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Manchester United’s Maya Le Tissier talks to BBC Sport’s Simon Stone before their Champions League match against Paris St-Germain on Wednesday. It will be the first time the women’s side has played a European game at Old Trafford. READ MORE: Man Utd want to use Old Trafford match to ‘push team forward’ Source link

They say a week is a long time in football, never mind 99 of them. Sam Kerr knows that all too well, as her 692-day wait to start a match for Chelsea came to an end on Tuesday. After scoring in her side’s 3-1 Champions League victory against BK Hacken on 20 December 2023, Kerr’s…

O’Neill is in his second spell as NI boss, having taken up the reins again in December 2022 after a period in club football as manager of Stoke City. Magennis highlights some of the attributes he believes his international manager possesses. “First of all, obviously, he’s tactically very, very astute. “He knows the game of…

Scotland are bidding to reach a men’s World Cup finals for the first time since 1998. “The biggest thing I’ve noticed is that there’s a real understanding of what it takes to be successful,” said former Scotland forward Naismith. “Making the two Euros has been so valuable to this squad. You can now see that…

“You can do the research, but ultimately you need to listen to the ones going through it and how we can best find the solutions.” Arsenal, who won the Champions League last season, played 58 matches in all competitions – compared to 52 the previous season. Alessia Russo and Beth Mead played a further six…

After launch there was the question of how to fill the days at sea. “In my case, you eat,” says Larter. “Honestly, I’ve never had, either before or since, such a sustained spell of magnificent eating. “The stewards loved us. They’d bring these great trolleys of wonderful food, and they knew we’d eat it.” With…

Top seed Luke Humphries beat Nathan Aspinall to book his place in the knockout stages of the Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton. England’s Humphries averaged 102.62 in a superb display as he maintained his 100% record to top Group A. Michael Smith, who beat American Alex Spellman 5-2, went through in second place. It…

Speaking of the Patriots, they’re one of three 8-2 teams in the NFL, all AFC sides, but are they the best? You can pick holes in New England, Denver and Indianapolis really for feasting on the lesser sides, with only five of their combined 24 victories coming against teams with a winning record – and…

Rybakina had worked with Vukov since she was a teenager before briefly ending the partnership before last year’s US Open. However, when she decided in January that she wanted Vukov to rejoin her team, his provisional suspension meant he was denied accreditation at the Australian Open. Speaking in February, Rybakina said she was in contact…

There has been a surge of tickets purchased for next summer’s Women’s T20 World Cup in England following India’s victory in the 50-over World Cup final earlier this month. Overall sales for the tournament, which runs from 12 June to 5 July, have increased 171% compared to the previous week with a 265% upturn in…