Daily Mirror Sport – ‘Bair faced sneak’ The back page of the Daily Mirror leads with the Ashes and the controversial stumping of Jonny Bairstow. The paper says England captain Ben Stokes ‘hit out’ at the Aussies calling the stumping ‘’underhanded’. The paper also reports on Stuart Board’s comments that poor sportsmanship will be all the Aussies are remembered for.
Daily Star Sport – ‘Same old Aussies’ The back page of the Daily Star finds space to flag England’s achievements at the European Under-21 Championships after Newcastle United’s Anthony Gordon fired them into the semi-finals. The paper’s main image is of Jonny Bairstow who was controversially stumped out, leading to Australia winning the Ashes. The paper claims “same old Aussies” and calls the stumping “shameless.”
The Telegraph – ‘Ashes battle turns toxic’ The back page of the Daily Telegraph features a large image of the Australians celebrating after stumping out Jonny Bairstow. The paper says the England team were furious after he was stumped out and have branded it poor sportsmanship. The paper also reports that three members of MCC have been suspended for abusive behaviour towards the Aussie players following the incident.
Express Sport – ‘Spirit of cricket reduced to Ashes’ The back page of the Daily Express leads heavily on the drama at the Ashes, after Australia controversially stumped out Jonny Bairstow – and whilst not breaking the rules, it was considered poor sportsmanship. Ben Stokes’ comments that he wouldn’t want to win the Ashes ‘like that’ is headlined on the paper.
‘If you want to win at all costs then cricket should not be for you.’
French rider Victor Lafay made a late move to break away from the pack and give Cofidis its first Tour de France stage win in 15 years on Sunday, with Adam Yates keeping the overall lead after the opening two stages in northern Spain.
The 70-year-old left Sky Sports at the end of last season.
The 23-year-old has agreed personal terms.
‘It’s done absolute wonders.’
‘I know the history and the identity of this club, the fervour it arouses.’
The Stamford Bridge clear-out continues.
‘I am disappointed to say that I just didn’t have enough time to manage it before Wimbledon.’
A huge move for the 21-year-old is imminent.
The Ashes are suddenly on the line…
‘Everything about this is good news.’
He has big shoes to fill.
‘For me, he is the best manager.’
A testing summer…
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has said he was “sad” to read a damning report that claimed racism and sexism are rife within English cricket.
United chased a deal for the Barcelona star all last summer.
Talks have been ongoing since April.
Unite want to bring the Dane to Old Trafford this summer.
The invasion of Ukraine is still ongoing…
Premier League told to boost funding of smaller clubs The two top football leagues in England – the Premier League (PL) and the English Football League (EFL) have been told to “urgently” agree on sharing more revenue with clubs down the football pyramid, or risk having a settlement forced on them, say MPs. A report says that if no plan is reached soon, the government could bring forward the setting up of an independent football regulator (IREF) “to impose a deal.” The report by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) Select Committee concludes that the sport must be held accountable…
Ambitious…
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