The Premier League is often at its best when mid-table clubs have superstar players. Indeed, some of the all-time great Premier League cult heroes are players who played for clubs that, with all due respect, were a tad below their level. The likes of J…
‘I don’t think…’: Barry Bannan quizzed on retirement following 400th Sheffield Wednesday game
Sheffield Wednesday captain Barry Bannan appeared on talkSPORT on Tuesday morning. Bannan joined Jeff Stelling and Ally McCoist on talkSPORT on Tuesday morning. He discussed a number of things including that memorable 3-1 win at Blackburn Rovers on Sun…
German EU lawmaker: ‘No further information’ about arrest of employee
European member of parliament for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, initially reacted cautiously to reports of the arrest of his employee on suspicion of spying for China. “I learned of the arrest of my colleague Jian …
March Town boss wants to use United Counties Premier South play-off defeat as a springboard for the future
March Town boss Ash Taylor wants to use this season’s play-off heartache as a platform for another promotion bid next term. The Hares’ impressive United Counties Premier South campaign came to a halt on Saturday when they were beaten 4-0 at Racing Club…
Sawbridgeworth ram-raid: Video shows gang’s audacious strike at Nationwide Building Society in Knight Street
A one-and-a-half-minute video by a resident shows a gang of thieves carrying out an audacious ram-raid at Nationwide Building Society in Sawbridgeworth in the early hours of Tuesday. A telehandler forklift truck is seen reversing away from the Nationwi…
Survey: German youth increasingly dissatisfied, would vote far-right
German teenagers and young adults are increasingly dissatisfied and likely to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), according to a survey published on Tuesday. Among the 2,000 individuals aged 14 to 29 surveyed, 22% expressed intent to …
Japan supermarket sales grow 3.7% in FY 2023, biggest rise in 32 yrs
Japan’s supermarket sales in fiscal 2023 rose 3.7 percent from the previous year on a same-store basis, marking the largest rise since 1991, as price hikes for food and other goods propped up sales, an industry body said Tuesday. Sales at 10,920 superm…
Late Queen enjoyed one very regal drink every night before bed – and it’s boozy
By Gemma Strong The late Queen would treat herself to a favourite tipple before bed, according to her cousin Margaret Rhodes. While the monarch was known to be partial to a gin and Dubonnet, she would reportedly unwind at the end of a long day of engag…
German EU lawmaker: ‘No further information’ about arrest of employee
European member of parliament for Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Maximilian Krah, initially reacted cautiously to reports of the arrest of his employee on suspicion of spying for China. “I learned of the arrest of my colleague Jian …
Reports: Rangnick in the focus as potential Bayern Munich coach
Austria coach Ralf Rangnick is a top candidate to take charge at Bayern Munich from summer onwards in succession of Thomas Tuchel, according to German news reports on Tuesday. Local papers Münchner Merkur/tz as well as the Bild paper said that Rangnick…