Category: Sport

Until Sunday Pep Guardiola had won all 10 of his previous Premier League meetings with Eddie Howe but after their 11th encounter resulted in a 3-3 draw of the highest calibre at St James’ Park, the Manchester City manager’s praise for his Newcastle counterpart proved unstinting. “He’s has done a top-class job,” said Guardiola, whose […]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles says he expect Tom Brady to return to the team in the coming week, after the quarterback’s recent absence from the team. “It’ll be this week, early,” Bowles told reporters on Sunday. Brady has been away from the team since 11 August to deal with what Bowles had […]

NBA hall of famer Dennis Rodman says he has permission to travel to Russia as he attempts to secure the release of fellow basketball star Brittney Griner. Griner was sentenced to nine years in Russian jail for drug possession earlier this month. Her lawyers have filed an appeal and there are understood to be separate […]

Pep Guardiola was agitated. He stalked the touchline, hands on hips, brooding. He gestured at Bernardo Silva and, during a break for an injury, gave him lengthy instructions. Manchester City were 1-0 up and creating chances, but Guardiola often serves as his own canary in the mine, his agitation indicating long before it becomes apparent […]

For long periods of a thrilling, and sometimes tumultuous, 90 minutes on Tyneside, Manchester City seemed to be gasping for oxygen. The visitors’ periods of distress and sheer puzzlement had nothing to do with any lack of fitness and everything to do with the skill and aggression of Allan Saint-Maximin and the rest of a […]

David Barham, who took over as Essendon president this week, was the producer of the 1996 documentary ‘100 Years of Australian Football’. From Jezza to Jacko, from John Coleman to John Bourke, it showcased the best and worst of the sport. Heading into round 23 – whether it was Essendon refusing to return Ben Rutten’s […]

An unhappy Thomas Tuchel branded Édouard Mendy’s error that allowed Leeds’s opening goal as “huge” and criticised the way his defence conceded a second from a free‑kick as Chelsea were beaten 3-0 at Elland Road. Leeds’s first win in this fixture in 20 years was precipitated by Mendy’s decision not to clear a backpass. Instead […]