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Jamie Carragher takes fresh swipe at Mohamed Salah by pointing out one key 'miscalculation'

Mohamed Salah had played only 45 minutes in three games when he decided to go nuclear and claim he has 'no relationship with Slot'. Jamie Carragher has been the chief critic.

2025-12-12T17:15:02Z

'It was an opportunity to represent Munster, my family, and Kerry'

JJ Hanrahan is enjoying his third spell with his native province.

2025-12-11T07:20:21Z

Liverpool search for answers

Liverpool’s campaign has moved from early season certainty into a period of adjustment, with growing signs that the team is still searching for a clear identity under new head coach Arne Slot.

2025-12-12T14:14:24Z

The World Cup rip-off: Rio Ferdinand under fire from England fans after 'accessible' prices pledge

Fans were told that they could buy tickets for $21 (£15.69) but FIFA say the cheapest seats available to England fans for the matches against Ghana and Panama will cost $220 (£164).

2025-12-12T12:45:09Z

Chelsea 6-0 Roma: Sonia Bompastor's side silence 'crisis' whispers with ruthless rout

TARA ANSON-WALSH AT STAMFORD BRIDGE: Sonia Bompastor's cruised into the knockout stages of the Women's Champions League in style.

2025-12-10T22:30:03Z

Boy apologizes to doorbell camera after soccer ball hits truck

A group of kids accidentally kicked a soccer ball into a truck, and one boy left an apology on the doorbell camera. No damage was done.

2025-12-11T21:50:48Z

Real Madrid. Bad news for Mbappé

There is great concern surrounding Kylian Mbappé, as his return to Real Madrid is already...

2025-12-11T12:19:57Z

PSG. Chevalier already on the way out, Maignan approaching?

The Italian press is reigniting the rumor. Mike Maignan could make his return to PSG,...

2025-12-10T13:34:58Z

'I don’t know how much longer I would have been comfortable just playing in URC games and never in Europe'

The former Leinster wing speaks to Nathan Johns about his move to Gloucester and lessons learned about injury.

2025-12-10T06:05:23Z

Reece Walsh is snubbed from top international award after Broncos superstar's standout season

Reece Walsh has been snubbed from winning the 2025 International Rugby League Golden Boot award.

2025-12-11T10:00:06Z

This Champions Cup pool format is a farce, here’s how to fix it

Another weekend, another round of European mismatches and The Champions Cup is becoming the most ironic of titles for this flawed tournament. Once again, the pool stages have descended into the realm of farce. In the opening rounds, a host of sides sent second string outfits into action. The head coaches and directors of rugby […]

2025-12-12T16:59:16Z

Liverpool’s ruthless call, Salah farewell cancelled to keep his price high

Liverpool appear to be weighing emotion against economics as uncertainty grows over whether Mohamed Salah, one of the most influential players in the club’s modern era, has already played his last significant moments at Anfield. New reporting suggests the club is deliberately avoiding any farewell that could weaken their position in a potential summer transfer negotiation.

2025-12-11T09:59:26Z

Liverpool show signs of arduous progress against Inter - but they have an Isak problem

This was another wretched outing for the club’s record signing: technically sloppy, physically overwhelmed, and just generally looking diffident and confused.

2025-12-09T22:45:10Z

Revealed: When three Saudi clubs will make Mo Salah approach after Liverpool star's outburst

SIMON JONES: Saudi Arabian Pro League clubs are waiting to see if peace can be brokered between Mohamed Salah and Arne Slot before making any approach for the unhappy Liverpool forward.

2025-12-11T00:30:04Z

Man United v Brighton is one of eight FA Cup third-round matches selected for TV

Action in the next round of the world's oldest football competition gets underway on the second weekend in January as clubs begin their hunt for silverware, but just two of the matches will be shown on the BBC.

2025-12-12T13:45:05Z

Roma manager changes his tune on Evan Ferguson after Europa League double

Thursday night was by far Evan Ferguson’s best night in a Roma jersey as he scored twice in Roma’s 3-0 win over Celtic. Ferguson was handed the start at Parkhead, and he repaid his manager’s faith in him, scoring twice in the first half with two exquisite finishes. It appears that the Bettystown man may […]

2025-12-12T17:36:48Z

Crystal Palace boss calls match with Shelbourne 'a UK derby'

Crystal Palace manager Oliver Glasner has labelled Thursday night’s clash with Shelbourne ‘a UK derby’. The Dublin side are hosting Palace at Tallaght Stadium in the UEFA Conference League at 8pm. It looks set to be a one-sided affair with the London club currently in the Premier League top four, while Shelbourne are third from […]

2025-12-11T19:15:24Z

OM, Mason Greenwood, a €100M sale next summer?

