Month: April 2025
Williams’ solo try edges Warrington to Challenge Cup win against St Helens
Quarter-final: Warrington 20-12 St Helens Wolves to play Leigh Leopards in semi-final Warrington Wolves edged a pulsating Challenge Cup quarter-final with St Helens to set up a semi-final showdown with Leigh Leopards next month. Two of the cup’s most successful clubs met on a sun-drenched afternoon in Warrington, in a contest that was level at…
Enzo Maresca’s rotation gamble fails as Brentford hold Chelsea to goalless draw
Enzo Maresca’s calculated gamble did not come off. Chelsea’s head coach turned into the Tinkerman, benching Cole Palmer, Pedro Neto and Nicolas Jackson in an attempt to keep his best forwards fresh for the run-in, but his side’s hopes of qualifying for the Champions League were dented by their failure to summon any attacking inspiration…
Rodrigo Muniz bullies past Van Dijk as leaders Liverpool falter at Fulham
That Liverpool will be deserved Premier League title winners but far from infallible has been obvious for some time. No need to panic just yet after defeat by the Thames. Collecting silverware while requiring further growth and repair can be taken as a positive sign. An often-rampant Fulham, enjoying their football perhaps because any pressures…
Manchester United v Manchester City: Premier League – live
Premier League latest, 4.30pm BST at Old Trafford Live scoreboard | Read Football Daily | Email Niall Fun fact: at least one Manchester club has finished in the top three in every Premier League season but one – 2015-16, when Leicester, Arsenal and Tottenham were on the podium. City have work to do to keep…
Balodis helps St Johnstone shock Celtic to keep up Premiership survival hopes
St Johnstone gave themselves some unlikely relegation relief with a stunning 1-0 win against the Scottish Premiership leaders, Celtic, at McDiarmid Park. Daniels Balodis went off-script after four minutes when the defender scored with a header and, while the visitors dominated for the rest of the game, Simo Valakari’s side held out, helped by some…