Pure passion

10 years ago

Jurors at the Hillsborough inquests have completed their deliberations on all the questions asked of them, and will deliver their verdict tomorrow morning. Earlier on Monday, the jury had been told they can return a majority decision on whether the 96 victims were unlawfully killed. They’ve reportedly reached unanimous decisions on all 13 other questions posed. […]

10 years ago

Maybe don’t alert the Vatican just yet…

10 years ago

Special boots for a special game.

10 years ago

We already knew that Anthony Joshua was due to return to the ring on June 25 at the O2, and now we know who he’ll face. It was confirmed on Monday morning that Joshua will face another American, the unbeaten Dominic Breazeale. The 30-year-old Californian has won all 17 of his professional fights, and also […]

10 years ago

This is poor form

10 years ago

He saw the funny side

10 years ago

Well played, Michael.

10 years ago

Could he have a big part to play in the season’s final weeks?

10 years ago

Don’t take it too seriously

10 years ago

Amir Khan’s next opponent?

10 years ago

Contract signed

10 years ago

It’s all change with Spurs in the coming seasons.

10 years ago

‘I look back and wish I had made a genuine mistake…’

10 years ago

That’s not even the right sport

10 years ago

Out with the old, in with the Nou

10 years ago

It’s all about gold trim

10 years ago

A date for your diaries. Anthony Joshua has taken to his Twitter account to confirm that the first defence of his IBF world heavyweight title will take place on June 25. His opponent is yet to be confirmed, but Joshua will once again return to the O2 Arena for the fight, the scene of his recent victory […]

10 years ago

What’s really going on?

10 years ago

Ched Evans, the former Sheffield United footballer, has won an appeal against his conviction for rape and will now face a retrial. The 27-year-old spent over two years in prison after he was convicted in 2012 of raping a 19-year-old in a hotel in Wales. On Thursday, the conviction was quashed following the emergence of […]

10 years ago

Does *anyone* know what’s going on?

10 years ago

The forward picked up a knock in Real’s 3-0 win over Villareal.

10 years ago

Kids these days. They’re so impatient. A matter of weeks after most of them got FIFA 16 for Christmas, and they’re already busily filling internet message boards with excited messages about what they’re hoping for from the *next* version of the game. In the last couple of weeks, potential additions to the game’s list of […]

10 years ago

Keeping it in the family

10 years ago

Mats on the move

10 years ago

Ah, a rare treat: a story about Jose Mourinho that *doesn’t* discuss a potential move to Manchester United. Speaking about his former manager on Sky’s Monday Night Football, Cesc Fabregas has admitted that he, along with other Chelsea players, feel guilty for the role they might have played in Mourinho’s sacking. Mourinho left the club in December, […]

10 years ago

The wait for his first minutes in a Palace shirt goes on…

10 years ago

Gold-winger

10 years ago

Manchester City will have to overcome the most successful club in European history if they are to reach this year’s Champions League Final in Milan. Manuel Pellegrini’s men were paired with Real Madrid in their first ever semi-final in the competition, with soon-to-be manager Pep Guardiola taking on Atletico Madrid with Bayern Munich. But despite Real’s grand European […]

10 years ago

Manchester City will face Real Madrid in their first ever Champions League semi-final. The draw, made at Uefa’s Nyon Headquarters in Switzerland, also sees Atletico Madrid take on Bayern Munich for a place in the Milan final. Manuel Pellegrini’s side will host Real first at the Etihad before heading to the Spanish capital a week […]

10 years ago

Stranger things have happened…

10 years ago

Borussia Dortmund fans, eh? Football fans just aren’t allowed to dislike them. If they’re not wowing us all with their iconic Yellow Wall, they’re winning our hearts with lovely gestures such as the one they’re planning in memory of the victims of Hillsbrough at Anfield on Thursday night. Ahead of their game in Liverpool, the German club’s […]

10 years ago

Proper pen

10 years ago

As West Ham mop away their tears following defeat in the much-hyped “last FA Cup game at Upton Park”, they can at least look forward to what promises to be an exciting new chapter in the club’s history. As we already knew, the Hammers will move into the Olympic Stadium from the start of next […]

10 years ago

Well, this is a new one. Kevin Friend will no longer be in charge of Tottenham’s Monday night clash against Stoke, after outraged Spurs fans pointed out that the official lives in Leicester and admits to being a supporter of the Premier League leaders. The Professional Game Match Officials Ltd don’t pick Friend to referee […]

10 years ago

After months of constant rumours, we’re still no nearer to knowing when / if Manchester United will make their move for Jose Mourinho. Frankly, it’s all become a bit tiresome now, and some are starting to doubt whether the former Chelsea boss will actually make a Premier League return. A report in the Daily Mail on Thursday […]

10 years ago

But not in the way you might expect…

10 years ago

When it comes to speaking to the press, Tyson Fury has been known in the past to drop one or two controversial lines. In his latest press conference, Fury has once again raised eyebrows. Referring to Eddie Hearn, Anthony Joshua’s promoter, he said that he would “give him a slap around the ear like we do […]

10 years ago

Heroic

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Value for money

10 years ago

Don’t mess with Zenit…

10 years ago

Rivals

10 years ago

Fabrice Muamba has reached out to James Taylor, following the news that the 26-year-old had been forced to retire from cricket after being diagnosed with a serious heart condition. Muamba was also forced to call time on his sporting career after collapsing on the pitch while playing for Bolton Wanderers in a cup tie at […]

10 years ago

In the last few years, Manchester’s football landscape has changed considerably. While United claimed every trophy in sight during the nineties and noughties, City were the butt of their neighbours’ jokes. A few hundred million petrodollars later, and things are a little different. The likes of Danny Tiatto and Kevin Horlock have been replaced by Kevin De […]

10 years ago

20th Century Fox(es)

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‘Immensely cruel’

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He’s got his back

10 years ago

Bizarre

10 years ago

Given some of the incredible “I cashed out my bet on Leicester to win the league” stories we’ve heard just lately, it was always going to take something truly spectacular to come along and outdo them. But it has. An unnamed Betfair customer has made what has been described as the greatest cash out of […]

10 years ago

Zlatan demands it

10 years ago