28 h. ago How Champions League coverage could look on Paramount with new presenter and pundit team

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE nights in the UK could look a whole lot different in two years' time. Europe's elite club competition has been on TNT Sports - formerly known as BT Sport - for the past decade. But from 2027 onwards it will be Paramount taking the reins. The US media giant has reportedly agreed a...

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58 h. ago Barcelona’s new chapter begins in familiar surroundings as life returns to Camp Nou

More than two years of redevelopment at the storied ground later, feelings of relief and comfort greeted Barça’s return to time-honoured turfThere was no sign of Laszlo Kubala or Johan Cruyff, their statues still safely packed in storage, and Lionel Messi had sneaked in alone under cover of darkness a fortnight before but FC Barcelona’s current players were finally back at the Camp Nou as 45,157 fans and a handful of men in high-vis jackets and hard hats watched them return home 909 days later. It was like old times.Athletic Club, ideal guests, had not won here in 30 matches and after two years away they didn’t win this time either, the last of four goals conceded soon followed by fireworks on an afternoon of reunion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jiménez averts danger for uncertain Fulham with late winner against Sunderland

Uncertain times at Fulham. The word is out that the club’s ownership would like to extend Marco Silva’s stay. The manager himself has been non-committal, having previously been explicit about a lack of summer transfer business. Raúl Jiménez’s winner, coming when it seemed Fulham were incapable of scoring, should at least still choppy waters for now and lifted Silva’s team away from the increasing threat of a relegation battle.The sheen has been fading from his regime, after last season’s record points tally and enterprising football, going a touch stale, though he could successfully argue little of that is of his making. The Khan family gambled on stasis, rarely a recipe for success when others spend money like it is going out of fashion. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Jiménez calms choppy waters at Fulham with late winner against Sunderland

Uncertain times at Fulham. The word is out that the club’s ownership would like to extend Marco Silva’s stay. The manager himself has been noncommittal, while also making explicit his dim view of a lack of summer transfer business. Raúl Jiménez’s winner, coming when it seemed Fulham were incapable of scoring, might still choppy waters for now. It lifted Silva’s team away from the increasing threat of a relegation battle but the manager stayed noncommittal. “I don’t need this type of performance to make important decisions,” he said.Last season’s record points tally and enterprising football has been replaced by staleness and sterility, and Fulham’s manager could argue little of that is of his making. The Khan family ownership gambled on stasis, rarely a recipe for success when others spend big. Jiménez’s goal was a measure of the veteran striker’s determination to keep trying when other heads would have dropped but relying on him remains an indictment of the lack of funding Silva an...

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3 d. ago Manchester United star is unexpectedly on borrowed time at Old Trafford

Man Utd midfielder Manuel Ugarte has struggled this season and it feels like he's on borrowed time at the club.

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3 d. ago Tim Dowling: my wife has always wanted to kick me out of book club. Now’s her chance

We have difffering views on my contribution to our book club: I see myself as its beating heart; my wife says I’m an interloperFor the first time in the history of book club, I can’t make it to book club. The scheduling conflict arises late in the day, which is galling because I’ve already read the book, and I can’t very well unread it.“You won’t be missed,” my wife says. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Hamilton Accies' director of football appeals SFA 'fit and proper' ruling

Gerry Strain will remain in post for now while his appeal is ongoing

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6 d. ago Scotland qualify for World Cup: Lewis Ferguson on sharing daughter's birthday with the daddy of all wins

It was a night to remember in more ways than one for the former Hamilton Accies midfielder and his family

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7 d. ago St Mirren star Alex Gogic says Scottish love affair is ideal way to end career

The Buddies stalwart has been north of the border for almost a decade and previously played for Hibernian and Hamilton Accies.

Economics

8 d. ago SPFL manager donates to Hamilton Accies' supporters fund to save club and offers 'financial expertise'

Hamilton Accies are facing an uncertain future amid multiple issues off the field

Society

8 d. ago Man United news: Sir Alex Ferguson backs summer signing as Ruben Amorim given transfer solution

Amid the uncertainty around Ruben Amorim's short-term plans, one new signing is already impressing club legend Sir Alex Ferguson and could give United a timely boost in the January transfer window

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1 week ago Baylor AD Rhoades takes leave, steps down as CFP chairman and is replaced by Arkansas AD Yurachek

CFP selection committee chairman Mack Rhoades has been replaced by Arkansas athletic director Hunter Yurachek following an announcement that Rhoades had stepped down from the role and taken a leave of absence as the athletic director at Baylor while the school investigates unspecified allegations against him

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1 week ago Hamilton Accies owner Seref Zengin Q&A: Someone with 'deep pockets' required to save club

The current Accies owner sat down for an exclusive interview after the SFA declared him not fit and proper to be involved in the day-to-day running of the League One outfit

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1 week ago Furious Hamilton Accies chief accuses SPFL and SFA of 'sabotage' and trying to force club to the wall

In an explosive exclusive, Seref Zengin has opened fire on Scottish football’s rulers and wants an independent regulator to investigate

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1 week ago Aston Villa’s Natalia Arroyo: ‘There was probably a little coach inside me when I was playing’

The Spaniard talks about her move to coaching, Barcelona and the injuries that ended her career earlyA 22-year-old Natalia Arroyo stood alone in what she describes as a “sad shower” and gutturally cried. It was the moment she knew her playing career had ended. The Spaniard had lain on the grass shortly beforehand, her anterior cruciate ligament torn again. It was “super emotional”, she says, but she was done.Arroyo, speaking at the expanded training base of an Aston Villa side who last Saturday secured a notable win at Manchester United, joined Barcelona at the age of nine, though at the time there was no real relationship with the main club. She graduated to the B team, captained that side and was one of three 16-year-olds to force their way into the senior set-up. That experience has taught her how to integrate players. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Hamilton Accies boss John Rankin quips 'I've got two seatbelts on' as he straps in for 'difficult few weeks'

John Rankin has responded to the club's latest off field drama

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2 w. ago Hamilton Accies fans to hold emergency meeting to save club amid 'darkest day in 151

Accies Supporters Association's Colin Hamilton has spoken of his fears after the SFA deemed Accies owner and director of football Gerry Strain not fit and proper to run club operations

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2 w. ago Man United players make Tyrell Malacia feelings clear after Ruben Amorim decision

Tyrell Malacia has not played a single minute for Manchester United since January after spending time on loan at PSV and being included in the club's 'bomb squad'

Sport

2 w. ago Hamilton Accies 'seeking legal advice' as chiefs deemed not fit and proper by SFA amid club's complaint to Scottish Goverment over governing body behaviour

Gerry Strain has responded to a damning statement from the SFA that has deemed both he and Accies owner Seref Zengin 'not fit and proper' to run the club

Society

2 w. ago Hamilton Accies 'seeking legal advice' as chiefs deemed not fit and proper by SFA amid club's complaint to Scottish Government over governing body behaviour

Gerry Strain has responded to a damning statement from the SFA that has deemed both he and Accies owner Seref Zengin 'not fit and proper' to run the club

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