Burnley 5-0 Sheffield United: Clarets claim their first home win of the season in emphatic style to heap misery on 10-man Blades and embattled coach Paul Heckingbottom Vincent Kompany’s side won their first home match against 10-man Blades Five different scorers compounded Sheffield United’s misery at Turf Moor  Rock bottom of the league… why is nobody talking about the sack for Vincent Kompany? It’s All Kicking Off Jay Rodriguez scored

So close and yet so far! England have only reached the final of the Euros once in 10 attempts but after the draw for next summer’s competition, can Gareth Southgate’s side go one better than last time out? Re-live the action from Hamburg as England learn their Group C opponents  The Three Lions have only once reached the final of the competition – in 2021 Gareth Southgate backs his England stars

Ange Postecoglou says ‘we’ll get through it’ after Tottenham are beaten again Tottenham could frustrate Manchester United and Chelsea in the January transfer window after being linked with the same targets as their Premier League rivals. All three clubs appear to be interested in strengthening their defensive options in the opening month of 2024. Top-flight clubs are plotting their transfer business with a little over a month until the window

Elijah Wood landed the role of a lifetime when he was cast as Frodo Baggins in Lord of the Rings – so much so that he's become synonymous with everything Hobbit-related. And that was exactly what worried Green Street screenplay writer Dougie Brimson when Wood was cast as its lead, the hapless West Ham newcomer Matt Buckner. In a way the roles portray a similar evolution of character from a

Erik ten Hag is set to sit down with Marcus Rashford to discuss his woeful display against Newcastle United. The Englishman failed to make an impact on the game as the Red Devils fell to a 1-0 defeat at St James’ Park on Saturday. Pressed on what he thought of Rashford’s performance after the game, the Dutchman replied: “I’ll talk to him [about his performance] and not with the media.” Rashford

Football fans have rejoiced that TNT Sports elected to have Ally McCoist as a co-commentator for Manchester United's clash with Newcastle on Saturday evening. United's Champions League clash with Galatasaray had drawn criticism from football fans due to Rio Ferdinand and Robbie Savage's commentary. The pair were accused of being biased in their roles, with one cheeky fan joking he thought he was watching MUTV. And when United were back

As Cincinnati aims to stay afloat amid a muddled AFC playoff race, quarterback Jake Browning will have the full extent of Bengals wide receivers at his disposal in Week 13. Tee Higgins (hamstring/ankle) will play in Monday night’s road game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, head coach Zac Taylor announced Saturday. Higgins missed the past three games due to a hamstring injury he sustained in practice ahead of Week 10. Of

The Uefa European Championship trophy on the stage Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Thanks for signing up to the Football email The Euro 2024 finals draw takes place in Hamburg, Germany this evening with England, Scotland and Wales among the teams waiting to learn their fate. Gareth Southgate and Steve Clarke’s

In 2010, Wesley Sneijder had the world at his feet. As part of a Jose Mourinho's famous Inter Milan side, Sneijder & co reached the Champions League final having already flexed their domestic muscles. The Scudetto and Coppa Italia had fallen to Inter, now all that was left was European glory. Inter completed the treble when they felled the might of Bayern Munich at the Bernabeu. However, Sneijder's year wasn't

The sin-bin at Leeds Rhinos home games used to be sponsored by West Yorkshire Police. It was a neat piece of tongue-in-cheek community promotion by the boys in blue – even if they stopped short of going the whole hog and putting bars up to put prop forwards behind. Football being the commercial animal it is, there will be marketing departments rubbing their hands at the new sponsorship opportunities opened