Wayne Rooney’s future needs to be resolved to stop it “clogging up” Manchester United’s pre-season, says former team-mate Gary Neville. Rooney, 31, said after his substitute appearance in United’s Europa League final victory on 24 May that he had “more or less” decided his future. The club are yet to…
Portuguese cyclist Andre Cardoso has been suspended by his team for a failed drugs test, four days before the start of the Tour de France. The 32-year-old, one of nine men in the Trek-Segafredo team that includes 2009 Tour winner Alberto Contador, tested positive for erythropoietin (EPO). Cardoso’s sample was…
Elder statesmen including former United Kingdom High Commissioner, Dr Christopher Kolade and former governor of Old Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, and former Minister of Foreign Affairs, retired Major General Ike Nwachukwu, have also called for the restructuring of Nigeria. They made the call in Lagos on Tuesday when they met…
Great Britain’s men’s wheelchair basketball team reached the semi-finals of the European Championships by beating Poland 96-69 in Tenerife. Gaz Choudry top-scored with 27 points for Britain, who are chasing a fourth successive title. Britain won five of their six group games to qualify for the last eight. Britain’s women…
Specsavers County Championship Division One, Headingley (day two): Surrey 516-7 dec: Sangakkara 180*, Burns 90, Roy 87, T Curran 44 Yorkshire 27-1: Surrey 5 pts, Yorkshire 2 pts Yorkshire trail Surrey by 489 runs with nine wickets remaining Scorecard Kumar Sangakkara passed 1,000 first-class runs for the season on the…
The New Saints’ Champions League hopes are hanging by a thread after losing the home leg of their first qualifying round against Europa FC. Alex Quillo gave the Gibraltese side an early lead from Kike Gómez’s cross. Scott Quigley equalised a minute before the break, taking a through ball and…