Arsenal left-back Kieran Tierney is set to miss this weekend’s trip to Aston Villa. The Scotsman came through the ranks with Celtic and he made over 100 senior appearances for them between 2015 and 2019. By then, teams around Europe were chasing his signature. But Arsenal beat rivals to the signing as he moved to…
Chelsea are interested in signing Bayern Munich centre-back Jerome Boateng this summer with his contract set to expire, according to reports. Boateng came through the ranks with German side Hertha Berlin. He signed for their Bundesliga rivals Hamburg ahead of the 2007/08 season. A successful three-year spell there led to his £10m switch to Manchester…
Date published: Friday 5th February 2021 9:28 – Lewis Oldham Jurgen Klopp also insisted that Ilkay Gundogan is one of the “best players” he has ever coached ahead of Sunday’s clash against Man City. Gundogan spent over four years under Klopp at Borussia Dortmund. In that time they won the Bundesliga and they finished as…
Date published: Friday 5th February 2021 9:01 – Lewis Oldham Liverpool have completed the signing of Derby County’s youngster Kaide Gordon, the Rams have confirmed. Gordon joined Derby when he was just six years old. He progressed through their academy and in 2020 he was capped twice by England’s U16s. The midfielder turned 16 in…
After months of uncertainty amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the 43rd running of the Dakar and the second to take place in Saudi Arabia will start on January 3 in Jeddah before concluding in the same city on January 15, after passing through the capital of Riyadh. A Prologue stage of 11km on January 2 will…
Espargaro joined KTM for its debut season in 2017 and spearheaded development of the RC16, bringing the marque its first MotoGP podium in 2018 in a wet Valencia race before adding five dry rostrums in 2020. Ending the campaign fourth in the standings without scoring that elusive race victory, while KTM managed three wins with…
The Middle East kingdom has just signed a deal to hold a night race on a new street circuit in Jeddah from next year. Its grand prix will then switch to a new purpose-built facility at Qaddiya from 2023. The addition of Saudi Arabia to the calendar has generated some criticism, with human rights organisation Amnesty International issuing…
Midfielder Phil Foden tells Football Focus’ Caroline de Moraes that Manchester City had the patience, confidence and self-belief to return to the top of the Premier League after “everyone wrote us off”. Watch the full interview on Football Focus on Saturday at 12:00 GMT on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and the BBC Sport website &…
Ajax said Onana had mistakenly taken medication prescribed for his wifeAjax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana has been banned from football for a year for a doping violation. The 24-year-old failed an out-of-competition drugs test in October when the banned substance furosemide was found in his urine sample. Ajax said Onana had mistakenly taken medication…
I wouldn’t write Liverpool off in the Premier League title race just yet – that would be silly with the quality they have got and the mentality this team has shown in the past. But, although we are only just past the halfway mark of the season, Sunday’s game with leaders Manchester City has become…