WAYNE ROONEY reckons ‘Mr Everton’ Duncan Ferguson can bag the manager’s job if he beats Manchester United tomorrow. Roo is backing his former Toffees team-mate as the perfect man to lift the gloom after Marco Silva’s Goodison sacking. He said: “Duncan is Mr Everton and the players put in a real big performance for him against Chelsea — and the […]
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UNAI EMERY today met up with his coaching staff as he plots his return to football management. The Spaniard has been jobless since being sacked by the Gunners on 29 November. Having failed to qualify for the Champions League last season, his Arsenal reign deteriorated in this campaign. A dismal run of defeats, being openly mocked by some of his […]
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England Women’s captain Heather Knight hopes she and her team can encourage more young girls to take up sport by sharing their story. Knight shared her vision after she and her team-mates took part in an ‘Empowerment Through Sport’ session alongside Women’s Aid Organisation at the Kinrara Oval in Kuala Lumpur. Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) is a Malaysian charity that […]
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OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER will prove beyond all doubt Manchester United were right to sack Jose Mourinho – if his side beat Everton this weekend. If United pick up all three points against the Toffees, Solskjaer will have picked up more points in his first 17 Premier League matches this season than Mourinho managed in his first – and last 17 […]
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Surrey captain Rory Burns and batsman Ollie Pope have extended their contracts with the club until 2023. The pair, who are preparing to fly out to South Africa for a four-match Test series with England, both came through Surrey’s academy. Burns made his debut for Surrey in 2012 and, since succeeding Gareth Batty as club captain, he has led the […]
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A HOST of stars could be forced to quit Europe and return to then Premier League if Boris Johnson ends up being forced into a no deal Brexit. Following Theresa May's crushing defeat earlier this year, ESPN have reported around 800,000 Brits may lose their right to work on the European mainland. The former Prime Minister put her deal to […]
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Eileen Cikamatana, one of Australia's best weightlifting medal chances for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games should she be allowed to compete, has broken three junior world records in China. It comes as the Australian Weightlifting Federation consider enlisting the help of Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates to get Cikimatana to Tokyo given she is currently not allowed to compete […]
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The marathon events at next year’s Paralympic Games in Tokyo will not be moved to another city, says the International Paralympic Committee. The marathon and race walk events at the Olympics – from 24 July-9 August – have been moved to Sapporo because of concerns over the heat in the summer. The Paralympics take place from 25 August-6 September. IPC […]
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WE KNEW already that Nemanja Matic was not a happy camper . He recently snubbed a charity gala dinner organised by Manchester United. A couple of days later he was in and out of training within 24 minutes. This season even allowing for a month-long injury he has also been all but bombed out by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. But the […]
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ARSENAL escaped with an unlikely point against Standard Liege thanks to Bukayo Saka's brilliant performance in Belgium. The 18-year-old found Alexandre Lacazette with a wonderful delivery, before netting soon after with a beautifully struck finish from outside the box. It was another sub-par performance from the Gunners who were outplayed throughout the second half. But after going 2-0 down, the […]
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