MANCHESTER City footballer Benjamin Mendy will stay on remand in jail ahead of his rape trial next year after being accused of sex attacks on three women. Mendy, 27, who has been in custody for around seven weeks, was denied bail by a judge at a 50-minute hearing at Chester Crown Court. Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy has again been refused bail ahead of his trial accused of raping t...Full Story »

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain fears he might have to quit Liverpool to get more regular playing time. The 28-year-old has made just one Premier League start this season. Although he would be reluctant to leave Anfield, Oxlade-Chamberlain realises it might be the only option as he wants to play games, per The Mirror. Arsenal are reportedly interested in a reunion with the Englishman, who spent six...Full Story »

Scott McTominay’s stoppage-time winner secured Scotland the most dramatic 3-2 World Cup qualifying victory over Israel at a soggy Hampden Park.On a day when relaxed Covid restrictions meant a capacity crowd of around 50,000, Israeli striker Eran Zahavi dampened down expectations after less than five minutes when he curled in a free-kick.Midfielder John McGinn levelled in the 29th minute wi...Full Story »

Callum Robinson ended a week of controversy with a decisive double as the Republic of Ireland won a competitive match for the first time under manager Stephen Kenny in Azerbaijan.Robinson hit the headlines in the run-up to the game after revealing he had chosen not to be vaccinated against Covid-19 despite twice contracting the virus, but provided the perfect response to the criticism he receive...Full Story »

Conor Wilkinson came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner as Walsall beat Salford 2-1 to ease away from the relegation zone.Kieran Phillips put the Saddlers ahead after 29 seconds but Ash Eastham levelled for Salford before Wilkinson struck five minutes into time added on.Phillips gave Walsall the perfect start as he raced 40 yards unchallenged before scuffing the ball past Tom King and...Full Story »

Jack Muldoon and Alex Pattison both scored twice as a record Harrogate league crowd of 3,180 were treated to a 6-1 thrashing of basement club Scunthorpe.Braces from Muldoon and Pattison, as well as a Jack Diamond strike, saw Town lead 5-0 at the break and, although Harry Davis replied in the second half, Danilo Orsi’s penalty wrapped up the rout.Centre-backs Connor Hall and Will Smith both...Full Story »

He took part in a session with Grand Master Tsu and learnt more about the centuries-old Chinese martial art in Singapore Beckham - Performing Tai Chi is important for my family's 'mental awareness'AP Former Manchester United, Real Madrid and England midfielder David Beckham embraced the calming, physical and mental well-being side of Tai Chi, as he took part in a session with Grand Master Tsu ...Full Story »

With France Football having taken a coronavirus-enforced break in 2020, anticipation is building ahead of the next awarding of a Golden Ball Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Robert Lewandowski are among the nominees on the 30-man 2021 Ballon d’Or longlist to have been released by France Football. Other superstar performers to get the nod include Erling Haaland, Kylian Mbappe, Karim ...Full Story »

Sam Hutchinson could be in line to return to the Sheffield Wednesday squad ahead of their clash against Bolton.Hutchinson has missed the previous two games for Wednesday due to fatigue but could feature against the Trotters.George Byers (groin) and Massimo Luongo (hamstring) are still recovering from injury and could return later this month.Forward Josh Windass is still out as he continues to un...Full Story »

England Under-21 boss Lee Carsley has urged his Young Lions to learn their lesson after they surrendered a 2-0 lead to draw in Slovenia.Mark Spanring and Dusan Stojinovic netted in the second half to earn the hosts a 2-2 draw in Celje on Thursday.Goals from Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer saw the Young Lions race into 2-0 lead after just 15 minutes of their Euro 2023 qualifier.But they failed to...Full Story »

CHELSEA forward Timo Werner has been pranked by team-mates Mason Mount and Jorginho in a hilarious video released by the Blues. The 25-year-old German was made to think he was taking part in a promotional ad for the Blues' sponsors Yokohama. Timo Werner was hilariously pranked by Chelsea team-mates Mason Mount and JorginhoCredit: YouTube: Chelsea Football Club He was made to look foolish but ...Full Story »

Nathan Ferguson’s second-half strike earned Southend’s first win since the opening day of the season as they beat Eastleigh 1-0.The Shrimpers were without victory in seven games, losing the last four, before Ferguson popped up in the 69th minute to stop the rot.The former Crawley man rifled home a volley from just inside the area as Phil Brown’s side climbed out of the National...Full Story »

MARTIN JOHNSON thinks Christian Eriksen's brush with death at Euro 2020 shows how vital it is that anyone involved with sport has training to deal with sudden cardiac arrest. Dane Eriksen survived because of quick thinking by skipper Simon Kjaer and the medics on duty in Copenhagen when he collapsed against Iceland. England legend Martin Johnson has called for cardiac arrest training across sp...Full Story »

Park Ji-Sung won four league titles during his time at Manchester United. Former Manchester United and South Korea midfielder Park Ji-Sung has asked supporters to stop singing a song about him that contains a negative stereotype about his homeland. Park, who spent seven years at Old Trafford between 2005 and 2012, says the song is insulting because it suggests Korean people eat dog meat. The ...Full Story »

And the Gypsy King has told the Red Devils' footballing superstar: “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us!” Manchester United fan Tyson Fury says he would love to box at their Old Trafford home Ronaldo has been the big attraction at Old Trafford this season since his summer return WBC champ and Red Devils fan Fury faces Deontay Wilder in their Las Vegas trilogy fig...Full Story »

Bradford manager Derek Adams is determined to put his own “stamp on the club” as he tries to lead the Bantams out of League Two.City ended a run of five league games without a win with a 2-0 victory over Rochdale at Valley Parade and maintain their unbeaten home record.Alex Gilliead put them in front after 37 minutes, hammering the ball into the net after keeper Joel Coleman saved bu...Full Story »

Plymouth manager Ryan Lowe was left fuming by the award of Lincoln’s late penalty in his side’s 2-2 draw at the LNER Stadium.The Pilgrims led twice thanks to goals from Ryan Hardie and Brendan Galloway.Lasse Sorensen levelled for the Imps for the first time after 66 minutes, but Argyle looked set to take all three points back to Devon.That was until Sorensen was adjudged to have been...Full Story »

Curtis Fleming saluted hard-working hero Chris Martin after Bristol City snatched a dramatic 3-2 victory at Peterborough.The City frontman fired his fourth goal of the Sky Bet Championship season with five minutes of a breathless battle to go.That Martin strike clinched a fourth away win for City and provided cheer for manager Nigel Pearson, who is suffering from Covid-19.It also ensured they st...Full Story »

Lee Johnson apologised to the travelling Sunderland fans after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Pompey in monsoon conditions at Fratton Park.John Marquis’ double helped Pompey claim their first league win since August 17 to ease the pressure on Johnson’s counterpart Danny Cowley.Johnson spent much of the second half trying to get the game called off due to a waterlogged pitch but refuse...Full Story »

Wigan boss Leam Richardson believes their 2-0 win at Gillingham could prove to be one of their most important results of the season after they moved to the top of League One.Max Power and Will Keane scored second-half goals for the Latics in an absorbing game at Priestfield.Wigan are now top on goal difference from Sunderland and Richardson was proud of how they battled to victory and bounced ba...Full Story »