Les Ferdinand believes the meaning behind ‘taking a knee’ has been lost after QPR players shunned making the gesture at the weekend. QPR players did not take the knee before their 3-2 defeat by Coventry on Friday night, a sight that has become commonplace since the return of football as a gesture of support for … Read more
Clubs may turn their back on the FA Cup due to rising Covid-19 infections as FIVE teams withdraw from first qualifying round with teams whose opponents are unable to play set to be given byes There are growing concerns about the viability of this season’s FA Cup There are fears of mass postponements due to … Read more
It’s DONE! Gareth Bale completes stunning £13m year-long loan move back to Tottenham after being frozen out at Real Madrid and will wear the No 9 shirt… but he won’t make debut until late October after medical uncovered knee injury Tottenham have confirmed the return of Gareth Bale to north London on loan He returns … Read more
Question of Sport team captain Willie Carson says BBC are on ‘dangerous ground’ by axing much-loved host Sue Barker Barker has been axed as host of the show alongside Phil Tufnell and Matt Dawson Willy Carson said the BBC is on ‘dangerous ground’ and it seems a bit ‘harsh’ The former team captain, 77, also … Read more
A US healthcare company has revealed the world’s first glucose sport biosensor, which takes blood sugar readings and displays the results on a smartphone. The ‘Libre Sense’ device, developed by Illinois-based firm Abbott, is a round white biosensor, about the size of a £2 coin, that attaches to the back of the upper arm. Upon … Read more
Alex Scott broke her silence on Instagram on Friday to thank her fans after Gary Lineker prematurely congratulated her on her A Question Of Sport hosting role. She wrote: ‘The love & support shown to me yesterday has me smiling through the weekend #thankyou I am going to #keeponkeepingon like always! ‘The only thing that … Read more
BREAKING NEWS: Reg Harrison, who was the oldest living FA Cup winner, dies aged 97 surrounded by his family at his bungalow in Derby Reg Harrison died at around 9pm on Thursday night in his bungalow Harrison lifted the FA Cup with Derby in 1946 in the first final after World War II He also … Read more
French Open forced to reduce number of fans allowed in by more than half to 5,000 per day as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in Paris Initially 11,500 spectators a day were to be admitted under strict conditions But that has now been reduced to 5,000 as cases of Covid-19 continue to rise The fans … Read more
Alex Scott has been targeted by ‘awful trolls’ on social media after she was tipped to be in the running to replace Sue Barker on A Question Of Sport. The former England and Arsenal footballer, 35, was rumoured to have secured the gig on Wednesday after the after Sue, 64, was axed as host after … Read more
Gary Lineker caused a furore when he tweeted that Alex Scott had been confirmed as Sue Barker’s replacement on A Question Of Sport, leaving the BBC forced to deny the appointment had been made. The 59-year-old BBC pundit wrote on Twitter on Thursday: ‘Congratulations and good luck to @AlexScott on being the new host for … Read more