Month: April 2025
Luka Modric set to become part-owner in Championship Swansea
Midfielder’s contract with Real ends in the summer Major changes behind the scenes at club The Real Madrid midfielder Luka Modric is poised to acquire a minority stake in Swansea. The 39-year-old Croatia captain, who is out of contract at the end of the season, is close to making his first foray into football ownership….
Kia Joorabchian has spent big in the off-season but will it pay off? | Greg Wood
High-profile football agent is out to make his mark in the new Flat season that starts in earnest at Newmarket on Tuesday For more than a quarter of a millennium – 254 years, to precise – Tuesday’s Craven meeting has been the moment when British Flat racing emerges from its long winter hibernation at the…
McIlroy warns Augusta members will have to ‘wheel me out of here when I am 90’
Masters triumph completes McIlroy’s career grand slam Victory secures lifetime exemption at Augusta National Rory McIlroy has warned the members of Augusta National they will have to “wheel me out of here when I am 90 years old” after finally ending his wait to win the Masters. In doing so, McIlroy became just the sixth…
Jimmy Fallon teases his first ever children’s book
Jimmy Fallon, popular TV personality and comedian, has just shared the first glimpse of his new venture that is coming in less than a month.The 50-year-old took it to his Instagram to give his fans and followers the first sneak peek of the new book that he has written all by himself for children….
‘We have to believe’: Emery calls on Aston Villa to produce PSG comeback
Manager wants Villa Park to be ‘a fortress’ on Tuesday Villa trail French champions 3-1 from first leg in Paris Unai Emery urged his Aston Villa players to “write history” by recording a memorable comeback victory over Paris Saint-Germain to advance to the semi-finals of the Champions League. Villa must overturn a two-goal deficit after…
Manchester City may now be just another very good team | Jonathan Wilson
The reigning champions appear to have corrected the worst of their problems but the days when they conquered all before them are probably over Sign up for Soccer with Jonathan Wilson here There was something very familiar about Manchester City’s 5-2 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday. In August 2022, Palace went 2-0 up at…
‘Very alarming’: Red Bull hold crisis talks as Verstappen stews over Bahrain F1 GP
Dutchman finished sixth at Sakhir circuit Horner says team need to react ‘very quickly’ Senior figures at Red Bull held crisis talks after the Bahrain Grand Prix finished with a deeply dissatisfied Max Verstappen languishing in sixth place. But the team principal, Christian Horner, admitted there will be no quick fix. Horner conceded the team…
Ranieri ends undefeated in Rome derbies thanks to Soulé’s stunner | Nicky Bandini
‘As a fan it’s beautiful to finish undefeated,’ said retiring Roma head coach after 1-1 draw with city rivals Lazio Perhaps we ought not to believe Claudio Ranieri when he tells us that this the last time. He announced his retirement from club management last May, delivering what seemed like a perfect storybook ending, saving…