A Scottish FA investigation, led by sports event consultant Mark Blackbourne, has yet to report to the governing body on the cup tie. The Ibrox club stressed they had “been clear in condemning the actions of certain individuals on 8 March” and had been “attempting to work with Celtic to mitigate any security concerns for…
The jubilant and chaotic scenes in Leicester that night – sparked when the Foxes’ nearest rivals Tottenham failed to beat Chelsea in a title-deciding result – was an outpouring of delighted disbelief as the Foxes pulled off what remains one of the most famous underdog stories. The reason it is known as the 5,000-1 title…
Netherlands attacking midfielder Simons has been ruled out for the rest of the season after rupturing his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) against Wolves – and joined a lengthy Spurs injury list. Striker Dominic Solanke also went off at Molineux with a hamstring injury, while goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario will also be unavailable against Villa – with…
Daniel, Ipswich fan: Surely we’ve got it in the bag. QPR are possibly the most ‘on the beach’ a team can be, I cannot see us not winning. Millwall and Boro have been outstanding this season, probably performed better than us, but unfortunately it seems like we’ve just edged it. Andrew, Millwall fan: I hold…
Another in tears last Saturday was former defender Mark O’Brien, now club ambassador but the goal-scoring hero of the last time Newport won on the final day to secure league status in 2017. “It’s perhaps only since taking this role I’ve properly understood what it meant that day,” says O’Brien, Irish-born but now fully Newport…
“Last year was the season of learning, I’ll say,” Vipotnik says. “I scored my first goal early. I thought it will be easier [after that]. But at the end I saw how tough the league is. “I’m thankful for the first season because I learned a lot. I think I grew a little bit, also…
“I don’t always want to be known as a club that is nice. In certain moments you need to be quite resilient in personal duels. “There are different ways of being resilient, of using a block, different techniques to win one-v-one duels – especially at set-pieces. “An MMA fighter always has one-against-one duels. They always…
In the aftermath of Liverpool’s Champions League exit to Paris St-Germain, Slot insisted the future is bright. Eyebrows were certainly raised after that comment but if Liverpool can put in a string of performances in their remaining games then perhaps the Dutchman has a point. Integral to that will be Isak and Wirtz. Last Saturday…
Chelsea defender Reece James remains out with a thigh injury, while Estevao has been ruled out for the season with a similar issue. Filip Jorgensen is still sidelined after minor groin surgery. Murillo has missed Nottingham Forest’s last two matches with a muscle injury. Ibrahim Sangare will be assessed after a minor issue. Both managers…
The World Championship semi-final between John Higgins and Shaun Murphy is delicately poised at 8-8 after a captivating second session at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. In contrast to the opening to their match on Wednesday, Higgins appeared the stronger of the two players in their early exchanges. The four-time world champion, who turns 51…