Andre Onana’s concerns about Manchester United’s place Andre Onana is increasingly concerned he could struggle to regain his place at Manchester United when he takes Cameroon to the Africa Cup of Nations next year. Onana’s position is again under scrutiny after a flawless performance in United’s chaotic 3-3 draw with Galatasaray. It was the latest … Read more
McCall, left, will continue to be able to rely on Farrell for club duties – Getty Images/David Rogers Mark McCall, the director of rugby at Saracens, blamed social media and traditional media for distorting the ‘narrative’ surrounding Owen Farrell’s career. McCall was speaking at a press conference on Wednesday called to address Farrell’s decision to … Read more
Editor’s Note: these figures refer to teams’ performance in this week’s round of matches and not their chances of winning the competition as a whole. A+ Arsenal Five Arsenal goals at half-time and six different goalscorers at full-time, this was Mikel Arteta’s team at their attacking best, and they took heavy revenge on the French … Read more
It’s been ten years since I first spoke to Peter Robinson about the death of his son Ben, almost to the day. Ben had died of brain swelling after being hit in the head twice in quick succession during a rugby match at school on January 29, 2011. Peter’s grief was raw, but he wanted … Read more
Farrell has stepped away from international rugby to protect himself and his family – Getty Images/Adam Pretty Two days before England’s Rugby World Cup warm-up match against Ireland in Dublin in August, the first warning sign sounded about Owen Farrell’s true state of mind. Until that point, Farrell had always exuded the air of the … Read more
André Onana was accused of unnerving teammates and imposing a ‘shoot-on-sight’ policy on opponents after his ‘disastrous’ mistakes left Manchester United on the brink of elimination from the Champions League. Erik ten Hag’s €47.2 million summer signing from Inter Milan made two glaring errors when conceding Hakim Ziyech’s free-kicks before conceding a goal at his … Read more
Ollie Pope has played 38 Tests for England but has not played a white ball match – Reuters/Akhtar Soomro A winter of two halves awaits Ollie Pope, who is now ready to return to action after suffering a third serious shoulder injury in four years. Pope is in Antigua, hoping to make his one-day international … Read more
“What are the ‘biggest’ (competitive) international and club matches that have never taken place, i.e. the teams that have never played against each other competitively?” asks David Mills. Pete Tomlin kicks things off for us with the kind of researched answer that could put us out of a job. “I looked at international matches and … Read more