Month: April 2025
Aston Villa fall short of heroic comeback against PSG – Football Weekly
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Mark Langdon and Lars Sivertsen as Aston Villa go out swinging in the Champions League Rate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email. On the podcast today; so close for Aston Villa. At 2-0 down…
Lois Boisson pokes fun at Harriet Dart ‘deodorant’ jibe on social media
French tennis player suggests Dove ‘collab’ on Instagram Dart apologises for telling umpire Boisson ‘smells bad’ French tennis player Lois Boisson has responded to Harriet Dart’s on-court claim that “she smells really bad” with a social media post that pokes fun at the incident. During a change of ends in Tuesday’s match in Rouen, Dart…
Seven countries in running for hosting future Commonwealth Games
Canada, India and Nigeria among those targeting 2030 Event’s future under scrutiny after Victoria withdrawal Seven countries have expressed interest in hosting future Commonwealth Games. Five of those are focused on staging the centenary 2030 Games while two are looking at editions of the multi-sport event beyond that, Commonwealth Sport has announced. The expressions of…
The Spin | In defence of the draw: why Ben Stokes and England should take note
The Bazball win-or-bust mantra has proven successful but it is time for captain to embrace grey in black and white world “A tie is like kissing your sister,” Edward J Erdelatz said to the New York Times in 1954. Erdelatz was the United States Navy’s head football coach and his side had just drawn 0-0…
Mavericks’ Miriam Adelson is the NBA’s most dangerous owner | Lee Escobedo
She helped bankroll Trump, backs Israel’s war in Gaza and traded away Luka Dončić. Dallas fans are furious – and they’re not alone In the NBA, villainy rarely looks like chaos. It often arrives in the form of billionaires who believe their power serves a greater good. The NBA’s old guard of terrible owners –…
Arsenal, Real Madrid and the history of three-goal leads in Europe
Forty-eight teams have gone into second legs trailing by three or more goals. Only four have turned it around By Opta Analyst What a night it was for Arsenal. A Champions League quarter-final at home to holders and perennial winners Real Madrid, and a resounding 3-0 victory. Two stunning free-kicks from Declan Rice and another…