‘It’s so the young players can have a better future’: why Afghanistan’s men are on strike
Southend United midfielder Noor Husin is one of 18 players protesting against the way they have been treated by the country’s football federation and alleged corruptionNoor Husin always believed that representing Afghanistan was his destiny. The Southend United midfielder was born in Mazar-i-Sharif 17 months before a massacre of 2,000 Hazaras there by the …
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World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes wants action on ‘vile’ social media abuse
Retiring referee’s wife and children have been threatened‘I want legislation of what social media sites can do to prevent it’The Rugby World Cup final referee, Wayne Barnes, has described social media abuse towards him and his family as “vile” and called for online trolls to be held to account.The 44-year-old English official’s last match was one …
The Spin | The Spirit of Cricket: hard to define but always whatever we want it to be
Angelo Mathews’s anger at being timed out was justifiable but these debates can be an enjoyable distraction in a wicked worldI’m trying to get angry about Angelo Mathews being sent on his way in Delhi, timed out, open mouthed, outraged, tearing up in the dugout. How cross he must have felt when he discovered that broken chinstrap in the middle, how …
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World Cup final ref Barnes calls for action against trolls for 'vile abuse'
Rugby World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes wants online trolls held to account after receiving "vile" abuse, including after this year's showpiece between South Africa and New Zealand in Paris.
'Important' to end qualifiers on a high amid injuries - Clarke
Steve Clarke targets a winning end to Scotland's Euro 2024 qualifiers despite the loss of Angus Gunn, Andy Robertson, Kieran Tierney and Aaron Hickey to injury.
Anthony Joshua and Louis Theroux break into freestyle rap battle: ‘Fire in the booth’
Anthony Joshua showed off his music skills in an impromptu freestyle rap battle with documentary maker Louis Theroux.
Eddie Jones finally admits he IS interested in Japan job after landing in Tokyo, with former Wallabies boss set for a second interview with Brave Blossoms
Jones, 63, denied reports claiming he had held talks with Japan rugby bosses ahead of the World Cup in France, with the Australian in charge of the Wallabies at the time.
Marcus Rashford 'was NEVER a good player' insists former Man United star who claims the striker has been 'erratic' since the Red Devils 'rushed to give him loads of money'
Rashford, on the back of his best goalscoring season of his career last term, has netted just once in 16 matches so far during what has been a difficult campaign for Manchester United.
Phil Neville accepts his historical sexist tweets - including one in which he joked about 'battering the wife'- were 'wrong' as he is grilled at Portland Timbers unveiling after fan group blasted 'deeply disappointing' decision to hire him
Phil Neville admitted his historic sexist tweets were 'wrong' at his unveiling as Portland Timbers manager - after a fan group hit out at his appointment being against the club's ethos.
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Lewis Hamilton reveals he has given up alcohol as the seven-time world champion seeks an 'extra one per cent' to boost his Formula One fortunes
Hamilton revealed he had given up alcohol as the Formula One star launched a non-alcoholic tequila brand Almave, collaborating with Casa Lumbre master distiller Ivan Saldana.
Football hooligans alliance supporters warn fans 'do not come tooled up' with weapons as they bid to 'protect' the Cenotaph from pro-Palestine protest - and sell out coaches for hundreds to head to London
The missive - shared by 'Football Lads against Extremism', which has far-right ties - called upon supporters groups to 'stand shoulder to shoulder' to safeguard the memorial.
Fans say ‘Yaya Toure will be fuming’ as Man Utd legend Rio Ferdinand is given awkward birthday surprise at Man City
VAR outrage cycle will keep on repeating until clubs act together
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Wayne Barnes details how social media abuse ‘crossed the line’ after Rugby World Cup final
The record-setting English referee has called for more action to be taken against those sending abuse to officials
Novak Djokovic can now grant Roger Federer his biggest wish thanks to Carlos Alcaraz
Roger Federer is hoping to see the best Laver Cup tournament to date this year.