Month: July 2024

German swimming coach Bernd Berkhahn has expressed concern over the uncertainty over where the Olympic open water swimming events will take place in three weeks in Paris. The open/marathon swimming is supposed to be held in the river Seine along with t…

Labour, or perhaps to use their new name – the government – wants to build on the ‘grey belt’. Promising to address shortages of affordable housing and put planning front and centre – it is proposing a new definition for land that could be considered f…

Memorial to Nama and Ovaherero killed at Shark Island. Photo by Matthew Hendricks, used with permission. On May 28, Namibian Information and Communication Technology Minister Emma Theofelus announced that, from next year, 2025, the 28th of May will be …

Somehow, Rangers have managed to turn what should have been an exciting summer into one where fans are beginning to wonder if there is any point following their team at all next year. No new “first team ready” signings have been made and nobody under c…

Marcus Rashford will have loved what Cody Gakpo has been saying about new Manchester United coach Ruud Van Nistelrooy. 18 years on from Ruud Van Nistelrooy’s exit from Manchester United, when he joined Real Madrid, he is back at Carrington and in the f…

Chris Waddle has had his say on whether Sheffield Wednesday can reach the play-offs. Sheffield Wednesday finished the 2023/24 campaign in 20th place, but have been tipped to enjoy a much improved season next time round. The Owls have pinned Danny Rohl …

Arsenal have now identified a top target to pursue this summer if Mikel Arteta decides to make signing a winger a top priority. There is certainly an argument that Arsenal need to strengthen their options in the wide areas in this summer transfer windo…

Chris Rigg put pen to paper on his first professional contract at Sunderland last week. The 17-year-old earned himself a regular place in Sunderland’s first team during the second half of last season and quickly became a target for some of Europe’s big…

Newcastle United defender Kieran Trippier has spent his summer playing at left-back, much to the confusion of England fans. The 33-year-old is part of the England squad that are still at Euro 2024, with Kieran Trippier helping the Three Lions beat Swit…

The question of who will get the second seat at Williams is a hot topic in the Formula 1 driver market, as drivers begin to finalise their moves. Logan Sargeant could lose his drive at Williams after producing a series of below-par results compared to …