Author: Tristan Wells

Spurs have, arguably, saved their best performances of the season for the Europa League knockout phase after beating Eintracht Frankfurt away from home and then getting the better of Bodo/Glimt in the semi-final. Man United, meanwhile, are still the only unbeaten side in European competition. Their route to Bilbao has already seen them record a win in Bilbao, whilst the dramatic comeback quarter-final second leg win over Lyon will go down in history as one of Old Trafford’s special nights. Source link

The EFL promotion play-offs will all be decided at Wembley Stadium this weekend, but will kick off at unorthodox times, all starting one minute past the hour.Sunderland and Sheffield United will meet first in the capital to fight for the final spot in the Premier League, with the match set to kick off at 3:01pm. Monday’s League Two play-off between AFC Wimbledon and Walsall is pencilled in for the same slot, with Charlton Athletic and Leyton Orient playing for the chance to step up to the Championship at 1:01pm on Sunday.The same timings were also used in last season’s pla-yoff…

Woakes has been named in a 15-man squad that includes brother Farhan and Rehan Ahmed, teenager Rocky Flintoff and Jordan Cox, who was originally named in the Zimbabwe squad before picking up an abdominal injury.Jofra Archer misses a planned red-ball return after sustaining a thumb injury at the IPL, but Stokes has not yet ruled out playing against India ‘A’ himself should he feel the need for more cricket on the back of this week’s Test. Source link

North England FC will take on their South England counterparts in a match between former Premier League players in September.The original date of Sunday, June 1, 2025 had to be postponed due to “existing engagements or injuries” for some of the stars booked.Robbie Fowler will be a player-manager for the North, while former Tottenham and West Ham boss Harry Redknapp will be in the dugout for the South. John Terry will serve as captain for the South, with Steve McManaman wearing the armband for the North.Organisers have said the North team will bring together “local heroes and international stars who…

The two east London outfits will face off at Wembley Stadium with Charlton looking to make a long-overdue return to the second tier. The Addicks, under the stewardship of Nathan Jones, were relegated from the Championship in 2020 after just one season back at that level. Meanwhile Orient, led by Richie Wellens, have never played in the Championship in their history, and promotion would add another chapter to their remarkable rise from recent adversity. The club tumbled out of the Football League in 2017, ending a 117-year stay in the top four divisions of the pyramid as they wrestled with…

The Serie A title race has come down to the final day of the season, with a one-off shootout planned for Friday as Napoli and reigning champions Inter Milan both look to add another Scudetto to their trophy cabinets.Napoli come into the tie atop the table with a one-point advantage over Inter, who have considerably better goal difference. The two sides will play their final matches of the season simultaneously, both facing mid-table opposition. Antonio Conte’s side play host to 14th-place Cagliari, while the Nerrazurri face 10th-place Como in their final match before facing Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League…

Arsenal are just 90 minutes away from a second Women’s Champions League title but will face stern opposition in the final as they face Barcelona in Lisbon.The Gunners became the first English side to lift the UWCL in 2007, and return to the final for the first time since. Their Women’s Super League season was limited somewhat after starting slow under struggling manager Jonas Eidevall, but they have rallied under his replacement, Renee Slegers, roaring back to a second-place finish.A remarkable semi-final comeback sealed their spot in the final. After losing 2-1 to Lyon in the home leg, they produced…

The second Grand Slam of the calendar year is upon us as the world’s top players descend on Paris for the French Open. Carlos Alcaraz will be looking to defend the maiden title he won on Court Philippe-Chatrier last year, while the ‘Queen of Clay’ Iga Swiatek is out to right the wrongs of her wretched form in recent weeks. Novak Djokovic, the three-time champion at Roland Garros, will be without Sir Andy Murray in his corner after the pair ended their coaching experiment just six months into their partnership. World no1 Jannik Sinner plays in his first Slam since…

“You have to play your role, and ultimately, one day, you’re the one with more experience. If I think back to early in my career, I wanted the people in those shoes at the time to help me,” adds Williamson, speaking at the launch of Cadbury Game Changers, a nationwide search to celebrate those who go above and beyond to support others. The campaign is calling for people to nominate their local Game Changers for recognition via the Cadbury UK Instagram channel. Source link

Manchester United tonight have one final chance to end the season with some silverware and secure a return to the Champions League.It has been a miserable campaign for the club, first under Erik ten Hag and now Ruben Amorim, and they 16th in the Premier League table with just one match to play.However, nobody at United will be thinking about that fixture against Aston Villa this weekend, with the focus instead firmly on the Europa League final against Tottenham on Wednesday night in Bilbao.Amorim’s side produced a miraculous comeback to get past Lyon in the quarter-finals and then proved too…