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Bristol City Women came from behind to draw 2-2 against Aston Villa Women on Saturday afternoon in what was a crucial game at the bottom of the FA Women’s Super League table. Marcus Bignot’s side took an early lead inside three minutes as Shania Hayles’ cross was pushed away by Sophie Baggaley before it was […]
Wolves manager Nuno Espírito Santo has discussed his personal history with Liverpool midfielder Fabinho ahead of their Premier League clash on Monday Night Football. The Brazilian has deputised at centre-back for the majority of this season following injuries to the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez and Joel Matip. A recent return to his […]
March 13, 2020, Gold Cup day, 68,500 racegoers trackside at the Cheltenham festival in what became the UK’s last major sporting event with spectators before the COVID-19 pandemic brought the world to a complete stop. Now, a year on, the festival is taking place behind closed doors as the nation continues its fight against the […]
“We must always take side. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” – Elie Wiesel Only a few weeks ago, AC Milan star Zlatan Ibrahimovic voiced a rather controversial opinion that sports people should avoid getting involved in politics and stick to sports. He called out four-time NBA champion […]
Wolves striker Raul Jimenez is now wearing protective headgear in training as he continues his recovery from a serious head injury sustained back in November. A collision with Arsenal’s David Luiz left the Mexican with a fractured skull that required surgery and the forward has recently started participating in light training with the squad. Jimenez […]
With plenty of goals and cancelled fixtures, this weekend’s Women’s Super League games had it all, so here are five things we learned. Manchester City just can’t stop scoring Following last Sunday’s 7-0 demolition of Aston Villa, Manchester City once again netted seven and this time Brighton were the unfortunate team on the wrong end […]
Cheltenham Town were nine minutes away from the unthinkable, nine minutes away from knocking Premier League heavyweights Manchester City out of the FA Cup. The Robins took the lead early in the second half, following a Ben Tozer long-throw that was cooly finished by the in-form Alfie May. After leading for 22 minutes, City ruled […]
Aston Villa Women’s poor form meant they had it all to do on Saturday afternoon when they welcomed Reading to the Banks’s stadium, in their first home game since December 5. A difficult first half that saw the visitors dominate meant Gemma Davies’ side went in at the break a goal down and greater control […]
With the round of 32 draw taking place tomorrow, Manchester City and Chelsea are the two English teams within contention. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, in line with Covid-19 protocols, and there are only four potential teams each of them could face. The English sides can only be drawn against […]
The round of 32 UEFA Women’s Champions League draw is taking place on Tuesday morning at 11:00 GMT. Changes have been made to the format of the draw, taking into account Covid-19 protocols. Four groups have been formed, consisting of eight teams with each group containing four seeded and four unseeded teams. Teams cannot be […]