Mason Greenwood is on fire, and Europe — if not the entire world — has...

2025-12-10T13:34:59Z

Arteta offers Arsenal injury update on Rice, Timber, Saliba and more

Arsenal injury latest: Declan Rice, Jurrien Timber, William Saliba and Leandro Trossard updates - Arteta offered an update on the group ahead of facing Wolves in the Premier League

2025-12-12T10:26:47Z

Connacht make 11 changes for Black Lion

Jack Carty is partnered at half-back by the returning Caolin Blade.

2025-12-12T12:50:17Z

Robbie Keane on the rise as a boss ahead of Rangers clash

It's 65 years since Rangers last set foot on Hungarian soil to face Ferencvaros.

2025-12-10T18:00:10Z

Climber charged with manslaughter after girlfriend dies on mountain

Climber charged with manslaughter after ‘leaving girlfriend to die’ on Austria’s highest peak - Kerstin Gurtner froze to death after she was left ‘exhausted, hypothermic, and disoriented’ on Grossglockner mountain

2025-12-09T10:12:07Z

Revealed: The surprisingly low transfer fee Liverpool could expect to sell Mohamed Salah for

It's less than the £36.9m they paid Roma in 2017 and a sharp decline from the £120m that Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad looked ready to pay for the Egyptian in 2023.

2025-12-12T15:00:07Z

Mohamed Salah heads for showdown talks with Liverpool manager Arne Slot this morning

The forward was left at home for the Reds' trip - to Inter Milan this week after Salah spoke out about Slot, the club and the hierarchy last Saturday by saying he had been 'thrown under the bus'.

2025-12-12T10:30:08Z

Ramos’ next move: Premier League question returns after Monterrey exit

Sergio Ramos’ exit from CF Monterrey has revived talk of a long-awaited Premier League move, with Manchester United reportedly exploring a deal. At 39, the former Real Madrid captain is considering one final challenge as he weighs his next step in Europe.

2025-12-11T11:44:23Z

Limerick are losing ground in Munster rugby turf war

It will be a momentous occasion when Munster run out at Páirc Ui Chaoimh tomorrow evening. The home of GAA HQ will be packed to the rafters for the province’s first Champions Cup game on Leeside in 23 years. The last time Munster played a big European game in Cork was 2002: a 64-0 trouncing of Viadana […]

2025-12-12T09:44:25Z

Toto Wolff says Christian Horner’s downfall began long before Red Bull fired him

Months after Christian Horner’s abrupt departure from Red Bull, his fiercest rival believes the roots of the split lie in power, legacy, and an unresolved chapter that still shapes Formula One.

2025-12-12T12:14:23Z

London Irish remain a real possibility for URC expansion

London Irish is still an option to join the URC in the coming years as the historic club looks to rejoin professional rugby. The side, who were brought out of administration by a consortium led by the late Eddie Jordan, already has plans to play their home games at the homes of either AFC Wimbledon […]

2025-12-11T18:59:20Z

Mikel Arteta lays down the gauntlet to Gabriel Jesus after making his Arsenal comeback

The Brazilian came off the bench in the Gunners' 3-0 victory over Club Bruges on Wednesday to play for the first time in 332 days having suffered a torn ACL.

2025-12-12T12:45:03Z

Troy Parrott urged to avoid Tottenham Hotspur return by ex-Ireland forward

Ex-Republic of Ireland international striker David Connolly has urged Troy Parrott to avoid returning to Tottenham Hotspur. The AZ Alkmaar striker is one of the form forwards in Europe, scoring 15 goals in 19 games at club level and scoring 5 goals last month as he carried Ireland into the World Cup play-offs with wins […]

2025-12-11T17:30:25Z

Cause of death revealed for Rice soccer player

Medical examiners in Houston have ruled on the cause of death for 19-year-old Claire Tracy, the Rice University Owls sophomore soccer player who was found in her apartment last week.

2025-12-12T15:39:10Z

Alan Shearer: Mohamed Salah has played his last game for Liverpool - I don't see him apologising

Shearer believes Salah, who will soon head to the Africa Cup of Nations just weeks before the start of the January transfer window, will refuse to apologise for his explosive public comments.

2025-12-12T10:00:10Z

'You're a disgrace': Salah's friend unloads on Carragher in latest Liverpool fall-out development

A former team-mate of Mohamed Salah's has been the latest to speak out in support of the Liverpool player following his admission that he feels as if Liverpool have 'thrown him under the bus'

2025-12-11T10:00:07Z

Rugby player, 23, dies suddenly just hours after celebrating his birthday

At his funeral on Wednesday, the young man, who worked as an electrician, was described as a popular person who 'always pushed himself to be better' in life.

