Reading-raised teens Luca Fletcher and Christian Dunbar-McDonald featured for England as the Under-17s got their European Championships underway with a heavy win. Greg Lincoln's side hammered France 4-0 in their opening group stage win, with goals from Mikey Moore, Baylee Dipepa and Ethan Nwaneri in Cyprus. Fletcher came off the bench for the Young Lions with 17 minutes remaining, while Dunbar-McDonald played nine minutes. 16-year-old Fletcher, who moved to Manchester City last summer, earned th
An American consortium of Silicon Valley-based private investors have revived their hopes of a takeover at Sheffield United following their relegation from the Premier League.
Reading favourite Jordan Obita won Player of the Season for Scottish Premiership outfit Hibernian, exactly a decade on from winning the Royals accolade. 30-year-old Obita spent 19 years on the books with the Royals, making 191 first-team appearances. Breaking through under Nigel Adkins in 2013/14, the winger-turned-defender won the Player of the Season award as the Royals finished seventh and narrowly missed out on the Championship play-offs.