Image source, SNTVImage caption, Several people were taken to hospital after the crushAt least eight people have been killed and 38 injured in a crush outside an Africa Cup of Nations football match in Cameroon.Videos showed crowds of screaming football fans being crushed at the entry gates to the Paul Biya stadium in the capital…Continue Reading
Do Gianfranco Zola, James Ward-Prowse or David Beckham make your top three Premier League set-piece takers of all time?Smashing in a 30-yard free-kick or hammering home a penalty into the top corner – highly satisfying. Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will return in the spring with their latest series of the BBC Sounds…Continue Reading
Armando Broja has scored five Premier League goals this season – as many as Chelsea’s £97.5m signing Romelu LukakuChelsea’s signing of £97.5m striker Romelu Lukaku in the summer was supposed to be the final piece in the Blues’ title-winning jigsaw.But Lukaku has struggled to make the expected impact, scoring five goals in an injury-affected season,…Continue Reading
FC Volendam are top of the Dutch second tier having lost just one league game this seasonTotal football and resplendent orange are synonymous with Johan Cruyff but it may surprise some to find the iconic Dutchman’s legacy inspiring a promotion charge in the Netherlands’ second tier.When Wim Jonk returned to manage boyhood club Volendam in…Continue Reading
Ali Ahamada started Comoros’ first group game against Gabon and then came off the bench against Ghana when Salim Ben Boina was injuredComoros goalkeeper Ali Ahamada has tested negative for Covid-19, and could now start their Africa Cup of Nations last-16 tie against Cameroon on Monday.However, the 30-year-old faces further tests to see whether he…Continue Reading
Watch Reading fight back from two goals down to beat WSL’s bottom side Birmingham City 3-2…Continue Reading
Dylan Williams, who turned 18 in December, has made nine first-team appearances for the RamsFinancially troubled Derby County have sold teenage defender Dylan Williams to Chelsea – the fourth player the Rams have moved on in this transfer window.Williams, 18, joins the Champions League holders for an undisclosed fee.After making his debut aged 17 in…Continue Reading
Do Didier Drogba, Mohamed Salah or Riyad Mahrez make your top three?The Match of the Day Top 10 podcast is back… nearly.Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer and Micah Richards will return in the spring with their latest series of the BBC Sounds hit, ranking their top 10s from an assortment of topics across the Premier League…Continue Reading
Watch highlights as Aston Villa end their winless run in the Women’s Super League with an injury-time winner against Leicester…Continue Reading
Hakim Ziyech scored for the second game in a row, after also finding the net in a 1-1 draw at Brighton on TuesdayTwo second-half goals, including a brilliant strike from Hakim Ziyech, helped Chelsea beat Tottenham for the third time in three weeks.After a goalless first half, Ziyech scored within two minutes of the restart,…Continue Reading