2025-12-10T22:45:02Z

'Do you get that in the Championship?' Robbie Keane to extend Ferencvaros stay

Keane’s side defeated Rangers 2-1 in the Europa League.

2025-12-12T13:30:15Z

New Chelsea worry over Cole Palmer as Enzo Maresca says his star man has 'mixed feelings'

Enzo Maresca says Cole Palmer ended Chelsea's last training session with 'mixed feelings', but the Blues boss believes the 23-year-old Englishman will be fine to face Everton.

2025-12-12T13:15:03Z

Oscar Piastri is set for a major payday as the highest-paid F1 drivers of 2025 are revealed

He may have missed out on winning his debut Formula One World Championship this year, but Oscar Piastri is set to receive a bumper payday, according to reports.

2025-12-11T17:30:07Z

Jack Crowley to start among nine Munster changes for Páirc clash

There are four further positional switches.

2025-12-12T12:20:12Z

Jamie Vardy, 38, makes history as the first Englishman to scoop top Italian award

Despite being honoured with the gong, Vardy only scored once in the league during November, netting in Cremonese's 2-1 defeat against Juventus , and lost all three of the matches he played in.

2025-12-11T16:30:05Z

Jake Paul sparks concern by revealing he's 'cracked' his nose a week out from Anthony Joshua fight

The unlikely duo go head-to-head on December 19 at the Kaseya Center in Miami with a reported £140million prize pot set to be split evenly.

2025-12-11T16:30:05Z

Pep Guardiola pulls out of his Man City press conference at the last minute for personal reasons

Kolo Toure stepped in to replace the Spaniard ahead of Manchester City's clash with Crystal Palace on Sunday. His absence will not impact the Premier League match at Selhurst Park.

2025-12-12T10:15:03Z

Red Bull shake-up: Verstappen drops 'undisclosed clause' that team didn't know existed

A “loyalty clause” hidden in Max Verstappen’s contract has now been removed, just as longtime Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko departs the team, raising new questions about stability inside the F1 powerhouse.

2025-12-11T15:44:23Z

'That's really frustrating' - Stephen Bradley laments dip in Rovers’ intensity after loss

Managers feels Shamrocks Rovers went away from what was working for them.

2025-12-11T22:45:14Z

Real Madrid’s patience runs out as pressure on Xabi Alonso reaches breaking point after Champions League setback

Real Madrid’s defeat to Manchester City has intensified uncertainty around manager Xabi Alonso’s future, with internal disagreements and weeks of disappointing domestic form pushing the club toward a critical decision, according to reporting from Ben McCrum via Team Talk.

2025-12-11T14:14:24Z

Why Salah’s tantrum may have brought Liverpool an unplanned boost

Why Mohamed Salah’s tantrum may have brought Liverpool an unplanned boost - Salah is back in the Liverpool squad after his omission against Inter Milan - but with Arne Slot seeing progress without the Egyptian, it begs the question whether they are delaying the inevitable

2025-12-12T15:41:51Z

Guardiola’s former pupil under pressure at the Bernabeu

Xabi Alonso, once viewed as one of European football’s most promising young coaches, is now facing rising pressure at Real Madrid. His situation sheds light on the club’s longstanding struggle to balance star-driven dressing rooms with strong managerial authority, a dynamic unfamiliar to many outside the football world but central to its culture.

2025-12-11T06:14:25Z

Arne Slot delivers worrying Liverpool injury update as forward picks up fresh issue

The forward has endured a stop-start time to life at Anfield, and has already missed five games through injury. And Arne Slot said he could miss Liverpool's clash against Brighton on Saturday.

2025-12-12T12:45:10Z

Robin Uthappa slams Gautam Gambhir for overlooking Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli’s heroics against South Africa

India‘s recent 2-1 ODI series victory over South Africa showcased Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli‘s enduring class in the 50-over format, yet head coach Gautam Gambhir‘s post-match remarks sparked unexpected controversy. Former India batter Robin Uthappa voiced astonishment at Gambhir’s apparent oversight of the duo’s pivotal roles, fuelling debates about team dynamics ahead of future…

2025-12-11T10:59:43Z

Liverpool legend Gerrard reacts to Salah’s 'head loss'

Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard reacts to Mohamed Salah’s ‘head loss’ - The former Liverpool captain sympathises with Salah and his predicament after going through a similar situation under Brendan Rodgers

2025-12-10T11:56:55Z

Ex-Chelsea star Oscar 'decides to retire at 34 over heart abnormalities'

The condition can be controlled with medication or a minor procedure to cauterise a node responsible for sudden drops in blood pressure.

2025-12-12T16:45:04Z