Sunderland interim manager Mike Dodds has revealed Corry Evans’ return in Saturday’s win against Millwall was not planned. The midfielder suffered a serious knee injury against Middlesbrough in January 2023 and has been patiently working his way back towards full fitness in recent weeks. Despite returning to the matchday squad for the win over the Lions, Dodds has stressed he would not have called upon the Northern Ireland international ‘in ideal circumstances’ after he was forced into the...
Former Sunderland manager Martin O’Neill has been named as new chairman of the League Managers Association. The 72-year-old replaces another former Black Cats boss after Howard Wilkinson revealed he was bringing an end to his 33-year chairmanship at the end of the season. O’Neill had a 14-month managerial reign at the Stadium of Light after he initially put pen-to-paper on a three-year contract in December 2011. His time in charge got underway with a 2-1 win against Blackburn Rovers and the...
Middlesbrough manager Michael Carrick bemoaned a number of decisions by the officials after his side fell to a 4-3 home defeat against title-chasing Leeds United on Monday night. Two goals from in-form forward Emmanuel Latte Lath and an opener from Isaiah Jones were not enough for Boro as Daniel Farke’s men claimed a crucial three points thanks to a Crysencio Summerville brace and a goal apiece from Patrick Bamford and Wilfried Gnonto. It was the latter of those goals that proved to be a source...
The annual and interim climate targets will be replaced with a system measuring emissions every five years.
The Group of Seven (G7) nations have committed to support the use of nuclear energy in those countries that opt to use it, a communique released at the end of the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment in Turin, Italy, says.
The right has painted nonviolent protests against the war on Gaza as hotbeds of ‘woke’ terrorism. It’s a pretext for repressionAcross the world people have been shocked by social media footage of heavily armed law enforcement officers arresting peacefully protesting students and professors at university campuses around the United States. The so-called “land of the free and home of the brave” looks neither free nor brave – except for the brave protesters who continue to stand up to state and...
And just like that, it's the offseason for the Tampa Bay Lightning. The recent two-time Stanley Cup champions had their latest bid for another parade snuffed
A former pastor arrested in November 2023 is now facing multiple charges of sexual exploitation of a child and child pornography.
The Owls picked up a huge victory over West Bromwich Albion over the weekend, winning 3-0 to move up to 20th place in the Championship table and put themselves on the brink of safety. A draw at the Stadium of Light would do it, and that’s only needed if both Birmingham City and Plymouth Argyle win, however Bannan says that the plan was to win all of their last three matches, and that hasn’t changed. “We spoke here after the Stoke game about getting maximum points from the last three games,”...
Andre Villas-Boas has been named the new president of Porto after winning the election ahead of Jorge Pinto da Costa, who had been in the position since 1982
The left-handed batter scored 3369 runs in 136 one-day internationals and 2893 in 140 Twenty20 internationals – both Pakistan records.
Serie A club Lazio are reportedly ready to revisit their interest in Sunderland winger Jack Clarke. Italian news outlet Correire dello Sport have claimed the Black Cats star is once again under consideration for a move to Italy as the Rome-based outfit consider the future of former Chelsea winger Pedro and ex-West Ham United player Felipe Anderson. The former Premier League duo are currently entering the final months of their existing deals at the Stadio Olimpico and look increasingly likely to...