British boxing legends Jane Couch and Ricky Hatton have officially been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. The former world champions were honoured on Sunday in Canastota, New York. Couch, 55, and 45-year-old Hatton join icons such as Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather in receiving the accolade. Fleetwood-born Couch was the first British…
Former Bayern Munich Coach Thomas Tuchel says he is not interested in becoming the manager of Manchester United The former Chelsea coach was thought to be one of the names under consideration by United should they decide to replace Erik ten Hag. A post-season review has still not reached its conclusion and Ten Hag has…
Manchester United have put a £40m price tag on exiled winger Jadon Sancho. Sancho spent the second half of last season on loan at Borussia Dortmund after falling out with manager Erik ten Hag. The 24-year-old helped Dortmund reach the Champions League final and played almost the whole game as the Bundesliga club lost to…
Following Nigeria’s 1-1 draw with South Africa on Friday in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers, Nigeria risks not qualifying for the world cup The last time the Super Eagles featured in the tournament was in 2018. The three-time African champions were missing in 2022 when it was held in Qatar. It came down to a…
Jamie Vardy has signed a one year contract with Premier League club Leicester City. Vardy has played for Leicester since 2012 and has scored 190 goals in over 450 appearances. The 37-year-old won the Premier League with the club in 2015-16. Leicester have also secured the signature of Centre-back Jannik Vestergaard until the summer of…
A man has been found guilty of headbutting former Manchester United captain Roy Keane. Scott Law, 43, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, attacked the football pundit following Arsenal’s 3-1 victory over Keane’s former club Manchester United in September last year. The ex-Ireland captain had been working for Sky Sports at the Emirates Stadium in north London…
Clubs in the English Premier League have voted by an overwhelming majority of 19-1 in favour of keeping video assistant referees (VAR) next season. Wolves triggered a vote on the use of VAR in the 2024-25 season after formally submitting a resolution to the Premier League in May. In order for VAR to be scrapped,…
Premier League clubs are unlikely to vote through Wolves’ proposal to scrap the use of the video assistant referee when member clubs meet at an annual general meeting on Thursday, 6 June, but in-game VAR announcements are set to be introduced. Wolves formally submitted a resolution to the Premier League in May, which triggered a…
Tottenham Midfielder James Maddison has been dropped from England squad for Euro 2024. Maddison was called up by Gareth Southgate to the provisional 33-man selection. He featured in England’s friendly against Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, coming off the bench in the 3-0 win at St James’ Park. But he is one of seven players who have…
Chelsea have officially appointed Leicester manager Enzo Maresca as their new boss on a five-year contract with the option of an extra year. The Italian replaces Mauricio Pochettino, who left by mutual consent on 21 May after just one season at Stamford Bridge. Maresca took charge of the Foxes in June 2023 and led them…
