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World Cup playoff drama and Salah’s legacy at Liverpool: Football Weekly Extra – podcast

Max Rushden is joined by Jonathan Wilson, Nedum Onuoha and Will Unwin, featuring very sad voice notes from Barry Glendenning and Elis James, looking back on disappointments for the Republic of Ireland, Wales and Northern Ireland On the podcast today: Wales and the Republic of Ireland took penalties at exactly the same time, both going […]

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Jordan Bos strikes late to spare Socceroos’ blushes in stodgy win over Cameroon

Australia ramp up World Cup preparations with 1-0 victory Ajdin Hrustic has penalty saved after dour first half in Sydney Childhood fans of the venerable Fifa Series (making its debut in Sydney) will not remember the Socceroos 1-0 win over Cameroon as a classic of the genre. It will go down as a game decided

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RFU stops short of delivering full backing for Borthwick but denies Farrell talks

Sweeney: ‘I see the outcome being … to support Steve’ ‘We were very disappointed in the Six Nations’ The Rugby Football Union chief executive, Bill Sweeney, has provided another strong indication that the head coach Steve Borthwick will lead England in this summer’s Nations Championship fixtures pending the outcome of a formal review into their

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Canada’s Ali Ahmed on home World Cup dream: ‘I want to win our group’

Norwich winger on ‘perfect setup’ of Toronto and Vancouver games as co-hosts look to punch above their weight this summer Ali Ahmed watched the last World Cup at home with friends and family. “It was goose bumps seeing Canada walking out,” the winger says. “I haven’t seen that in my lifetime. It was surreal.” This

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Roy Hodgson makes shock return to management at 78 with Bristol City

78-year-old replaces Gerhard Struber for rest of season Hodgson last managed second-tier club back in 1982 Roy Hodgson has made a sensational return to management at the age of 78 with Bristol City after Gerhard Struber was sacked by the Championship club. Hodgson, who has been out of work since leaving Crystal Palace in February

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