Nobby Stiles, the ‘toothless tiger’, was a World Cup winner with England in 1966 and won the European Cup with Manchester United in 1968. After his death aged 78, we take a look back at his football career Continue reading…
Winger for Wales and Lions who was key to the success of Welsh rugby union in the 1970sThe Wales and British and Irish Lions wing JJ Williams, who has died aged 72 of cancer, helped grace a golden era in the 1970s for the Welsh rugby union side. So hig…
Footballer ‘truly overwhelmed’ by support he has received after Tory MPs voted down free meals proposalsTech companies and a local authority in Boris Johnson’s constituency are among the latest to throw their weight behind Marcus Rashford’s growing cam…
Footballer and campaigner expresses disappointment as plea for free meals to be extended is voted downMarcus Rashford, the England and Manchester United striker, vented his “despair” on Wednesday night as Labour’s plea for free school meals to be exten…
Foreign secretary condemns ‘cynical and reckless’ bid to disrupt Games, before they were postponedRussian military intelligence services were planning a cyber-attack on the Japanese-hosted Olympics and Paralympics in Tokyo this summer in a bid to disru…
Labour backs footballer’s campaign as he takes on Downing Street againA quarter of a million people have now signed Marcus Rashford’s petition demanding a major expansion of the free school meals scheme, just days after it was launched.The England and …
Labour backs footballer’s campaign as he takes on Downing Street againA quarter of a million people have now signed Marcus Rashford’s petition demanding a major expansion of the free school meals scheme, just days after it was launched.The England and …
Labour backs footballer’s campaign as he takes on Downing Street againA quarter of a million people have now signed Marcus Rashford’s petition demanding a major expansion of the free school meals scheme, just days after it was launched.The England and …
Survey reveals support for disentangling sport’s ties to gambling industry A third of football supporters are put off spending money on their team’s shirt if it has a betting sponsor, according to a survey that reveals widespread support among fans for…
Footballer urges PM to extend scheme after being included on diverse list delayed by pandemicThe footballer Marcus Rashford has urged the government to extend its provision of free school meals as he accepted an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours list…
William Saliba could leave Arsenal on loan before Monday’s international transfer deadline, with Mikel Arteta admitting the next few days are a ‘crucial moment’ in shaping his squad for the rest of this season. Arteta made no attempt to downplay the im…
English Adaptive Surfing Open is now in its fourth year and the sport’s leaders are targeting ParalympicsThe rain pelted down and the wind swept in but Bruno Hansen, one of the world’s leading adaptive surfers, didn’t mind a bit.After his training sess…
Researches find that athletes with larger gluteus maximus are more likely to be faster sprintersA large gluteus maximus – the muscle that forms the bottom – is key to athletes achieving top speeds on the track, according to a study.After examining the …
Kelvin Bilal Fawaz, who was trafficked as a child and has won right to stay in UK, signs with top promoterThe former England amateur boxer Kelvin Bilal Fawaz, who won his 16-year legal battle with the Home Office for the right to remain in the UK, is l…
