Who came on? Who went down? Who went round? Marvelous Marvin Hagler (he changed his name legally in 1982 to include his nickname, so we better use it) died this week at the age of 66. Hagler never lost a fight by knockout but he did hit the canvas once […]
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Changes to controversial handball rules that blighted the early part of the season have been officially abandoned following a meeting of football’s international law-making body. Rules that led referees to judge virtually every touch of arm and ball to be an offence, resulting in a spate of controversial decisions, had […]
The pressure on Steve Bruce grew heavier with this emphatic defeat to his former club, who swaggered back into the top half of the table thanks to goals by Ollie Watkins and Bertrand Traoré. Newcastle have not won for 10 matches in all competitions and although they are seven points […]
Newcastle have NO spark, NO desire and NO idea as they go down at Aston Villa… Steve Bruce is turning to Bournemouth coach Graeme Jones and he best have some ideas of how to turn this sinking ship around By Craig Hope for The Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, […]
This turned into the kind of Emirates Stadium evening that had become alien to Arsenal: a regulation win, obliging opponents and a decisive contribution from their talisman. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had not scored twice in a game since the FA Cup final but put that right in the second half, either […]
10.09pm GMT22:09 Thank you very much for joining me tonight. Here is Nick Ames’ lovely report. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Saka lead Arsenal to win over Newcastle 10.05pm GMT22:05 A few lines from Emile Smith Rowe: “We enjoyed it so much. Really happy with the win today.” “We are coming well […]
Sheffield United’s long wait for a first Premier League win of the season is over, after Billy Sharp’s penalty ensured the Blades took full advantage of an uninspiring performance from Newcastle United to keep a faint flicker of avoiding relegation alive. No side has waited longer for a win to […]
Emile Smith Rowe has been billed as the “difference maker” by no less an authority than Mesut Özil in the past week and he lived up to his reputation in style with a decisive goal 11 minutes from the end of extra time. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang added another and it means […]