Category: Sports

There is no player in the top division whose goals have been more significant for the club than Harry Kane. His 28 in the Premier League this season have earned Tottenham 24 of their 57 points, or a staggering 42 per cent. Take him out of the side and Spurs would be level with 17th...

Arne Slott is one of the top contenders for the vacant role of Tottenham manager; the Dutchman won the Eredivisie title for Feyenoord this season, their second league triumph this century; the Dutch club fear Slot will jump ship to north London from Sky Sports News reporter Gary Cotterill in Rotterdam 18:20 UK Friday 19...

Moyes preview David Moyes has confirmed that West Ham have “a few injuries” to contend with ahead of Sunday’s clash with Leeds United. The Hammers booked their place in the Europa Conference League final on Thursday night by winning the second leg against AZ Alkmaar. West Ham are six points clear of the relegation zone...

Harry Maguire was among the Manchester United players who said goodbye to Phil Jones following his departure from Old Trafford. A statement on Friday confirmed the 31-year-old will leave the club when his contract expires next month. Jones, who has not played for the Reds this season, was signed by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2011....

Russell Martin is expected to be appointed as Southampton’s new manager next week. Martin, the Swansea manager, was due to fly to the United States this week for face-to-face discussions with the Welsh club’s majority owners, who hoped to clarify his own future, but he remains in the UK. Southampton have not made a formal...

RReal Madrid are European champions, but in that first half at the Etihad on Wednesday, they were overrated to an almost incomprehensible degree. Every Manchester City outfielder, Ruben Diaz, had a chance; Madrid managed a total of one. So embarrassing was the ferocity of City’s press that Madrid made just 13 passes in the first...

Pep Guardiola’s rotation could ultimately determine the fate of managers’ captaincy decisions in Double Gameweek 37 on Fantasy Premier League. Handing the wristband to Erling Haaland (£12.4m) when Manchester City play twice would normally be a very easy choice. However, the league leaders’ pursuit of a treble means Guardiola may choose to protect the pitch...

Simona Halep has been suspended since October after testing positive for Roxadustat at the US Open last year; the former Wimbledon champion insisted last fall that she has “never knowingly taken a banned substance”; Halep says she is ‘victim of contagion’ Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been charged with a second doping violation...

Hampshire fast bowler Keith Barker was Northamptonshire’s main tormentor as he took 4-13 at the Ageas Bowl LV= County Championship Division One, Ageas Bowl (Day Two) Hampshire 367: Vince 95, Dawson 63; White 4-80 Northamptonshire 56: Zaib 29; Barker 4-13 & 50-2: Whiteman 25* Northamptonshire (3 points) followed Hampshire (6 points) by 261 runs The...

Halep won the French Open in 2018 before winning Wimbledon the following year Two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep has been charged with a second doping violation because of “irregularities in her biological athlete passport”. The 31-year-old Romanian has been suspended since October after testing positive for a banned substance at the US Open. Halep...