Hit Men Are Easy to Find in the Movies. Real Life Is Another Story.
It’s a scene as old as celluloid: a shadowy figure named Luca Brasi or John Wick or Barry Berkman lurking in the darkness, outfitted with sinister intent and nifty weapons, effortlessly committing a murder for cash, animus or cold political calculations. Whether they’re called hit men, contract killers or assassins, figures who kill for a […]
Alan Sheehan: Swansea City have ‘another gear’ to hit, says caretaker boss
Alan Sheehan played for numerous clubs including Leicester City, Leeds, Notts County and Luton Town Caretaker boss Alan Sheehan says Swansea City have “another gear” to move into as they start life after Michael Duff at Rotherham on Saturday. The Irishman says he has not had time to consider whether he would like the job […]
HJK Helsinki 2-2 Aberdeen: Barry Robson’s side hit back from two down in Finland
Angus MacDonald’s incredible strike sparked the snowy comeback. Aberdeen roared back from two goals down to pick up a point in a snow-interrupted Europa Conference League thriller at HJK Helsinki. A 10-minute delay in the second half to clear the pitch gave both teams a chance to catch their breath in a wild game, which […]
Argentina hit highest score in men’s and women’s T20 internationals against Chile
Lucia Taylor brought her maiden T20 International century up off 49 balls First T20 International, Buenos Aires Argentina 427-1 (20 overs): Taylor 169, Galan 145; Miranda 1-64 Chile 63 (15 overs): Miranda 27 Argentina won by 364 runs Scorecardexternal-link Argentina’s women compiled a T20 International record score of 427 as they thrashed an inexperienced Chile […]
Burnley 1-4 Chelsea: Raheem Sterling stars as Blues hit back to defeat Clarets
Wilson Odobert is the first teenager to score a Premier League goal for Burnley Raheem Sterling inspired Chelsea to an impressive comeback win as Burnley slumped to their fifth successive Premier League home defeat of the season. Eighteen-year-old French forward Wilson Odobert marked his first Premier League start by drilling low and hard past Robert […]
Northern Ireland v Albania: ‘Special individual’ McFadden set to hit 100 caps
‘I’ve got to hold her back sometimes’ – Oxtoby Venue: Seaview, Belfast Date: Tuesday, 26 September Kick-off: 19:00 BST Coverage: Live stream on the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer; text commentary on the BBC Sport website While Tanya Oxtoby gets ready for her first home match as manager on Tuesday, Seaview will get ready […]