This week’s roundup also features a perilous reaction to a run-out, animals on the pitch and road race rain hazards1) The Ryder Cup starts on Friday after a three-year pandemic-induced hiatus. Europe won impressively last time at Le Golf National, high…
Which football teams could cut travel by joining another nation’s league? | The Knowledge
Plus: more long spells in sole possession before scoring, international players refusing to celebrate goals and moreMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“In terms of travel , which top-flight teams would fare better by playing in a different…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Liverpool and Arsenal find defensive solidity, Leon Bailey changes the game for Villa, and Ivan Toney for England?It is true that Thomas Tuchel’s decision to replace Mason Mount with N’Golo Kanté at half-time against Tottenham had a profound impact on …
Jimmy Greaves, England and Tottenham great, dies aged 81
Recognised as one of most natural finishers of his generationEngland manager Gareth Southgate leads tributes to GreavesJimmy Greaves, feted as one of England’s greatest strikers and a member of the squad that won the 1966 World Cup, has died at the age…
Former West Indies bowler Michael Holding retiring as TV commentator
Holding has spent 31 years working behind the microphone His first TV broadcast was England’s 1990 tour of West IndiesMichael Holding is retiring after 31 years as a TV commentator. The former West Indies fast bowler played 60 Tests and 102 one-day int…
Tymal Mills earns England T20 World Cup squad place after four-year absence
Sussex fast bowler gets chance owing to Jofra Archer injuryStokes continues to take indefinite break from all cricketThe Sussex fast bowler Tymal Mills returns to the international set-up for the first time in four years in the England T20 Men’s World …
Leona Maguire, NFL season openers and Jackie Stewart at the Nürburgring | Classic YouTube
This week’s roundup also includes Premier League classics, teenage grand slam winners and Curtly Ambrose at his best1) On this day in 1973, Jackie Stewart clinched his third and final Formula One drivers’ title with a spectacular recovery drive at Monz…
What is the longest gap between two footballers facing each other? | The Knowledge
Plus: more goals created by rhyming footballers, the first English league team to wear all blue and moreMail us your questions or tweet @TheKnowledge_GU“Last week, 42-year-old Kevin Ellison played against Theo Walcott in the League Cup game between New…
Bairstow to keep wicket for England as Buttler ruled out of fourth India Test
Buttler to miss Oval Test with wife expecting second childChris Woakes returns to squad, Mahmood returns to LancashireJonny Bairstow will keep wicket for England in the fourth Test against India at the Oval, with Jos Buttler ruled out.Buttler’s wife is…
Ted Dexter, Liverpool v Chelsea classics, Federer flashbacks | Classic YouTube
This week’s roundup also features Tour Championship magic, Paralympic power and Kelly Holmes among sporting doubles1) Ted Dexter, the former England cricket captain, has died at the age of 86. “Lord Ted” was inducted into the ICC hall of fame earlier t…