Author: James Martin
Gareth Southgate has said he faces a “complicated decision” whether to keep faith with Harry Maguire for England after the defender’s struggles at Manchester United and hinted he has a lack of experienced replacements from which to choose.That was emphasised on Monday night when John Stones, who was due to start Saturday’s friendly against Switzerland but withdrew after the warmup, pulled out of the squad as a precaution.Maguire did not feature on Saturday despite Southgate defending his inclusion in the squad last week. Maguire is in contention to start against Ivory Coast on Tuesday night for what would be his…
State and county taxpayers will be asked to commit $850m in public funds toward construction of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium which has a state-projected price tag of $1.4bn as part of a 30-year lease agreement reached on Monday.New York state will commit $600m in funds, which will be in included in the budget due on Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul announced in a press release. Erie county will commit $250m toward the project, with the NFL and the Buffalo Bills committing $550m in financing.The dollar amount is considered to be the largest public commitment for an NFL facility. The deal…
The first index to track race representation across UK sport has led to 43% of national governing bodies being handed the lowest three available grades. A trio of England’s biggest sporting administrators – the Football Association, the England and Wales Cricket Board, and the Rugby Football Union – failed to even take part.The inaugural Race Representation Index, commissioned by the sport monitoring advisory panel via charity Sporting Equals, was motivated by the Black Lives Matter movement following the death of George Floyd. It aimed to provide a baseline on racial diversity across the sector, allowing progress to be tracked year…
The findings are considered preliminary because they come from a preprint, or a study that has not been scrutinized by outside researchers or published in a medical journal. They have also not been confirmed by other studies, which makes them less certain.”I think it’s a little hard to know what that will look like here, where probably a large fraction of our population has been exposed at some point before either to Delta or BA.1,” said Dr. Beth Thielen, a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.But Thielen notes that the study offers an important look…
Hull FC will travel to Huddersfield Giants for their Challenge Cup quarter-final clash next weekend. The clash has been scheduled to kick off at 5pm on Saturday April 9 and it is will be shown live on Premier Sports. Brett Hodgson’s side booked their spot in the last eight of the cup on Saturday afternoon with a convincing 58-12 win over Sheffield Eagles at Post Office Road. FC scored 11 tries in the game and their reward is a trip to the John Smith’s Stadium, where they will face Ian Watson’s Giants for a spot in the final four of…
George Russell has warned that he and his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, have no chance of fighting for the Formula One title unless Mercedes drastically improves, speculating it could take up to eight races for them to be competitive at the front of the grid.Russell and Hamilton finished fifth and 10th respectively at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday, which was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finishing second. Mercedes were almost one second a lap off the pace of the leaders during parts of the race, with Hamilton, the seven-time champion, reduced to scrapping for…
After Covid forced its postponement last year, the Women’s Euros are fast approaching with England set to host a tournament bigger and, quite possibly, better than any previous edition.Ticket salesOne hundred days before the opening ceremony at Old Trafford on 6 July tickets went on general sale at 8am on Monday morning. By 8.43am all available seats for the final at Wembley on 31 July had sold out and by 9.45am the same applied to the England v Northern Ireland Group A game at Southampton’s St Mary’s on 15 July.Given that more than 350,000 seats available for advance purchase had…
A group of more than 70 current and former Canadian gymnasts have called for an independent investigation into what they described as a “toxic culture and abusive practices” within their sport in the country.The gymnasts, who are and have been members of the Olympic team and national team, said in a letter sent on Monday to Sport Canada’s director general Vicki Walker that for nearly a decade the fear of retribution prevented them from speaking out.“We can no longer sit in silence,” the letter said. “We are coming forward with our experiences of abuse, neglect, and discrimination in hopes of…
But public health advocates are frustrated, saying the agency has blown past a September deadline set by US District Court in Maryland to decide what e-cigarette products may remain on the market. Though e-cigarette products have been allowed to remain on the market for years, in 2020, the FDA asked the companies to submit applications to keep products on the market. The FDA said Thursday that the tobacco-flavored Logic Technology products probably benefit adult smokers, serving as an alternative to traditional cigarettes. The likely benefit, the agency said, outweighs the risk that young people would start using them, provided that…
Andy Cannon is in line to get a first start for Stockport County this week following his shock move from Championship side Hull City last week. The dynamic midfielder came off the bench in the closing stages of Saturday’s 2-0 away win at Eastleigh to get his first outing for the Hatters. County chief Dave Challinor says Cannon will likely start against Crewe Alexandra at Edgeley Park in a Cheshire County Cup game on Tuesday evening ahead of Saturday’s FA Trophy trip to promotion rivals Wrexham at the Racecourse Ground. Cannon – who last featured for the Tigers against Birmingham…