Jason Steele: Brighton goalkeeper and keen golfer ‘driving’ to be number one
Brighton goalkeeper Jason Steele talks to Football Focus about his love of golf, his relationship with boss Roberto de Zerbi and competing with Bart Verbruggen for the number one spot. Available to UK users only. Watch Football Focus on Saturday, 4 November at 12:00 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, the BBC Sport website & […]
Sam Johnstone on Roy Hodgson assuring him of Crystal Palace ‘number 1’ position
Crystal Palace goalkeepers Sam Johnstone and Dean Henderson are both aiming to part of England’s squad Euro 2024 England goalkeeper Sam Johnstone says he remains Crystal Palace manager Roy Hodgson’s first choice despite the £20m signing of Dean Henderson. Ramsdale said this week that the “attention” on his battle for the starting positioons with former […]
Billie Jean King: Former world number one wants tennis World Cup
Switzerland won the Billie Jean King Cup in 2022 and Canada won the Davis Cup Billie Jean King says she would happily see the women’s cup competition bearing her name combined with the men’s Davis Cup into one World Cup of tennis. Both team events conclude next month, with the Billie Jean King Cup finals […]
Grand National: Maximum number of runners cut to 34 as part of Aintree safety move
Corach Rambler won the 2023 Grand National at Aintree The Grand National will be reduced to a maximum of 34 runners from 40 as part of measures designed to improve safety. One horse died in this year’s race, which was delayed by 14 minutes after a protest by animal rights activists. Organisers plan an earlier […]
World champion Brecel’s number one hopes halted by Ding defeat at British Open
Ronnie O’Sullivan beat Luca Brecel in the recent Shanghai Masters final Luca Brecel’s hopes of taking over from Ronnie O’Sullivan as snooker world number one were halted with a defeat by Ding Junhui at the British Open. World champion Brecel needed to reach the third round of the tournament to move top of the men’s […]