Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter @rgdewinter @TLE_Sport I very nearly missed it. Tucked down towards the bottom of the Guardian’s football page a couple of weeks ago was the announcement that the Moroccan playmaker Adel Taarabt had left QPR on a free transfer to join Benfica. Despite knowing ...
Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport Mark Warburton has been appointed manager of troubled Scottish Championship club Glasgow Rangers. The ex-Brentford boss has signed a three-year contract at Ibrox and will be targeting immediate promotion to Rangers’ rightful place in the Scottish Premier League. ...
Sport News 24/7 By Noy Shani @NoyShani @TLE_Sport Steve McClaren was appointed the new Newcastle United head coach on Wednesday. The London Economic’s Noy Shani checked out what the digital world thinks about Mike Ashley’s move and reflects on whether McClaren is the answer Newcastle fans have been waiting for ...
Sport News 24/7 By Rob McHugh @mchughr @TLE_Sport Who would be a Leeds United fan following a season like this? Last season saw Leeds go through three full time managers, serious relegation concerns, followed by an upturn in form which then fizzled out in turmoil at the end of the ...
Sport News 24/7 By Joe Heywood @Joe_Heywood @TLE_Sport If you look back to the end of the 2013-14 season, you would be forgiven for thinking Southampton were in disarray. Mauricio Pochettino had just left the south coast in favour of north London and Southampton was facing an exodus of its ...
Sport News 24/7 By Max Bluer @maxbluer @TLE_Sport Football will resume across Argentina this weekend. Reason to rejoice for the millions across the vast South American country who watch, listen to and above all discuss the beautiful game every weekend. Argentina is a nation of football-philosophers; bars and cafes the ...
By David de Winter, Sports Editor, @davidjdewinter @TLE_Sport I have an intense dislike of the Westfield Shopping Centres in London. In fact, make that any shopping centre in the world. With their fancy stores placed side by side, imploring the general public to buy, buy, buy, they embody everything that is ...
Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter @rgdewinter @TLE_Sport Well, at least it was quick. Rather than clinging on for dear life with an unexpected victory, or even doing what Rangers have specialised in over the last couple of months and losing to a late goal after a spirited yet ...
By Andrew Wake, Media and Online Editor at Hatton Boxing Six years of haggling, pettiness and what some would even describe as lunacy will come to end under the bright lights of Las Vegas this Saturday night as boxing greats and long-time rivals Floyd Mayweather Jnr and Manny Pacquiao finally ...