England’s three winners and five losers from dire World Cup warm-ups
England 0-1 Japan (Mitoma 23′)WEMBLEY — This was supposed to convince the country to believe. Instead age-old concerns over England’s modus operandi of glorious...
England’s band of misfits fail their World Cup audition after Japan defeat
England 0-1 Japan (Mitoma 23′)WEMBLEY — Does any of this matter? On Tuesday evening at Wembley, you could interpret that question any way you...
Roberto De Zerbi agrees to become next Tottenham manager
Roberto De Zerbi has agreed to become Tottenham Hotspur’s new head coach after a breakthrough in talks.The former Brighton head coach will sign a...
My bold County Championship predictions – with England reject the best bowler
Despite dire warnings over the future of some clubs and financial problems for many, most seriously Sussex and Middlesex, nothing can stop the excitement...
No, Arsenal aren’t ‘faking’ injuries – here’s how we know
Fire up the memes, it’s Arsenal bashing time. The latest: the conspiracy theory that 11 players have snubbed their country by faking injury in...
Middlesex legends in open revolt over running of club
Crisis club Middlesex are in open revolt after a group of prominent former players called on members to turn up to the club’s next...
Inside ‘Newcastle 2.0’ – with big exits and Howe review planned
Newcastle United need to change.The scale, pace and size of what is coming in the summer, though? If the hints dropped by Newcastle chief...
How Aston Martin spent £500m to become the slowest team in F1
The alarm bells first began to sound in Tokyo in November as Aston Martin owner Lawrence Stroll, technical boss Adrian Newey and then-team principal...
Roberto De Zerbi to Tottenham is a PR disaster in the making
Accordingly De Zerbi will step into a fanbase that is already divided and toxic. Plans to offer the Italian a five-year deal prompted a...
Spurs’ cowardly hierarchy should have to answer questions – just like managers
Brian Clough was typically acerbic on the subject of off-field decision-makers in football clubs and a chain of command that allows most to avoid...






















































