A former Tory minister who quit in protest after Boris Johnson refused to sack Dominic Cummings during the lockdown was crowned the party’s new leader in Scotland today. Douglas Ross, a 37-year-old former Champions League linesman and referee, won after running un-opposed for the post vacated by Jackson Carlaw last Thursday. Moray MP Mr Ross, whose … Read more
BT Sport to show Champions League and Europa League finals for FREE on YouTube as they get set to broadcast a festival of football in August with 26 games across 19 days The finals will be broadcast on BT Sport’s website, app and YouTube channel Five British teams remain across the two competitions ahead of … Read more
Real Madrid’s Champions League preparations are thrown into chaos as striker Mariano tests positive for coronavirus after his holiday – just 10 days before trip to face Manchester City By Max Winters For Mailonline Published: 12:40 BST, 28 July 2020 | Updated: 13:08 BST, 28 July 2020 Real Madrid striker Mariano Diaz has tested positive for … Read more
In keeping with Manchester United’s season, this was not easy. They looked ordinary at times, one-paced and prone to defensive uncertainty. Goalkeeper David de Gea looked like an accident waiting to happen and his nervousness spread to the likes of Harry Maguire and Nemanja Matic. But, though they lived dangerously at times, the United that … Read more
TOP FOUR RACE LIVE: Latest score and updates from Leicester vs Manchester United and Chelsea vs Wolves in do or die battle for Champions League next season By Dan Ripley for MailOnline Published: 13:59 BST, 26 July 2020 | Updated: 15:39 BST, 26 July 2020 It’s crunch time on the final day of the Premier … Read more
Legendary commentator Clive Tyldesley has revealed his dejection in an emotional video after being replaced in his lead role with ITV after 22 years in the job. Tyldesley’s voice has provided the backdrop to a huge number of historic matches over more than two decades at major international tournaments and the biggest games in club … Read more
Legendary commentator Clive Tyldesley, 65, is REPLACED as ITV’s voice of football after 22 years in the job – as they follow the BBC in culling older talent with 42-year-old Sam Matterface taking over Clive Tyldesley’s voice has become synonymous with football over two decades Veteran commentator will still work for ITV sport, especially at … Read more
Manchester City have won their battle with UEFA and their European ban has been lifted. The Premier League club were banned from European football for two years in February after UEFA found they had committed ‘serious breaches’ of its Financial Fair Play regulations. City, adamant that they had done nothing wrong, appealed to the Court of … Read more
World’s sports stars are spared quarantine to save the ‘crown jewels’ of Britain’s summer – including Champions League Football, British Masters Golf tournament and international cricket Britain has excused sports players from having to quarantine after foreign travel This means golf stars such as Tiger Woods can play in the British Masters International cricket events … Read more
Liverpool’s newly-crowned Premier League champions waved scarves and hands in the air and jumped in unison as they belted out 90s dance anthem ‘Show Me Love’ while celebrating the club’s greatest triumph in 30 years. With the squad all wearing their famous red home shirt with ‘Champions 19-20’ written on the back, stars such as … Read more
Virgil van Dijk led Liverpool’s jubilant celebrations after they finally ended their 30-year league title wait on Thursday night. Gathering together at a hotel, Jurgen Klopp’s men watched an outdoor screen as Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Manchester City at Stamford Bridge confirmed their position as champions in an outstanding campaign which has seen them drop … Read more
The family of a lifelong Liverpool supporter who contracted coronavirus after attending the Champions League match against Atlético Madrid days before the UK’s lockdown is demanding an inquiry into why the game was allowed to go ahead. Richard Mawson, 70, from Kirkdale, Merseyside, went to watch his team on March 11 after the government said there was … Read more
A consultant working in intensive care has described the decision to let two Stereophonics gigs go ahead at the start of the coronavirus outbreak as ‘downright insane’. David Hepburn, who made the comment on Twitter, works at the Royal Gwent Hospital in Newport – which has seen one of the highest coronavirus infection rates in … Read more