After a majority of clubs in League One voted to curtail the 2019-20 season, Coventry City have been promoted to the Championship. Earlier today, clubs voted overwhelmingly to approve the EFL Board’s proposals to determine final league standings based on unweighted points-per-game (PPG). Coventry City will be joined in the...
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This article is also available to read as an interactive ‘Shorthand Story’. You can also learn more about 419 FC via episode five of The Boar Sport Podcast, which is available to stream on Spotify and Anchor. Brotherhood – 419 FC: The Documentary is now available to stream on YouTube....
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Wout Weghorst scored his first goal since March to strike a damning blow against Werder Bremen’s hopes of staying in the Bundesliga. As rain poured across Bremen, Weghorst scored the only goal of the game for Wolfsburg to leave Florian Kohfeldt’s side staring relegation in the face. In what was...
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As the Premier League’s return edges ever-closer, the financial repercussions of ending the season in the relegation zone might just have started to dawn on the league’s bottom six clubs. Although Norwich, Aston Villa and Bournemouth will reopen the season in the drop zone, Watford, West Ham and Brighton find...
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The British Basketball League (BBL) has voted unanimously to end the 2019/20 season without awarding the league title. In a league statement, BBL Chairman Sir Rodney Walker said: “Obviously this is not the way anyone wanted to see the season end and we worked hard to try to find an...
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The 2020 Formula 1 season will start in Austria on 5 July, opening a streak of eight European races to start the campaign. An F1 statement said that the championship would begin across three consecutive weekends, starting with back-to-back races in Austria. After the first break of the calendar, the...
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Roger Federer has become the first tennis player to top the annual Forbes list of the world's highest paid athletes, overtaking footballers Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, writes Luke James.
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Arminia Bielefeld moved one step closer to promotion to the Bundesliga after beating Holstein Kiel 2-1 courtesy of goals from Jonathan Clauss and second half substitute Sven Schipplock. Arminia’s late winner extended their lead at the top of 2. Bundesliga to eight points, inching Uwe Neuhaus’ side ever-closer to an...
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Japanese manufacturers Yamaha launched a unique remote cheering system last weekend as sports teams look for new ways to create an atmosphere at fixtures played behind closed doors. The trial was conducted at the 50,0000-seat capacity Shizuoka Stadium on 13 May in a J-League fixture. Yamaha’s Remote Cheerer system enables...
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In light of Dominic Cummings' breach of lockdown, Luke James expresses his disillusionment with British politics.
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The National Hockey League (NHL) announced its ‘Return to Play Plan’ on Tuesday (26/05/20), confirming that the Stanley Cup Playoffs will include an increased number of teams due to the curtailment of the regular season. As a result, 24 teams will compete in an expanded post-season, excluding the bottom seven...
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A moment of magic from Joshua Kimmich was enough to earn Bayern Munich three vital points in the race to retain their Bundesliga title, beating Borussia Dortmund 1-0 at Signal Iduna Park. On 42 minutes, Kimmich’s looping effort dipped beyond the reach of Roman Bürki, who was powerless to resist...
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In a vital game in the 2. Bundesliga title race, it was Arminia Bielefeld manager, Uwe Neuhaus, who walked away the happier of the two coaches, after his side secured a 0-0 draw on the road against Hamburg to remain six seven points clear at the top of the division....
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