Paul Heckingbottom: Sheffield United set to sack manager
Heckingbottom has also managed Barnsley, Leeds United and Hibernian Paul Heckingbottom is set to be sacked as Sheffield United manager within the next 24 hours. The Blades, who lost 5-0 at Burnley on Saturday, are bottom of the Premier League with five points after losing 11 of their opening 14 games. Appointed permanent manager in […]
Backa Topola 0-1 West Ham United: Tomas Soucek scores as Hammers progress to Europa League knockout stages
Tomas Soucek has scored seven goals for West Ham this season Tomas Soucek scored a late winner as West Ham secured their place in the Europa League knockout stage at Serbian side Backa Topola. It had been a turgid display from David Moyes’ side with only one shot on target until Soueck met Maxwel Cornet’s […]
Leeds United 3-1 Swansea City: Ex-Swans help Leeds rise to third
Joel Piroe’s goal was his seventh in the Championship since joining Leeds from Swansea in the summer Joel Piroe and Dan James both scored against their former club as Leeds moved up to third in the Championship with a 3-1 win over Swansea. The Swans took the lead in the first minute through a sublime […]
Mark Bonner: Cambridge United sack head coach after almost four years in charge
Mark Bonner’s departure leaves Bolton’s Ian Evatt as the only manager in League One appointed as far back as 2020 Cambridge United have sacked head coach Mark Bonner following Tuesday’s 3-0 home defeat by Lincoln City. The U’s only escaped relegation on the final day of last season and are currently 18th in League One. […]
Maddy Cusack: Sheffield United agree to external inquiry into midfielder’s death
Multiple tributes were paid to Cusack following her death in September Maddy Cusack’s family says Sheffield United have agreed to a full external inquiry into the events leading up to the midfielder’s death. Police did not treat her death as suspicious. In a statement via the Maddy Cusack Foundation on social media, her family said […]
Lionel Messi: Inter Miami forward is ‘gripping’ United States, says Guillem Balague
Roll up, roll up and welcome to the Lionel Messi show, currently the hottest ticket in the USA. A flash in the pan or finally a changing of the guard in American sport? America is in the grip of Messi madness after he signed for Inter Miami from Paris St-Germain in the summer. Football in […]
Welsh rugby: Six things learned from United Rugby Championship weekend
Ospreys fly-half Dan Edwards is congratulated by Jac Morgan after scoring a try on his league debut It was a weekend that started with a shock win, saw a record defeat and ended with a one-sided west Wales derby. After so many near misses, Cardiff finally broke the habit of throwing away wins on a […]
United Rugby Championship: Ospreys 31-9 Scarlets – Hosts overpower local rivals
Keiran Williams, who was playing against Wales rival Johnny Williams, celebrates the opening try Ospreys (17) 31 Tries: K Williams 2, Morris, Edwards Cons: Walsh 3, Edwards Pens: Walsh Scarlets (9) 9 Pens: Lloyd 3 Ospreys moved to ninth in the United Rugby Championship (URC) table as they celebrated a bonus-point win over local rivals […]
Bristol City 0-2 Manchester United: Hinata Miyazawa and Nikita Parris on target
Nikita Parris doubled Manchester United’s lead with her fourth WSL goal of the season Hinata Miyazawa and Nikita Parris were on target for Manchester United as they overcame a resilient Bristol City in the Women’s Super League. The visitors had been frustrated in the first half at Ashton Gate but two goals early in the […]
Manchester United: Erik ten Hag on football schedule
Erik ten Hag’s Manchester United are eighth in the table Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says the football schedule has “crossed the limits of what players can handle” as domestic competitions resume after another international break. United face three away games in six days – Everton on Sunday, Turkish side Galatasaray in the Champions […]