In June this year, a Portuguese computer hacker in witness protection called Rui Pinto was reported to have told a conference that he was in possession of “millions of documents” that could be relevant to the City case. Pinto was well known to the game’s authorities. The 34-year-old was the man behind the Football Leaks…
Crystal Palace have won nine Premier League games against Leicester – against no side have they beaten more times in the competition. Leicester lost 2-1 the last time they faced Crystal Palace in the Premier League (April 2023), having been unbeaten in their previous seven against the Eagles beforehand (W4 D3). Since drawing consecutive home…
Bournemouth are winless in five Premier League meetings with Chelsea (D2 L3), having won three of their previous four against the Blues prior to this (L1). Chelsea have lost just one of their seven Premier League away games against Bournemouth (W4 D2), with three of their four defeats in the competition against the Cherries coming…
Southampton are winless in their last 14 Premier League meetings with Manchester United (D8 L6) since a 1-0 away win in January 2016. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last 12 Premier League away games against Southampton (W7 D5) since a 1-0 loss in August 2003. Manchester United have only lost one of their last…
Cristiano Ronaldo warned that Manchester United require a total rebuild after Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s investment in the club, and he addressed his acrimonious exit. With Ratcliffe having acquired a 27.7% stake of United earlier this year, Ronaldo is upbeat about the team’s future but warns that returning to the top tier of club football will…
Fulham won both Premier League meetings with West Ham last season by an aggregate score of 7-0. They’ve not won three consecutive league games against the Hammers since between October 1965 and October 1966. West Ham have won 16 of their 28 Premier League games against Fulham, their best win rate against any side they’ve…
Just hours after Pochettino’s appointment was announced, the USA, led by interim coach Mikey Varas, played a friendly with New Zealand in Cincinnati and only managed a 1-1 draw. This followed a 2-1 defeat earlier in this international break by neighbours and fellow 2026 World Cup hosts Canada, who are coached by the American former…
Sky Sports Cricket statistician – and big Buffalo Bills fan – Benedict Bermange dives into the 2024 NFL season to pick out the best stats from each week… In the course of the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-20 victory over the Ravens on Thursday night, Patrick Mahomes passed Len Dawson’s total of 28,507 passing yards and…
Essex’s Cox, an aggressive 23-year-old right-handed batter, was part of England’s Test squad for the series against Sri Lanka which concluded on Monday but did not play. He was also the top scorer for men’s champions Oval Invincibles in this year’s Hundred, scoring 214 runs in seven matches with a strike-rate of 143.62. Barbados-born Bethell…
Aston Martin have confirmed the signing of legendary F1 designer Adrian Newey as Managing Technical Partner and a shareholder of the team. The 65-year-old’s exit from his role as chief technical officer at Red Bull was confirmed in May after an apparent breakdown in his relationship with team principal Christian Horner. Newey will start work…