AN ENGLAND fan who plastered his home with St George flags for Euro 2020 has been bombarded with abuse. The dad covered his home in West Bromwich in 23 flags – but now is being showered with threats that his windows will be smashed. And the 42-year-old, who wishes to remain anonymous, doesn’t understand why he is being lashed out […]

Relentless rain resulted in day one of the inaugural World Test Championship final between India and New Zealand to be abandoned without a ball bowled. The morning session at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton was quickly wiped out and while a small proportion of the limited 4,000 crowd hung around in the hope of seeing some action as the day […]

TOKYO — The safest way to hold the Tokyo Olympics is without any fans, the top medical adviser to the Japanese government said in a report on Friday. Dr. Shigeru Omi’s recommendation seems to put him at odds with organizers and the International Olympic Committee with the Olympics opening in just five weeks on July 23. Fans from abroad were […]

GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM joked that Memphis Depay speaks to him in Spanish, ahead of the forward's impending move to Barcelona. Depay, 27, crashed Wijnaldum's post-match interview, with the pair both on Netherlands duty. The former Manchester United star whispered something to Wijnaldum, prompting a Dutch reporter to ask the new PSG star what Depay had said. With a smile, Wijnaldum joked: […]

FORMER Tottenham assistant manager Joe Jordan will be delighted that Gennaro Gattuso will not be taking charge of the club. The AC Milan legend, 43, held talks with Spurs over the vacant managerial position after negotiations to bring Paulo Fonseca to North London broke down. But the ex-Napoli gaffer is now out of the running after a fiery fan backlash […]

ROYAL Ascot chiefs could push back Friday's racing if today's card is lost to the weather – and the Queen could be there to see it. Her Majesty is expected to attend this week's meeting for the first time tomorrow and she could be in for a Royal treat with a bumper ten-race card being contemplated. Officials have called an […]

SPAIN'S man in the middle at the Euro 2020 this summer Carlos del Cerro Grande. The Euros is his first major international tournament as a ref and he will be one of two La Liga referees participating, along with Mateu Lahoz. But Grande is no stranger to big competitions, Grande was the fourth official for the 2021 Champions League final […]

MARTIN SAMUEL: Glory beckons for England if they can avoid the argy-bargy against Scotland… if the Three Lions stick to football and not history, then their rivals should be sunk England face fierce rivals Scotland in their next Euro 2020 clash on Friday night  The last thing Gareth Southgate needs is his players being drawn into scuffles  Man for man, […]

GEORGE RUSSELL is "enjoying the curiosity" of speculation that he will be named as Lewis Hamilton's team-mate next season. The Brit is effectively on loan at Williams from Mercedes but his contract – along with Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas – is up in December. The 23-year-old is expected to replace the under-performing Finn but as yet says he has received […]

EURO 2020 has arrived and fans will be dreaming of their countries securing the coveted trophy. Meanwhile managers will be hoping for disciplined performances from their sides. And with VAR in play, defenders will have to be extra careful to avoid conceding any penalties. How many penalties have there been at Euro 2020? There have been five penalties awarded at […]