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Wales last faced Poland in 2016, drawing a Cyprus Cup friendly 1-1 with a goal from Helen Ward. The Poles, under head coach Nina Patalon, were also making their bow on the major international stage at Euro 2025, where they lost to Germany and Sweden before beating Denmark 3-2 to finish third in Group C….

These were the nights Asprilla came alive. Indeed, it did not feel a coincidence that the striker scored as many goals (nine) for Newcastle in 11 European games as he did in 48 Premier League fixtures. Yet Asprilla’s top-flight debut was one to remember following his £6.7m move from Parma in February 1996. The new…

Arne Slot has no hair left to lose but the man celebrating his 47th birthday might have been left feeling a few years older as his Liverpool team put him through the wringer again. In the end, however, Liverpool were able to make it many happy returns for their head coach – but not before…

Mourinho began his managerial career with Benfica in 2000 but took charge of only 10 games and left after a dispute with the club president. He then made his name with Porto between 2002 and 2004, winning six trophies – including the Champions League in 2003-04. Since leaving his homeland in 2004, Mourinho has managed…

Wightman has endured a long road to return to the position of fighting for the sport’s biggest prizes since his crowning moment three years ago. But he has always maintained his belief that he would get there. Wightman was accepting that the injury which kept him out of Budapest two years ago was a consequence…

Former Arsenal footballer Thomas Partey has denied raping two women and sexually assaulting a third woman. The Ghanaian midfielder pleaded not guilty to five counts of rape and one charge of sexual assault when he appeared at Southwark Crown Court. The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2022, when the 32-year-old played for Arsenal….

Ricky Hatton won 45 of his 48 professional bouts during a 15-year boxing career, and was world champion at light-welterweight and welterweight. He last fought professionally in 2012, though had planned to return to the ring in October. Nicknamed ‘the Hitman’, Hatton established himself as a hugely popular fighter with character inside and outside the…

Outscoring the opposition was the mentality at Tottenham last season but now the focus is on keeping out goals at the other end of the pitch. Tuesday’s 1-0 win against Villarreal in Spurs’ Champions League opener was the fourth clean sheet they had kept in five games so far this season under Thomas Frank. In…

France back row Axelle Berthoumieu has had her 12-match ban for biting reduced to nine after an appeal. The 25-year-old bit Ireland’s Aoife Wafer in France’s World Cup quarter-final win on Sunday. A disciplinary committee said Berthoumieu’s admission of guilt, clean disciplinary record, remorse and public apology were sufficient mitigation to reduce the ban. She…

Great Britain’s Amber Anning runs a season’s best time to qualify for the women’s 400m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. Source link