and Victoria Pelova earned Arsenal a 5-1 win over Leicester and moved them to within three points of the Women’s Super League leaders, Chelsea, albeit having played a game more. It was stylish and entertaining from Renée Slegers’s side and the manager…
Barcelona sneak through after Serhou Guirassy’s treble gives Dortmund hope
In the end, it was comfortable enough for Barcelona, despite Serhou Guirassy’s hat-trick. They weren’t able to hold the ball in trademark fashion and command through possession but they always had clear water. There were times, though, when they were distinctly uneasy and, but for an own goal that came at just the right time…
PSG end Aston Villa’s European run after epic fightback falls just short
Unai Emery will always shudder at mention of La Remontada. It came to define his time as the manager of Paris Saint-Germain, the inexplicable Champions League defeat by Luis Enrique’s Barcelona in 2017 after his team had held a 4-0 first-leg lead. Barcelona would end up needing three goals with 88 minutes of the second…
‘The Accountant 2’ Press Conference with Stars and Director
Coming out in 2016, ‘The Accountant’ was the very definition of a sleeper hit. Directed by Gavin O’Connor (‘Warrior’), the film starred Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, an autistic man with a genius for numbers who acts as a financial adviser and forensic accountant for criminal organizations.
‘Impossible’ for Arsenal to block out Real Madrid narrative, admits Arteta
Talk of ‘remontada’ is rife despite 3-0 first-leg deficit Arteta wants Arsenal to try to ‘dominate’ in Europe Real Madrid’s history has loomed large with its epic comebacks but now it is time for Arsenal to write their own, Mikel Arteta says. For all the noise and the narrative, for all that many have crumbled here against…
Borussia Dortmund v Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live
Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 0-4) Live scoreboard | Aston Villa v Paris Saint-Germain – live There are four changes from the Barcelona side that won against Levante on Saturday. Gerard Martin, Pau Cubarsi, Frenkie de Jong and Gavi come in for Alejandro Balde, Eric Garcia, Inigo Martinez and Pedri. Borussia Dortmund…
Aston Villa v Paris Saint-Germain: Champions League quarter-final, second leg – live
Champions League news, 8pm BST kick-off (first leg: 1-3) Live scores | Read today’s Football Daily | And mail Scott Emery and his opposite number Luis Enrique have met in the knockout stage of the Champions League before. Here’s how one of the great comebacks/capitulations unfolded. PSG as an institution, and Marquinhos, the only survivor…