Author: Kate Man

This has been a tough week at United, with news that more ordinary staff members will be losing their jobs.United’s victory therefore will come as little comfort to those directly affected, no matter how entertaining this game proved to be.A mid-season home win against opposition who look destined for a swift return to the Championship is not going to live long in the memory. However, the manner of the success, fighting back from the concession of a shambolic early opening goal and rallying again after a red card and another avoidable goal, was greeted with enthusiasm from the stands at…

The result was made more remarkable given the start England made.Only 11 runs came in the opening four overs bowled by Wood and Archer, before the latter bowled Rahmanullah Gurbaz and had Sediqullah Atal lbw in the fifth over. Archer soon bounced out Rahmat Shah for four and England had taken three powerplay wickets for the first time in 14 ODIs.But, with Wood having limped off with a knee issue after tumbling in his fourth over, Ibrahim led an initially patient rebuild. He and skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi milked England’s change bowlers in a partnership of 103 from 124 balls until…

Hearn was filmed shoving Eubank’s promoter Ben Shalom during the melee on Tuesday, but Shalom said he had no idea his fighter planned to slap Benn with an egg.Security rushed in to stop the situation from escalating further after a news conference that was full of insults about family rifts and failed drug tests.The boxers continue their family rivalry after their fathers – Chris Eubank Sr and Nigel Benn – had two fights in the 1990s but a scheduled contest between the sons in October 2022 was called off after Benn failed a voluntary drugs test, prompting a two-year battle…

Lionel Messi has been fined an undisclosed amount by the MLS for violating the league’s policy relating to raising hands to the face, head or neck of an opponent.The MLS Disciplinary Committee took the decision to fine Inter Miami forward Messi, 37, following an incident at the end of the 2-2 draw with New York City FC on 22 February.The eight-time Ballon d’Or winner was seen approaching a member of the opposition coaching staff and putting his hand on the back of their neck.Team-mate Luis Suarez has also been fined for violating the same MLS policy, after he pinched the…

Palmer started the season in red-hot form for the Blues, scoring 14 goals and creating six assists across his first 21 Premier League appearances. However, he has zero goal involvements since.Many Chelsea supporters, as well as Fantasy Football fans, had pencilled in Chelsea’s home match against a Southampton side who sit bottom of the league and have the worst defensive record as the fixture where Palmer would restart his goalscoring form.And the former Manchester City man did find himself on the end of several chances, having seven shots – the joint-highest total for a Chelsea player in the league this…

“The Galatasaray and Fenerbahce derby is the biggest sport event in Turkey,” says Burak Abatay from BBC Turkish.”Life stops on derby evenings – even the terrible Istanbul traffic is relieved. It is very big tension. The match [last night] was played in this tension.”There has been a great chaos in Turkish football for a long time. The main discussion is usually about the referees.”Last season a referee was attacked by a club president in the centre of the pitch. And two teams withdrew from the pitch last season. Another club did the same this season.”In the middle of this season,…

Max Verstappen says Red Bull are “confident” they have made the right changes to their car as he seeks a fifth consecutive drivers’ title.Verstappen’s fourth crown last year was founded on a dominant period in the first five races before McLaren, in particular, caught up in performance.The Dutchman drove an outstanding season to defend his lead from Lando Norris, when the Briton’s McLaren was the faster car in the second half of the year.Verstappen said: “The development direction we chose at the time showed a lot of promise, but unfortunately it didn’t work like that on track so we had…

Manchester City want Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz, Alexander Isak could leave Newcastle in the summer and Paul Pogba may join Inter Miami.Manchester City are chasing Bayer Leverkusen’s Germany midfielder Florian Wirtz, 21, with English midfielder James McAtee, 22, potentially moving the other way. (Mail), externalSweden striker Alexander Isak may be allowed to leave Newcastle if they do not qualify for next season’s Champions League, with Liverpool and Arsenal interested in the 25-year-old. (Mirror), externalNigeria striker Ademola Lookman, 27, will leave Atalanta after falling out with manager Gian Piero Gasperini. (Sky Sports Switzerland – in French), externalNewcastle are considering a summer…

Galatasaray said they would “initiate criminal proceedings” against Fenerbahce manager Jose Mourinho after claiming he made “racist statements” following the teams’ 0-0 draw on Monday.Speaking in the news conference after the Istanbul derby, Mourinho said the Galatasaray bench had been “jumping like monkeys”.As well as the threat of legal action, Galatasaray said they would submit “official complaints” to football’s governing bodies.Mourinho – a former Chelsea, Manchester United and Tottenham manager – and Fenerbahce are yet to responded to the accusations.Monday’s match was refereed by Slovenian Slavko Vincic after both clubs requested a foreign official take charge of the fixture.Asked after…

Manchester United will make up to 200 jobs redundant to “return the club to profitability”.About 250 members of staff were made redundant last year in a first wave of cost-cutting measures by co-owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe.In a meeting with staff on Monday, United chief executive Omar Berrada informed employees that there would be a fresh round of redundancies as part of a “transformation plan”.A club statement read: “The transformation plan aims to return the club to profitability after five consecutive years of losses since 2019.”It added that “approximately 150-200 jobs may be made redundant, subject to a consultation process with…