JAMIE CARRAGHER: Leicester should build a statue of Ranieri… I’m furious with the decision and hope the players are ashamed Ranieri was fired at the airport hotel… Leicester owners let him take charge in Seville but his fate had been sealed He may only be 23, but Nathan Redmond has been working towards an EFL Cup final appearance for his entire life… and he wants to fulfill his dreams against United ‘What happened when I was sacked as champion is peanuts compared to Claudio’: Mourinho pays tribute to friend Ranieri with initials on United shirt ‘Yesterday my dream died’: Ranieri releases statement after Leicester sacking… as fans turn up outside his home to offer support Leicester went from top of the world to relegation battlers: How it unravelled for Ranieri in the months since title triumph ‘I remember just seeing families with their kids and thinking, I wish that was me’: … (more)
Day: February 25, 2017
North Korea wins first medal at Asian Winter Games
North Korea won its first medal at the Asian Winter Games on Saturday as Ryom Tae Ok and Kim Ju Sik won the bronze medal in the figure skating pairs event. The North Korean pair, third after the short program, received 112.18 points in Saturday’s free skating for a total of 177.40 points.
SPEED-SKATING: Rising star Tash Nemeth-Knight is aiming high after GB call-up
Tash Nemeth-Knight, 17, won a highly competitive place on the GB Short Track Speed Skating Academy Picture: John Rowley OXFORD’S Tash Nemeth-Knight cannot hide her excitement at being selected for Great Britain’s Short Track Speed Skating Academy. Nemeth-Knight, who learnt to skate at Oxford Ice Rink under the guidance of coach Tammy Sear, was previously a figure-skater, competing in national championships.
Aston Villa host Derby County at Villa Park this afternoon – here’s everything you need to know
… in front of the cameras. Fans will be able to watch highlights of the clash tonight on Football on 5, while Sky Sports will also have coverage from 8pm onwards. Mile Jedinak made his long-awaited return from a groin injury in the defeat at Newcastle …
Transgender boy 2 wins away from girls state wrestling title
Mack Beggs, left, a transgender wrestler from Euless Trinity High School, stands with his coach Travis Clark during a quarterfinal match against Mya Engert, of Amarillo Tascosa, during the State Wrestling Tournament, Friday, Feb. 24, 2017, in Cypress, Texas. Beggs was born a girl and is transitioning to male but wrestles in the girls division.
Cricket South Africa (CSA) announces South Africa’s test squad against New Zealand
Cricket South Africa today named two uncapped players, Heinrich Klaasen and Theunis de Bruyn , in the Standard Bank Proteas Test squad for the three-match series against New Zealand starting next month. Morne Morkel returns to the squad after missing the recent Test series against Sri Lanka, while there is also place for fellow fast bowler Chris Morris, who was injured for a large part of last year after making his debut against England.
IND vs AUS, 1st Test, Day 3, Tea: O’Keefe’s 5-for puts visitors closer to victory
India needed 441 to win post lunch on Day Three of the first Test at Pune’s Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium. No team has triumphed in the pursuit of such colossal target.
English Premier League: Leaders Chelsea play Swansea, Leicester face Liverpool6 hours ago
With 13 games remaining, the Premier League leaders Chelsea have an opportunity to extend their lead as they host lowly Swansea on Saturday. Eden Hazard has warned Chelsea not to lose their focus as the runaway Premier League leaders approach the final furlong in the title race, while crisis-torn champions Leicester face up to life without sacked boss Claudio Ranieri.
Formula 1: Williams launch new car for 2017 season
The FW-40, which also has red and blue stripes running down its centre, is wider than the 2016 car and has bigger tyres following regulation changes. The new car will take to the track for the first time during a pre-season test, which will start with Massa driving it in Barcelona on Monday, 27 February.
Australian Turf Club rocked by horse cruelty scandal
The Australian Turf Club is embroiled in a major scandal after its mounted security division was shut down amid claims that former racehorses were mistreated and illegally sedated to fulfil lucrative commercial work. The ATC’s Mounted Division uses retired racehorses that are retrained for everyday life.
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As Lebanon was celebrating its District 9-AAA championship Tuesday night, I saw Wilson County mayor Randall Hutto high up in the Campbell Brandon Gym bleachers, beaming like a proud papa. His son, Brett, was on the Blue Devil bench.
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Former Dallas Cowboys Charles Haley shows a painted portrait of Hall of Fame owner Jerry Jones to he, Michael Irvin, Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Roger Staubach and Tony Dorsett at the 25th Anniversary of the Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl XXVII party at Gilley’s in Dallas, Saturday, February 25, 2017. The event was hosted by Troy Aikman and United Way of Metropolitan of Dallas in which he is the new fundraiser.