Wayne Rooney questions Birmingham players’ pride after ‘unacceptable’ Championship loss to Stoke | Football News
Wayne Rooney branded Birmingham’s performance in their 3-1 loss to Stoke as “unacceptable” and “nowhere near good enough” as the Blues boss questioned his own players’ “personal pride”. The former England captain suffered his eighth defeat since taking over at St Andrew’s in mid-October as Jordan Thompson, Lynden Gooch and Andre Vidigal scored before the…
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Rasmus Hojlund: Erik ten Hag praises Man Utd striker’s ‘big personality’ after winner against Aston Villa | Football News
Erik ten Hag praised Rasmus Hojlund as his side came from two goals down to beat Aston Villa in Manchester United’s first match since Sir Jim Ratcliffe purchased a 25 per cent stake in the club. Hojlund won the game late on with his first Premier League goal after Alejandro Garnacho had scored twice to…
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Inoue puts super bantam division under one rule, stops Tapales in 10th
Japan’s WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Naoya Inoue (L) fights with Philippines’ WBA and IBF super bantamweight champion Marlon Tapales (R) during their four-belt world super bantamweight title unification match at Tokyo’s Ariake Arena on December 26, 2023. (Photo by Kazuhiro NOGI / AFP) Naoya Inoue is an undisputed champion for the second time…
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Manchester United eye Joshua Kimmich bid in January – Paper Talk | Football News
The top stories and transfer rumours from Wednesday newspapers… THE SUN Manchester United are interested in signing Joshua Kimmich from Bayern Munich, according to reports. Chelsea and Fulham have reportedly sent scouts to watch AZ Alkmaar star Vangelis Pavlidis. DAILY MAIL Sir Dave Brailsford, the director of sport for Jim Ratcliffe’s INEOS group, was spotted…
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Special gifts bring holiday cheers for pros
San Miguel Beer guard Terrence Romeo.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net The wrappers have been torn off and the ribbons ripped. Among the gifts they received this Christmas, what thrilled Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) players the most? Ginebra’s Jared Dillinger said it was cryptocurrency video games. “I’ve been getting lots of Web3 video games. I’ve been playing them a…
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Munster 3 – 9 Leinster
Harry Byrne landed three penalties as Leinster ground out victory at Munster in the annual St Stephen’s Day derby at Thomond Park, as incessant rainfall and strong winds made it difficult for both sides to produce meaningful passages of play; Jack Crowley kicked Munster’s points By Michael Cantillon Last Updated: 26/12/23 10:15pm Played in torrential…
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Cone admits Ginebra fate not completely in its hands
Barangay Ginebra’s Scottie Thompson gestures after hitting a 3-pointer against TNT in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup.–MARLO CUETO/INQUIRER.net Barangay Ginebra doesn’t see itself having a firm hold of its fortunes for the twice-to-beat advantage in the quarterfinals of the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) Commissioner’s Cup despite pulling off two wins that included a hard-fought result on…
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Sheffield United 2-3 Luton: Chris Wilder hits out at players after late own goals hand Premier League relegation rivals victory | Football News
Chris Wilder hit out at his players after Sheffield United’s 3-2 defeat to Luton, saying two own goals were not ‘unlucky’, but a poor ‘approach and attitude’. For a second game in a row, the Blades let a winning position slip late on. Against Luton, it was two own goals from Jack Robinson and Anis…
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Burnley 0 – 2 Liverpool
Player ratings Burnley: Trafford (8), O’Shea (6), Taylor (6), Beyer (6), Brownhill (6), Berge (6), Foster (6), Vitinho (6), Amdouni (6), Tresor (6), Odobert (7) Subs: Larsen (7), Gudmundsson (6), Redmond (6), Ramsey (6) Liverpool: Alisson (7), Alexander-Arnold (7), Gomez (7), Van Dijk (7), Quansah (7), Gravenberch (7), Endo (7), Elliott (7), Nunez (8), Salah…
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Luton manager Rob Edwards say police investigating an alleged racist comment towards Carlton Morris during Sheffield United game | Football News
Police are investigating an alleged racist comment made by an individual in the Sheffield United home end towards Luton striker Carlton Morris, says manager Rob Edwards. Towards the end of Luton’s 3-2 win, referee Sam Allison stopped the game in additional time to speak to both sets of managers after Luton and Morris made a…
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