RELEGATION BATTLE LIVE: Latest score and updates from Arsenal vs Watford, West Ham vs Aston Villa and Everton vs Bournemouth By Adam Shergold for MailOnline Published: 13:55 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 15:44 BST, 26 July 2020 Aston Villa, Watford and Bournemouth all look to avoid relegation from the Premier League with only one … Read more
Black Lives Matter badges disappeared again from Sky Sports’ Premier League tonight after returning for a day – after the BBC branded them ‘political’ and banned them from screens. Sky is allowing pundits to make their own decisions about whether they wear the badges – with Patrice Evra ditching it on Tuesday, but Ashley Cole continuing … Read more
It seems ludicrous now, but Sir Everton Weekes – the legendary West Indian batsman who has died at the age of 95 and was universally known as one of the ‘Three Ws’ – was briefly dropped from Test cricket. Playing in his first series, against England in early 1948, he was reprieved for the fourth … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: West Indies cricket legend Sir Everton Weekes dies at the age of 95 The legendary West Indies batsman Sir Everton Weekes has died at the age of 95 Weekes had passed away after an illness at his Christ Church home in Barbados He played 48 Tests across a 10-year career, scoring 4455 runs … Read more
Liverpool could deal Everton the ultimate humiliation by winning the Premier League title in their backyard next month as football returns after the coronavirus pandemic. The two sides are set to meet in the Merseyside derby during the first weekend of full fixtures following the restart with plenty to play for – and that’s an … Read more
Police have identified six fixtures of particular concern which will be staged at neutral venues when the Premier League returns, Sportsmail can reveal. Three games involving Liverpool will be moved to a neutral venue, including the Merseyside derby and their likely title-winning game, though there is no possibility of Jurgen Klopp and Carlo Ancelotti’s sides … Read more
Ronald Koeman ‘in a stable condition’ following heart surgery after Holland manager was rushed to hospital in Amsterdam By Reuters Reporter Published: 18:53 BST, 3 May 2020 | Updated: 19:18 BST, 3 May 2020 Holland Ronald Koeman is in a stable condition after undergoing heart surgery in Amsterdam on Sunday. The 57-year-old was taken from … Read more
Liverpool’s position became indefensible before they reversed their decision but that is of little comfort to clubs in the Premier League’s lower reaches, who now know that they furlough staff at their peril. Anfield has contributed substantially to that concept being a toxic term. ‘It’s not helpful for us,’ said one club executive, also observing … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The 2020 Olympic Games has been postponed until 2021 on March 24 – becoming one of the last major sporting events this summer to fall victim to the coronavirus. Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe held a crucial conference call with Olympics chief Thomas Bach on Tuesday to formally decide a plan and … Read more
2020 OLYMPIC GAMES The Olympic torch relay in Greece was cancelled on Friday March 13 – just a day after the flame was lit in Olympia. Large crowds mobbed Hollywood actor Gerard Butler as he lit the cauldron in the Greek city of Sparta despite repeated warnings for spectators not to attend because of coronavirus. That forced … Read more