Liverpool v Spurs VAR: PGMOL releases controversial audio of Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal
The audio recordings of discussions between the match officials around Luis Diaz’s disallowed goal against Tottenham have been made public. Liverpool asked the Premier League for the audio after the controversy in the first half of their 2-1 defeat. Video assistant referee Darren England did not overrule when Liverpool’s Diaz was wrongly flagged offside. In […]
Read MoreThe boom of the “Ryder Cup” (which ruins Rome)
Rome is on the run between related industries, tourism and media exposure thanks to the third sporting event in the world. After the Olympics and the football World Cup, there is the golf Ryder Cup. A tournament with an ancient and unique charm that also has a strong geopolitical meaning. Europe (finally united also with […]
Read MoreAustria Salzburg v Red Bull Salzburg: A derby 18 years in the making
The Red Bull supremo, who died in October last year, was extremely passionate about the game and having seen his company work wonders in various other sports, he wanted them to succeed in football the most. So when Red Bull took over Austria Salzburg – the club from the city in which the company is […]
Read MoreAlexia Putellas: Spain star says women need institutions to show ‘courage and leadership’
Spain midfielder Alexia Putellas says institutions must show “courage and leadership” to stop women suffering a “lack of respect or abuse”. Putellas made her comments in the wake of Luis Rubiales resigning as Spanish Football Federation president after kissing Jenni Hermoso on the lips. Rubiales is due in court on Friday to respond to accusations […]
Read MoreFrance 27-13 New Zealand: Antoine Dupont and his team answer the call of a nation
As a concept, perhaps it isn’t very Parisian. Maybe it is a little provincial and parochial for the capital, lacking a certain cosmopolitan sophistication. But down south, in French rugby’s heartlands, l’esprit de clocher – literally ‘the spirit of the bell tower’ – is a thing. It refers to the desire to defend what is […]
Read MoreEngland outlast New Zealand to reach Netball World Cup final for first time
England dispatched defending champions New Zealand, 46-40, in a thrilling semi-final that sees the Roses advance to their first-ever Netball World Cup final. Jess Thirlby’s team went toe-to-toe with the Silver Ferns in an unrelenting contest, with a final defensive surge engineered by Fran Williams and Imogen Allison propelling England to a euphoric victory at the Cape […]
Read MoreOns Jabeur digs deep to battle past Aryna Sabalenka into Wimbledon final
Slightly less than a year after her unforgettable trailblazing run to her maiden grand slam final, Ons Jabeur was forced to relive the joy, hope and eventual pain of that fortnight once more. As she and her husband, Karim, watched the episode of Netflix’s Break Point that chronicled her run, they both cried. The wounds were […]
Read MoreMan City accused of accepting illicit £30million payment from ‘mystery’ figure in Middle East
MANCHESTER CITY have been accused of accepting a illicit £30m payment from a “mystery” figure from the United Arab Emirates. According to a new documentary, Uefa chiefs ruled that two separate £15m payments in 2012 and 2013 were used to cover for sponsorship funds that did not actually exist. While City successfully overturned their two-year European […]
Read MoreMystery surrounds Man City payment as they are accused of taking £30m disguised as sponsorship funding from an Abu Dhabi based individual in 2012 and 2013 amid 115 Premier League charges
Man City have been accused of taking £30m – disguised as sponsorship funding – from a mystery figure. According to a 2020 UEFA report obtained by the makers of a YouTube film, the Treble winners took two £15m payments from an Abu Dhabi-based individual in 2012 and 2013, sums that should have come from a club sponsor. UEFA’s […]
Read MoreRory McIlroy and Rickie Fowler to vie for redemption in US Open finale
Eighteen holes sit between Rickie Fowler or Rory McIlroy and one of golf’s great redemption stories. It sounds and looks so blissfully simple. It would be utter folly, of course, to insist the 123rd US Open is now the domain of only two competitors. It is just that Fowler or McIlroy would deliver the finest tales. The $3.6m first […]
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