Barry Ferguson praised his Rangers players for showing the character that has been questioned this season after they edged past Fenerbahce following an epic Europa League clash. Rangers suffered a fourth consecutive defeat at Ibrox but set up a quarter-final against Athletic Bilbao after Jack Butland saved two penalties in a 3-2 shoot-out triumph. Goals…
Fulham boss Marco Silva is hoping to guide the Cottagers to what would be a historic FA Cup triumph in 2025. The West London club face Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday, with a chance to progress through to the quarter-finals at stake. History would suggest that Fulham are the underdogs against the Red…
Dame Laura Davies believes Tyrrell Hatton has proved he is ready to win a major this year after his success at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Hatton won his first Rolex Series event since 2021 after holding his nerve on Sunday to fend off New Zealand’s Daniel Hillier in a thrilling finish. The 33-year-old is…
Lulamba lived up to the hype when comfortably accounting for fellow French import Mondo Man in the BetMGM Juvenile Hurdle at Ascot. Nicky Henderson’s charge scored by five lengths in a 16-runner contest at Auteuil on his racecourse debut after being the subject of glowing reports since arriving at Seven Barrows. Mondo Man was bought…
Arsenal held on to a much-needed 2-1 victory at home to Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. Mikel Arteta called the north London derby “the nicest game of the season to watch”. The neutral – if such a thing exists in the modern game – would have certainly enjoyed this midweek offering of chaos-ball, a contest…
Altay Bayindir saved Kai Havertz’s shoot-out penalty as part of an inspired goalkeeping display to send 10-man Manchester United through to the FA Cup fourth round on penalties in an all-Premier League tie at Arsenal. Bruno Fernandes had given the visitors a 52nd-minute lead before Gabriel equalised two minutes after Diogo Dalot’s dismissal for a…
A Grade One tilt now beckons for Handstands, after he ran out a clear winner of the DragonBet Towton Novices’ Chase at Ffos Las to add another Grade Two victory to his CV. Carrying a 5lb penalty for his win at the same level at Sandown in December, the Ben Pauling-trained gelding was to the…
Roma made light of a 15-point gap on arch-rivals Lazio at the start of play to continue Claudio Ranieri’s perfect record in the Rome derby in his third spell as Giallorossi manager on Sunday. The result extended Roma’s unbeaten run to four matches in all competitions and ended their opponents’ stretch of three consecutive away…
