Category Archives: Sports

Chelsea and Emma Hayes 11 games away from era-defining greatness

Chelsea return to the Champions League semi-finals by beating Ajax 4-1 on aggregate (Action Footage via Reuters) The celebrations were cut rather short as Chelsea returned to the semi-finals of the Women’s Champions League. “We expect to be here,” said a tired Emma Hayes. Hayes admitted he was tired and now with another game to… Read More »

Premier League title race: Data shows Liverpool have toughest international break

Liverpool’s Scotland captain Andy Robertson suffered an ankle injury during Northern Ireland’s defeat at Hampden on Tuesday – REUTERS/Russell Cheyne Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta and Jurgen Klopp must be hiding behind the sofas instead of watching their players play for their respective countries during international breaks. These players will return to their clubs in the… Read More »

Graeme Souness interview: Pundits must be very careful what they say these days

Graeme Souness has no plans to move away from football pundits – Ash Donelon/Getty Images As Graeme Souness takes his seat, the conversation turns to whether you need to have won the European Cup to be a good commentator. “Everyone can get lucky once,” he jokes. He was reminded that this happened more than once,… Read More »

Manu Tuilagi made the right decision: Bayonne is the best place to watch rugby in the world

Bayonne is a town full of fans who are proud of their clubs – Getty Images/Anthony Dibon The roll call of French rugby clichés is vast, but it’s not what it used to be. In the age of ultra-professionalism, tales of biting and gouging have thankfully disappeared, the days of pre-match wine drinking for players… Read More »

England’s Euro 2024 squad: Mainoo or Henderson, Palmer or Rashford? Our writers have a say

Harry Kane, Gareth Southgate and Bukayo Saka The countdown to Euro 2024 has begun, but who’s on the plane to England and who’s stuck in the departure lounge? Telegraph Sport’s experts pick their England 23s for the tournament in Germany, but do you agree with their selections? Give your opinions in the comment section below…… Read More »

Ratings for England players as Jordan Pickford and Lewis Dunk’s mistakes cost Belgium dearly

Ivan Toney scores his first goal for the Three Lions as Lewis Dunk costs England a goal (The FA via Getty Images) Jude Bellingham saved a 2-2 draw against Belgium with his goal in the last seconds at Wembley and prevented the visiting team from gaining their first win in England. The Three Lions dominated… Read More »

RFU referees admit Austin Healey had no influence on TMO decision but made ‘regrettable’ mistake

Referee Christophe Ridley (left) advised that the foul on Owen Farrell should go unpunished – Getty Images/Andrew Kearns The Rugby Football Union has claimed the Television Match Official, who did not investigate potential foul play against Saracens captain Owen Farrell because it was highlighted in TV commentary, was unimpressed by TNT Sports pundit Austin Healey’s… Read More »

Sarina Wiegman: Player-coach relationships are inappropriate; We must do more to protect players

Sarina Wiegman also said she was ‘surprised’ that Arsenal had planned a 20,000-mile round trip a week before England international PA/Jacob King. Sarina Wiegman has condemned player-coach relationships as “very inappropriate” and has spoken out for the first time since the issue hit headlines earlier this month. Telegram Sports Following Jonathan Morgan’s sacking by Sheffield… Read More »