Sebastien Haller scored for the first time since his return from cancer treatment as Borussia Dortmund crushed 10-man Freiburg 5-1 in the Bundesliga. The Ruhr valley club, were in superb form as they made it four wins out of four league games since the restart and move up to 37 points. Freiburg, who dropped to … Read more
New England head coach Steve Borthwick was denied a win in his first match since succeeding Eddie Jones as they were beaten 29-23 by Scotland at Twickenham; Scotland boss Gregor Townsend heaped praise on two-try hero Duhan van der Merwe, who scored a stunning solo effort By Marc Bazeley at Twickenham Stadium Last Updated: 04/02/23 … Read more
Erik ten Hag said “many more players” should have been sent off in comparison to Casemiro’s red card in their win over Crystal Palace. The Man Utd manager watched his midfield lynchpin ruled out for the next three games after a VAR review saw him sent off for violent conduct 20 minutes from the end … Read more
Newcastle were brought back down to earth following their Carabao Cup heroics in midweek as West Ham held them to a deserved 1-1 draw at St James’ Park. The Magpies have made huge strides under Eddie Howe this season – with their Wembley date against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup final at the end … Read more
Ireland made ideal start to 2023 Six Nations campaign, as they secured a first championship victory over Wales in Cardiff since 2013, notching a bonus-point 34-10 win to spoil Warren Gatland’s return as head coach; Johnny Sexton admits he was the ‘most nervous’ he has been before a game Last Updated: 04/02/23 7:35pm Ireland skipper … Read more
Substitute Stephen Humphrys scored a stunning stoppage-time goal from his own half as Hearts capitalised on a first-half red card for Dundee United captain Ryan Edwards to fight back and claim a 3-1 victory at Tynecastle. The visitors, despite being bottom of the cinch Premiership, were in command of proceedings in the early stages and … Read more
Jurgen Klopp rued Liverpool’s ‘horrible start’ in their 3-0 defeat to Wolves and admits he is concerned about his team’s ongoing struggles. Liverpool lost a third consecutive Premier League away game for the first time in a decade as Wolves lifted themselves out of the relegation zone with a three-goal win. Joel Matip’s own goal … Read more
Burnley extended their lead at the top of the Championship to seven points with a 3-0 win at Norwich as Sheffield United were held by Rotherham. Anass Zaroury set Burnley on their way in the eighth minute after a Tim Krul error and, though they had to wait until after half-time to break down the … Read more
Cardiff’s relegation concerns suffered another blow as they recorded a 1-0 Championship defeat at in-form Hull. Man-of-the-match Cyrus Christie scored the winning goal after 62 minutes to leave the visitors just two points clear of the bottom three. Cardiff, without a league victory in 2023, will leave East Yorkshire frustrated after Callum Robinson’s first-half penalty … Read more
Otto Wallin held talks with Anthony Joshua’s team about a fight date and purse, but the Swedish southpaw was considered “too much of a risk”, says his promoter Dmitriy Salita. Wallin was on a shortlist of opponents for Joshua, which also included Australian Demsey McKean, but the British star has now agreed to face American … Read more