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Erik ten Hag tells of ‘very positive’ Jim Ratcliffe meeting at Manchester United

‘On many issues we were on the same page,’ manager reports‘We’re looking forward to working with each other,’ Ten Hag says Erik ten Hag says his talks with the new Manchester United minority shareholder Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team were “very positive”. The manager met the billionaire on Wednesday after Ratcliffe took over […]

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Oscar Pistorius parole ‘sends wrong message’, says women’s charity on eve of release

Women for Change says Friday’s release of athlete who murdered his girlfriend highlights gender-based violence in South Africa Oscar Pistorius will be released from prison on parole on Friday, after serving half of his 13-year sentence for murdering his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Details of the time and place of his release are being kept secret

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Luke Littler fast-tracked into darts’ Premier League after record TV figures

PDC confirm teenager selected in eight-player fieldWorld Darts Championship final watched by 4.8m viewers Luke Littler has been fast-tracked into darts’ Premier League as the Professional Darts Corporation and Sky Sports attempt to build on the record-breaking momentum the 16-year-old has generated after his run to the final of the World Darts Championship. Littler is

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Liverpool’s Wataru Endo admits mixed feelings over Asian Cup departure

In-form Endo ‘wants to stay’ but also wants to win Asian CupJapan captain is Liverpool’s player of the month for December Liverpool midfielder Wataru Endo admitted conflicting feelings in leaving Merseyside for the Asian Cup just when he had started to find his form. The Japan captain, a £16m signing from Stuttgart, started the last

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Rafael Nadal earns ‘important’ Brisbane win over Kubler as return continues

Spaniard in excellent form since return from hip injury22-time grand slam champion faces Jordan Thompson next Rafael Nadal continued his impressive return from injury with a dominant win over Jason Kubler at the Brisbane International. The 22-time grand slam champion played his first match for nearly a year following a hip injury in the opening

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