Uganda qualify for Men’s T20 World Cup for first time
Uganda beat Zimbabwe, who have played at six of the eight previous editions of the Men’s T20 World Cup, en route to qualification for the 2024 tournament Uganda qualified for the Men’s T20 World Cup for the first time with a nine-wicket victory over Rwanda in African qualifying. The win meant the Cricket Cranes, ranked […]
Women’s sport to make £1bn in revenue for the first time in 2024, says report
The World Cup Final between England and Spain was watched by a peak audience of 12m viewers on BBC One Global revenue generated by elite women’s sport is predicted to surpass £1bn for the first time next year. Finance experts Deloitte predict women’s sport revenue will reach £1.02bn in 2024 after a year of growth […]
Rob Page: Wales boss to ‘influence’ players to get more club game time with January moves
Wales striker Kieffer Moore has hardly played for Bournemouth this season but is wanted by former club Cardiff City Manager Rob Page says he will encourage some Wales players to consider moving clubs in January in order to play more. Wales face Finland in Cardiff in a Euro 2024 play-off semi-final on 21 March, with […]
San Marino 1-2 Finland: Minnows San Marino score in three straight matches for first time
San Marino are 207th and last in the Fifa men’s world rankings San Marino are still without a first competitive win, but their Euro 2024 qualifying campaign will be remembered for several other memorable firsts. Then, on Tuesday at San Marino stadium, Filippo Berardi’s 97th-minute penalty against Finland marked the first time in their history […]
West Ham 2-3 Aston Villa: Rachel Daly strikes in injury time to secure thrilling Women’s Super League victory
Canada international Adriana Leon scored her first Aston Villa goal against her former club Rachel Daly scored a superb goal in injury time to give Aston Villa a dramatic Women’s Super League victory over West Ham. Viviane Asseyi had put West Ham ahead from the penalty spot but Anna Patten headed Villa level before half-time. […]
Kazakhstan 3-1 San Marino: Visitors score in back-to-back games for first time in 18 years
Simone Franciosi scored his first international goal in San Marino’s 3-1 defeat by Kazakhstan San Marino scoring a goal used to be such a big deal that an England manager once thought he was cursed when he watched his team concede to the minnows. Now it seems they simply can’t stop finding the net. After […]
Andy Murray splits with coach Ivan Lendl for third time
Andy Murray and Ivan Lendl reunited for a third time in 2022 Former world number one Andy Murray and his coach Ivan Lendl have ended their partnership for a third time. Murray, 36, reappointed Lendl – who helped guide the Briton to his three major titles – again last year. But the pair have mutually […]
Sarina Wiegman says female manager in English men’s professional football ‘only a matter of time’
Sarina Wiegman was named Uefa women’s coach of the year in August Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman believes it is only “a matter of time” before a female manager takes full-time charge of a English professional men’s team. Hannah Dingley briefly took over at League Two club Forest Green Rovers in the summer, but on an […]
Opinion | Trump May Not Need a Coup This Time
Gail Collins: Bret, I know you’re busy writing about your reporting trip to Israel, and I am looking forward to reading all your thoughts. But, gee, can we talk about the Times/Siena poll on the presidential race that came out on Sunday? Donald Trump is ahead in almost all the critical states. Yow. Pardon me […]
Pep Guardiola: Manchester City boss wants players “angry” at lack of game time
Jack Grealish scored five goals and provided seven assists in the Premier League last season Manager Pep Guardiola believes it is a good sign if his Manchester City players are “angry” at being left out of the starting line-up. The winger was on the bench for last week’s win at Manchester United, with Jack Grealish […]