3+ day, 18+ hour ago   (750+ words) Blackburn Rovers are discovering a harsh Championship truth: good performances count for very little if you do not have the depth to finish the job. Long gone are the days when managers talk about their best XI. Success in modern football…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (336+ words) We asked for your thoughts after Tuesday's Carabao Cup tie between Sunderland and Hull City. Graham: Good solid performance to progress with 11 changes from the weekend. All three new signings had a good game, with Jules Ahoka playing particularly well....

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (804+ words) Steve Borthwick was appointed as England coach in December 2022 England head coach Steve Borthwick will have his contract extended past the 2028 Six Nations in a bid to avoid uncertainty over his future before and during next year's Rugby World Cup....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (100+ words) Former international umpire Ian “Gunner” Gould answers your questions alongside Jonathan Agnew and Vic Marks. So, what happens if you accidently throw the ball into a tree or onto a fallen sunhat? Ask the umpire - Trees, Sunhats and Clicky Ponting…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (802+ words) Kevin Walters will join St Helens after October's World Cup Australia and incoming St Helens head coach Kevin Walters has backed a potential partnership between Super League and the National Rugby League (NRL). Last month Super League clubs rejected a…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (379+ words) BBC Radio Newcastle's Sunderland commentator Nick Barnes says fans will be disappointed no right winger was signed but, otherwise, the Black Cats have achieved what they set out to in the summer transfer window. "Overall, it has not been a…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (357+ words) The first half lacked quality, with both sides guilty of wasting good positions with poor final passes or lack of composure in front of goal. Sunderland created a good chance in only the fifth minute when Xhaka spread play with…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (1790+ words) Looking back at his 20-year career in the Irish League, Aaron Hogg remembers the first time he went to the bookies with his team-mates. A teenager at the time, he did not know the journey it would set him upon....

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (265+ words) New signing Jules Ahoka says he is "very happy and proud" to join Sunderland on a long-term deal. The 20-year-old signs from Royal Antwerp where he impressed as a combative midfielder. He is Sunderland's third signing of the summer following…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (299+ words) Jules Ahoka (right) has signed a long-term contract with Sunderland Sunderland have signed midfielder Jules Ahoka from Belgian side Royal Antwerp for 10m euros (£8.6m). The Black Cats said the 20-year-old DR Congo youth international has signed a long-term contract with the…...