When Manchester United signed Bruno Fernandes at the end of January, they were fifth in the Premier League and trailed Leicester in third by 14 points. Nobody could possibly have foreseen the turnaround. Yet on a fraught final day of the league season, United completed it, getting the result they needed to secure a third-place […]
Anderson, Broad, Archer and Woakes are too good for tourists as they make most of tricky pitch and cloudy day This is an old story, but a good one, and worth telling again. Back in the late 1980s, Boris Becker beat Andre Agassi in the first three matches they played against each other. Agassi’s problem […]
England 258 for four on day one Ollie Pope (91) will resume alongside Jos Buttler (56) Ollie Pope picked a very good time to deliver. England decided to drop a batsman for this Test since Ben Stokes is not expected to bowl; in their calculations the selectors would have considered which of two men to […]
The Germany winger explains why he turned down the chance of a glorious finale at City to join Bayern Munich this month and how Pep Guardiola took his game ‘to a completely different level’ Leroy Sané smiles and admits it was a dilemma, something that needed careful consideration. The 24-year-old’s transfer from Manchester City to […]
Premier League updates from the 8.15pm BST kick-off Champions will lift trophy in the Kop after the match And feel free to email scott.murray@theguardian.com 9.56pm BST 82 min: Oxlade-Chamberlain romps after a loose ball down the right. Kepa comes to the edge of his area to block, then claim. Outside, the fireworks start again. That’ll […]
Premier League updates from the 8.15pm BST kick-off ‘Quicker the better’: Arteta urges Aubameyang resolution And feel free to email Paul or tweet @Paul_Doyle 9.54pm BST 80 min: McGinn rolls Kolasinac on the half-way line and sets off towards the Arsenal area … but Kolasinac pulls him down from behind, choosing to take a yellow […]
More than 150,000 motor vehicles were stolen in Great Britain in the year 2018-19, 10,000 more than the year before and a 56% (54,932) increase compared to four years earlier, according to data analysed by RAC Insurance.* Almost all police forces that responded to a Freedom of Information request recorded an increase in the numbers […]
A man who went on the run after being involved in a gang responsible for a series of violent robberies has been jailed for 15 years. Last year five people were convicted for their involvement in a gang which carried out a number of violent robberies at shops across the region. Scott Bowman, fled to […]
Second Test: England 469-9d & 129-3d; West Indies 287 & 198 England secure victory by 113 runs in final session of fifth day The destination of the Wisden Trophy remains unknown after England’s 113‑run victory at Emirates Old Trafford. For the second match in a row the outcome was uncertain at tea on the final […]