The Bianconeri coach watched his side held to a 1-1 draw against Inter on Saturday, a week after lifting yet another Serie A crown Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri hit back at criticism regarding his playing style by reminding his detractors that he has won six Serie A titles. Former Inter defender Daniele Adani took…
The Blaugrana led the Primera Division from start to finish and take their recent record to eight titles in 11 years with this latest triumph Barcelona have been crowned La Liga champions once again after Lionel Messi’s strike helped the Catalans to a 1-0 win over Levante on Saturday. Ernesto Valverde’s men went into the…
The former Liverpool defender has heavily criticised the France star, saying that he is not a world-class performer Liverpool great Jamie Carragher has urged Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to sell Paul Pogba. Pogba has been named in the PFA Premier League Team of the Year for 2018-19, having scored 13 goals and added nine assists. But the…
The Brumbies could enter their crunch Super Rugby clash with the NSW Waratahs without star Wallabies Allan Alaalatoa and David Pocock. The pair suffered injuries in last week’s 29-26 loss to the Melbourne Rebels, a game in which they led by 16 points at halftime. Prop Alaalatoa has been cleared of major damage to his…
A frustrated and disappointed Dave Wessels says the Rebels need an honest examination of how they allowed their intensity to drop to substandard levels if they are to regroup in time to compete with the Waratahs in next weekend’s derby. The Rebels suffered their first loss in Australia this season, going down 41-24 to the…
The Rebels have secured Fiji international Frank Lomani on a two-year deal with the club. Lomani is the regular Test scrumhalf for Fiji and was also the NRC Player of the Year playing for the 2018 champions the Fijian Drua. The 23-year-old’s signing is the strongest indicator yet that Will Genia could potentially be heading…
The Reds’ Super Rugby season could hinge on whether talisman Samu Kerevi is about to outpoint one of his great idols. Queensland captain Kerevi has been one of the Reds’ best this season as he attempts to help his young team realise its undoubted potential. Their derby clash against the Brumbies at Suncorp Stadium on…
Waratahs lock Jed Holloway will not travel to South Africa after being handed a three-week suspension for foul play. Holloway was red-carded in NSW’s loss to the Sharks on Saturday night after throwing his elbow backwards and connecting with the face of Sharks prop Thomas du Toit, who had grabbed the second rower’s jersey. Click…
The former Southampton manager says his side did not show the energy required, which only reinforced their poor original set-up Mauricio Pochettino acknowledged he made a “mistake” with his original set-up while adding it was a lack of energy, not tactics, that led to defeat against Ajax. Tottenham fell 1-0 to the Dutch side on Tuesday, leaving…
The absence of Harry Kane and Heung-Min Son could be crucial in the Champions League semi-final tie Former Arsenal forward Robin van Persie believes Tottenham will be the underdogs in their Champions League semi-final clash with Ajax. The Dutch side are currently on track to take their 34th Eredivisie title, and their accomplishments in Europe’s top…