Aug 5 (Reuters) – Manchester City have signed England midfielder Jack Grealish on a six-year contract after paying the 100-million pound ($139.27 million) release clause, Aston Villa announced on Thursday, making him the most expensive player in Premier League history. We’re still a long way off that but the bookies have Southgate’s talented group second …
The match was a tense one last night, especially for England fans after Mikkel Damsgaard’s free-kick left them trailing in the first half. 2000 – With the birth of a baby girl named Astha – “Faith” in Hindi – India’s population officially hits one billion. 330 – Constantinople is dedicated as the new capital of …
Featuring a reversible construction with an oversized fit, the inside design comes with a special-edition badge and the number 71 in the centre, while the outside features the official England crest alongside a subtle tribute to the Lost Lionesses and an “all the best” message from Martine Rose. However, the party shoes could be the …
This one goes the full distance but, as is so often the way, Germany emerge victorious on penalties. Every NWSL team except the Houston Dash features at least one USWNT player. Here’s what you need to know to watch our USWNT heroes in the NWSL. All 23 players on the USWNT play in the National …
It’s the sound that stopped Harry Kane in his tracks as the final whistle blew at Wembley – 40,000 England fans roaring out Neil Diamond’s classic hit Sweet Caroline. The Pacific Northwest sweltered as a historic heat wave hit Washington and Oregon, with temperatures in many areas expected to top out up to 30 degrees …
He was the youngest of the lot. It was difficult for me to adjust because a lot of criticism was poured on the whole team and on me in particular. Messi will join former Barca team mate Neymar in Paris. We know France will be hurting. Whether it was heading the ball as much as …
Professor Defeyter said there is a high probability that children from lower socio-economic backgrounds will be most disadvantaged when the new academic year begins in September, given the combination of a lack of healthy nutritious food and the educational learning loss experienced due to school closures, which will disproportionally affect disadvantaged children. ‘When the children …
Leeds United fan Kevin Coe, 51, and his son Ellis, six, were on the route of the funeral procession. Peter Mather, a 68-year-old semi-retired bricklayer, stood on the route of the funeral in Ashington with a sign saying ‘Howay Wor Jack’. The eulogy to the football great 11 days after his death aged 85 came …
That moniker just about sums up the uncompromising style of Manchester United’s captain, who was sorely missed by his side while injured in the closing weeks of the campaign. Liverpool had been so confident in their defensive personnel heading into the campaign that regular back-up Dejan Lovren had been permitted to join Russian giants Zenit …
In 1976, it created a mixed team – not the official one – to play the visiting New Zealand team in Cape Town. In an effort to reverse segregation, teams from Black townships were required to play teams in richer, mostly white areas, and vice versa. All the best Black talent swiftly abandoned the township …