Day: 23 September 2021

PFA chief executive Maheta Molango and chair John Mousinho have pledged to donate their brains as part of a new initiative backed by the Jeff Astle Foundation. The partnership with Concussion Legacy Foundation UK will research Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and other consequences of brain trauma in athletes and military veterans in the United Kingdom. On Thursday, Rugby World Cup winner Steve Thompson became the first athlete to pledge to the Concussion Legacy Project’s ‘brain bank‘, having previously confirmed a diagnosis of early onset dementia and memory blanks which include…

Ryder Cup captains Steve Stricker and Padraig Harrington have selected their four pairings for Friday morning’s foursomes as USA take on Europe at Whistling Straits; Watch the opening day’s action live on Sky Sports Ryder Cup from 1pm. By Ali Stafford Last Updated: 23/09/21 11:09pm Sergio Garcia and Jon Rahm will go out for Team Europe in the opening session World No 1 Jon Rahm and Europe’s record points scorer Sergio Garcia will lead out Padraig Harrington’s side in the opening match of the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits.…

Jota scored his first Celtic goal as Ange Postecoglou’s side moved into the Premier Sports Cup semi-finals following a straightforward 3-0 win over 10-man Raith Rovers. The Portuguese wide player finished well for the opener and produced the strike that allowed Liel Abada to net on the rebound. David Turnbull notched his sixth goal of the season before Dario Zanatta was sent off just before the hour mark. Celtic comfortably saw out the game against the cinch Championship side without ever threatening to move up the gears. Postecoglou made three…

Rahul Tripathi and Ventakesh Iyer score fifties for Kolkata as Eoin Morgan’s men triumph by seven wickets; Lockie Ferguson and Prasidh Krishna earlier took two wickets each to limit Mumbai to 155-6; KKR up to fourth in the table, ahead of Mumbai on net run-rate Last Updated: 23/09/21 9:10pm Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by seven wickets in the IPL on Thursday Kolkata Knight Riders secured a second successive win since the IPL resumption to further boost their play-off hopes with Rahul Tripathi and Ventakesh Iyer striking fifties in…

The Duke of Cambridge has shown his support for grassroots football fans hoping to save the “heart and soul” of their clubs. William visited Dulwich Hamlet FC to meet its new director, former player and ex-England striker Peter Crouch and lifelong football supporters to discuss how the game should be run. After Conservative MP Tracey Crouch spoke about her fan-led independent review into the state of football, the duke, who is president of the FA, asked what could be done to improve matters. Told how the MP had found some…

Aidan O’Brien has paid tribute to Santa Barbara, after the hugely talented filly died as a result of a worsening pelvic injury. One of the big hopes of the spring, the daughter of Camelot was sent off joint-favourite for the 1000 Guineas and favourite for the Oaks – after just a maiden victory on her sole outing as a juvenile last September. She finished fourth in both Classics, which were won by stablemates Mother Earth and Snowfall respectively, but was then a narrow second in the Pretty Polly Stakes against…

“When I’m in the locker room, I see guys beaming with confidence and really hungry to win,” says Tony Finau ahead of the Ryder Cup; Daniel Berger and Harris English relishing USA chance; watch the Ryder Cup live on Sky Sports Ryder Cup from 1pm on Friday Last Updated: 23/09/21 6:08pm Tony Finau defeated Tommy Fleetwood in the Ryder Cup singles in 2018 Tony Finau believes the “change of culture” in the United States team this year will help them wrestle back the Ryder Cup from Europe at Whistling Straits.…