Lionesses boss Sarina Wiegman has had her say on several recent examples of poor-quality playing surfaces ahead of England’s double-header against Belgium next month, which has once again raised the issue of standards in the women’s game. Arsenal’s 2-0 Champions League defeat at Real Madrid last week took place on a rain-sodden surface which was…
Lewis Hamilton admitted Ferrari have “work to do to improve” as a technical issue interrupted his running on the final day of Formula 1 pre-season testing in Bahrain. The seven-time world champion, who is preparing to start his first season with Ferrari having joined after 12 years at Mercedes, had enjoyed an encouraging start to…
Hannibal Mejbri says he suffered “disgusting abuse” amid an investigation into an alleged racist comment from Milutin Osmajic in Burnley’s Championship draw with Preston. Preston said they are aware of the complaint made by former Manchester United midfielder Hannibal to match officials, adding Osmajic “strongly refuted the claims”. The FA is looking into the incident…
Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has said talks over new deals with three of the club’s most important players are “going well”. Full-back Ola Aina has been linked with Manchester City and is out of contract at the end of the season, when 12-goal top scorer Chris Wood’s terms also expire. “I hope that…
