The 22-year-old really got the crowd going in the second quarter...
Edouard Mendy was named the best goalkeeper in the world at Fifa’s awards ceremony on Monday night. The ceremony for The Best awards for 2021 saw Chelsea scoop three honours, including Thomas Tuchel and Emma Hayes as the coaches of the year. After backlash against his snub from the Ballon d’Or award longlist, Senegalese shot-stopper Mendy was named The Best Men’s Goalkeeper, beating Gianluigi Donnarumma and Manuel Neuer in the vote.
It was during the five-hour coach journey from London to the north east last Sunday when DMP Durham Sharks, frustrated by the swirling negativity and unsolicited comments being hurled their way on social media, decided to fight back.
Stuart Broad and Ollie Robinson did the damage.
Selby was beaten 6-1 in his Masters quarter-final on Friday.
<strong>Manchester City 1-0 Chelsea</strong>: The Belgian’s sublime winner saw the Premier League champions increase their lead at the top of the table to 13 points
Sir Andrew Strauss has emerged as a surprise candidate to be the new chairman of the England & Wales Cricket gathering the support of senior figures within the governing body and county network.
Djokovic faces deportation after his visa was cancelled for a second time on Friday.
Defending champion Novak Djokovic's Australian Open thrown into doubt as Australian govt cancels visa.
The Blues boss refused to criticise Romelu Lukaku for his performance against Manchester City on Saturday
Man City moved 13 points clear at the top of the Premier League table as Kevin De Bruyne gave them a 1-0 victory over Chelsea at the Etihad. The home side were on top throughout the match but struggled to find the breakthrough until De Bruyne’s wonderful second-half strike finally gave his side the lead. It took City’s winning run in the league to 12 matches and while Liverpool, who are 14 points behind, have two games in hand, Pep Guardiola’s side continue to look unstoppable in their defence of the title.
The Africa Cup of Nations group stage continues to ramp up this afternoon with Ivory Coast hoping to seal their spot in the last-16 against a buoyed Sierra Leone side. