Foot Mercato are reporting that AS Monaco have agreed a €12.5m fee for Borussia Mönchengladbach attacker Breel Embolo (25) and the Swiss international is set for a medical with the club tomorrow. Embolo is set to be Monaco’s second summer signing following the arrival of Takumi Minamino (27) and further reinforces the Ligue 1 side’s forward […]
Read MoreFormer All Blacks head coach Steve Hansen believes that England may have made a mistake in replacing Eddie Jones just nine months out from the Rugby World Cup. The 62-year-old was sacked by the Rugby Football Union following the team’s disappointing 2022, which saw them win just five of 12 matches. Steve Borthwick has since […]
Read MoreMcLaren boss Zak Brown says he’s ready to trade blows with gusto in the ring against his Mercedes counterpart Toto Wolff in Las Vegas, the glitzy boxing capital of the world. Brown made the tongue-and-cheek suggestion last weekend in Australia to serve as a spicy lead-in event to Formula 1’s much anticipated race weekend in […]
Read MoreWayne Rooney’s England debut in February 2003 is notable for a number of reasons other than the then-Everton striker’s bow. It was the sole senior England international played at West Ham’s Upton Park and the home side’s 3-1 defeat was the only one in their history to Australia. But, most oddly off all, Francis Jeffers […]
Read MoreMercedes F1 chief technical officer James Allison has revealed that the Brackley squad’s engineers are working on new suspension elements that should improve Lewis Hamilton’s feeling and ultimately his confidence in its W14 car. Hamilton has gone on record explaining his main grievance towards Mercedes’ design, explaining that he didn’t “feel connected” to the machine […]
Read MoreScarlets head coach Dwayne Peel has called for consistency regarding decisions on dangerous tackles after his back-row Tomas Lezana was red carded during the early stages of their 34-14 defeat to the Ospreys in Swansea. The Argentina flanker received his marching orders in the fifth minute for an illegal hit on Ospreys second-row Rhys Davies. […]
Read MoreL’Équipe report this morning that Rennes striker Martin Terrier is the subject of interest from a number of Premier League sides, notably West Ham and Leeds. The Frenchman impressed this past season with 21 league goals to help the Bretons finish in fourth place, ending the campaign as Ligue 1’s third highest scorer tied with Lyon’s […]
Read MoreItalian authorities have tracked down and arrested four individuals suspected to be involved in the theft of Charles Leclerc’s watch a year ago in Tuscany. Leclerc was the victim of a sleight-of-hand thief while out and about in Viareggio, the home town of his trainer Andrea Ferrari, with the robber snatching the Scuderia driver’s custom […]
Read MoreStormers head coach John Dobson is eager for his side to finish the year on a high by beating the Lions in the United Rugby Championship (URC) on New Year’s Eve, completing an unbeaten year at Cape Town Stadium. The Stormers host the Lions on Saturday in Cape Town, the last team that managed to […]
Read MoreFollowing PSG’s 3-0 victory over Urawa Red Diamonds, in which Neymar played 30 minutes, the Brazilian, whose future at the club has been under contention in the past weeks, spoke out about his relationship with the club. The post-match interview was transcribed by L’Équipe. Despite having five years remaining on his contract, the player has […]
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