RANGERS and Birmingham celebrated and remembered the career of Trevor Francis in an inaugural memorial match at St Andrew’s this evening. An own goal and an Alfie May strike had the home side two goals ahead at the break, before Scott Wright got on back for Rangers in front of a crowd of over 19,000…
Although a big fan of the Olympics – the price of travel and accommodation is far too pricey for many fans July 25, 2024 6:00 am(Updated 6:03 am) Bobby goes to many sporting events but the high cost is putting him off the 2024 Olympics (photo: supplied) As a huge sports fan, it didn’t bother…
With seven Chelsea stars involved at the 2024 Olympic games in Paris, we reflect upon some of the others in our squad who can call themselves an Olympian… This summer, Kadeisha Buchanan, Ashley Lawrence, Mayra Ramirez, Sandy Baltimore, Eve Perisset, Sjoeke Nusken, and Maika Hamano will represent their respective nations on the iconic…
Bernhard Langer has always been a fighter, ever since his childhood in West Germany. But this week at Carnoustie, the site of the 2024 Senior Open Championship, Langer has a new battle on his hands—one that he could struggle with, considering he ruptured his Achilles on Feb. 1. The two-time Masters champion will have to…
One of the most important figures in British contemporary music, particularly blues and jazz, since the Second World War, singer, guitarist and keyboard player John Mayall died at his home in California, age 90 on 22 July. Without Mayall’s influence and advocacy, where the sobriquet, ‘The Godfather Of British Blues’, stuck like glue, a number…
Fruit bats seen hanging on tree branches in daylight. Bats are believed to be one of the carriers of Nipah virus, a zoonotic disease that spreads from animals to humans. Eyepix Group | Future Publishing | Getty Images Health authorities in the southern Indian state of Kerala are on high alert following the latest flare-up of the…
The 2024 Paris Olympics are set to kick off soon, with a schedule full of sporting events. Here’s everything you need to know about when this summer’s Olympics will start and end. The Olympics will officially open in Paris on the night of Friday, July 26 and continue through Sunday, Aug. 11, although some team events…
Instead of a routine press conference after a fun, but run-of-the-mill pre-season friendly, Man City manager Pep Guardiola decided to drop a bombshell. Ederson, we now know, is considering his options after seven years at the club. Guardiola says he wants him to stay. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player Manchester…
Getty Images The NHS is appealing for people with O-type blood to urgently come forward and donate, after blood stocks dropped to “unprecedently low” levels in England. Officials said it follows a “perfect storm” of unfilled appointments at donor centres and increased demand following a cyber-attack which has affected services in London. O negative blood…