Lee Carsley: Spotlight swivels towards the underdog
Back in February 2002, Walter Smith was looking to add some quality and steel to an Everton side struggling to peel away from the drop zone.
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Plans for a new EU financial data wire raise fears of a new monopoly
The EU plans to mandate a new financial market trade data service, promising transparency and investment – but others fear it’ll just create a new monopoly.
Phil Foden, Cole Palmer, Ollie Watkins Out Of England's Nations League Games
Phil Foden, Cole Palmer and Ollie Watkins were all ruled out of England's upcoming Nations League matches, their first games under interim manager Lee Carsley, the English Football Association said Tuesday. England face the Republic of Ireland in Dublin on Saturday before hosting Finland at Wembley three days later in League B. Chelsea star Palmer, who scored in England's Euro 2024 final loss to Spain, and Aston Villa striker Watkins have returned to their clubs with injuries.
Wallabies warhorse Slipper set to match Gregan's record
MELBOURNE : After missing Australia's first test against Argentina last weekend for the birth of his second child, James Slipper is in line to pack down for Saturday's clash with the Pumas in Santa Fe and join George Gregan as the most capped Wallaby.
Canoeing-Australia honours its first family of paddling with Fox Island
SYDNEY : Olympic champion paddlers Jess and Noemie Fox are to have an island at the whitewater centre built for the 2000 Sydney Games named after their family, the New South Wales government said on Wednesday.
Sinner and Medvedev primed for next instalment of 2024 rivalry at US Open
Top seeds Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek have tricky U.S. Open quarter-final matches against Daniil Medvedev and Jessica Pegula, respectively, in what promises to be an entertaining night session at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Wednesday.
Russian athlete Tatyana Tomashova banned for 10 years
Russia's Tatyana Tomashova has been banned from athletics for 10 years and stripped of the silver medal she won in the women's 1,500m in the 2012 Olympics.