Non-league Boreham Wood stunned Bournemouth as 37-year-old Mark Ricketts scored to knock the Championship club out of the FA Cup and set up a fifth-round tie at Everton. Captain Ricketts – a qualified personal trainer – found the net from the edge of the box with a shot which went in off the post after…
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FA Cup highlights: Boreham Wood shock AFC Bournemouth in FA Cup fourth round
by Emily SmithWatch highlights as National League side Boreham Wood progress to the fifth round of the FA Cup with a shock 1-0 victory over the Championship’s AFC Bournemouth. MATCH REPORT: AFC Bournemouth 0-1 Boreham Wood Watch all the goals from all the FA Cup fourth-round matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Available to UK…
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Africa Cup of Nations: Sadio Mane hits winning penalty as Senegal beat Egypt
by Emily SmithWatch the moment Senegal captain Sadio Mane atones for missing a penalty in the first half as he steps up to coolly slot home the crucial spot kick to win the Africa Cup of Nations…
Liverpool will hold new talks with Fulham this month over a deal for 19-year-old winger Fabio Carvalho as they look to strike an agreement well before the summer. (Football Insider)external-link Manchester United are “watching developments closely” as Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger has reportedly rejected the club’s latest contract offer, a deal worth around £200K a…
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Tottenham 3-1 Brighton: Harry Kane praises ‘brilliant’ Antonio Conte as Spurs progress in FA Cup
by Emily SmithHarry Kane praised the way Antonio Conte has changed Tottenham’s mindset after Spurs beat Brighton to reach the FA Cup fifth round. Saturday’s win over the Seagulls – in which Kane scored twice – was the home side’s 10th in 17 games since Conte took charge on 2 November. The Italian replaced Nuno Espirito Santo,…
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FA Cup highlights: Harry Kane scores twice as Spurs progress to FA Cup fifth round
by Emily SmithWatch FA Cup highlights as Harry Kane’s double and Solly March’s own goal help Spurs beat Brighton 3-1 in the fourth round of the FA Cup. MATCH REPORT: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Brighton & Hove Albion Watch all the goals from all the FA Cup fourth-round matches on the BBC Sport website and app. Available to…
Rooney took over as Derby County manager in November 2020Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time record goalscorer, says he turned to drink to cope with the pressures of fame. “To go from that to having to deal with becoming a Premier League player at 16 and an international player was something I wasn’t prepared for,” said the…
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How Kidderminster Harriers went close to biggest FA Cup shock against West Ham
by Emily SmithKidderminster Harriers players were left devastated after being denied perhaps the greatest FA Cup shock ever by a late West Ham goal – twice. The 151-year history of the FA Cup is filled with stories of famous giant-killings – Ronnie Radford’s goal for Hereford against Newcastle, Wrexham beating Arsenal, Lincoln beating Burnley and so on.…
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FA Cup magic alive and kicking after Middlesbrough win, but what next for Manchester United?
by Emily SmithIt was an FA Cup tie that had everything. There was Cristiano Ronaldo putting a penalty wide, an astonishing Bruno Fernandes miss, a controversial equaliser and two former Manchester United youth team players coming back to haunt their former side. Then there was of course a thrilling penalty shootout to decide it all. After 15…
Manchester City are interested in signing Uruguay centre back Ronald Araujo, 22, who has halted contract renewal talks with Barcelona. (Sport – in Spanish)external-link United are ready to rival Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the race to sign 22-year-old Netherlands defender Matthijs de Ligt from Juventus. (Calciomercato – in Italian)external-link The Red Devils are planning…