Lewis Hamilton explained that a “computer” glitch was behind the confusion which led to him impeding Max Verstappen in Monaco. And while the FIA stewards accepted that Ferrari – rather than Hamilton – were at fault, the decision was taken to give Hamilton a three-place grid penalty, meaning he starts Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix from … Read more
Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou says he has held no talks with Daniel Levy over his future after leading the club to Europa League glory. There have been calls all season for Levy to sack Postecoglou, but the Spurs owner kept the faith and was fully vindicated when Big Ange’s side beat Manchester United … Read more
British and Irish Lions legend Brian O’Driscoll believes that Caelan Doris will try to “disconnect himself” from the sport after the devastation of his injury. The current Ireland captain was ruled out of the upcoming Lions tour to Australia after suffering a serious shoulder injury during Leinster’s Investec Champions Cup defeat to Northampton Saints. Doris … Read more
Brian O’Driscoll is open to the idea of creating a franchise competition to potentially boost a sport which he reckoned could have faded if the 2019 Rugby World Cup had not gone ahead as planned. Late last year, it was revealed that a new global league had been proposed and was in the early stages … Read more
Liverpool are stepping up their pursuit of Bayer Leverkusen and Germany attacking midfielder Florian Wirtz, according to multiple reports. The 22-year-old is a key target for Liverpool, Manchester City, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, though Leverkusen still hold faint hopes of keeping him for one more season. Bayern had been considered frontrunners, with Wirtz previously … Read more
According to David Ornstein, Bayern Munich believe Florian Wirtz will join Liverpool if he leaves Bayer Leverkusen in the summer transfer window. Wirtz is reportedly open to a move after contributing 63 goal involvements in 87 Bundesliga appearances over the past three seasons. The German playmaker played a pivotal role in Xabi Alonso’s side winning … Read more
According to reports, Manchester United co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe will ‘axe 200 jobs’ on Friday and staff morale at the club has hit ‘rock bottom’. INEOS chief Ratcliffe has been heavily criticised over the past year as he’s quickly become an incredibly unpopular figure at Man Utd. Initially, the British billionaire’s takeover was met with … Read more
Sky F1 pundit Karun Chandhok has criticised Alpine driver Pierre Gasly after an “unacceptable” incident with Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton during FP1 at the Monaco Grand Prix. Hamilton was forced to abandon a flying lap in the closing stages of the opening practice in Monte Carlo on Friday, having encountered the slow-moving Alpine close to the … Read more
A new report has revealed how Tottenham Hotspur players are feeling regarding head coach Ange Postecoglou’s future at the Premier League club. There was an upturn in optimism surrounding Spurs heading into the 2024/25 campaign after Postecoglou implemented an exciting style of play in his debut season and the club narrowly missed out on Champions … Read more
Bath have made four changes from the team that defeated Leicester Tigers for their Challenge Cup final against Lyon on Friday night. They are split equally between forwards and backs, with two being in the backline and Johann van Graan making as many changes up front. At full-back, Tom de Glanville returns to the side … Read more