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Andy Carroll's return to English football proved a chastening experience as his new club Dagenham and Redbridge fell to a 5-1 defeat against League Two side Crawley Town in a pre-season friendly on Tuesday night.The 36-year-old former Liverpool and Newcastle striker, who recently joined the National League South outfit as both player and part-owner, came off the bench just after an hour with his side trailing 2-1.Despite putting himself about […]

Luka Modric overcame all odds to make it to the pinnacle of world football, resulting in a Ballon d’Or and six Champions Leagues, and now leaves Real Madrid as their most decorated player ever to join Serie A giants AC Milan.The 39-year-old featured in an astonishing 63 games for the Spanish giants this year, but sadly played his final match for the club in their humiliating 4-0 defeat to PSG […]

British tennis player Tara Moore has been handed a four-year ban for doping after the Court of Arbitration for Sport overturned her previous clearance.The 32-year-old was initially cleared by an independent tribunal in December 2023, which ruled that contaminated meat was responsible for her positive test and that she "bore no fault or negligence".However, CAS has now upheld an appeal by the International Tennis Integrity Agency, finding that Moore failed […]

The World Matchplay kicks off this weekend at The Winter Gardens in Blackpool but 2023 World Darts Championship winner Michael Smith will not be in attendance for the first time in 12 years.The third jewel in the coveted ‘Triple Crown’, along with the Premier League and the World Championships, offers the winner a mammoth prize pot of £200,000, with the tournament lasting nine days.Only Phil Taylor, Michael van Gerwen, Gary […]

From Champions League footballer to plumber and business owner, Lee Roche's career trajectory serves as a stark reminder of football's unpredictable nature. The former Manchester United defender, who started against Deportivo La Coruna in Europe's elite competition in 2003, retired from professional football at just 27 years old.Now 44, the Bolton-born ex-player works in construction and runs a cavity wall insulation business.His journey from Old Trafford to building sites illustrates […]

Alexander Zverev has been spotted training with Toni Nadal at the Rafa Nadal Academy in Mallorca following his shock first-round exit at Wimbledon and subsequent withdrawal from the ATP 250 event in Gstaad.The world No3 suffered a surprising defeat to Arthur Rinderknech at the All England Club before pulling out of this week's Swiss tournament.Video footage has emerged showing the German working on hard courts at the academy in Manacor, […]

American rapper Azealia Banks has ignited controversy by publicly sharing what she claims are unsolicited nude photographs sent to her by UFC fighter Conor McGregor, accusing him of sexual harassment.The 34-year-old musician, known for her provocative social media presence, posted screenshots of the alleged explicit images on Monday evening, accompanied by accusations that McGregor had threatened her to remain silent about the incident.Banks shared two photographs that appear to show […]

England secured a thrilling 2-1 series lead over India after Shoaib Bashir claimed the final wicket in extraordinary circumstances to end five days of captivating Test cricket.The young spinner delivered the decisive blow when Mohammed Siraj defended solidly into the ground, only for the ball to trickle around his legs and onto the stumps.The dramatic conclusion came with India fighting valiantly to save the match, having been reduced to 82 […]

British and Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje has issues demands of his team ahead of their first test match against Australia.Itoje, who is the first black captain for the Lions, has been starring in the warm-up matches leading to the first Test. The Lions lost their opening game in Dublin against Argentina, but bounced back the win the five remaining warm-up matches in Australia.The team to take on Australia will […]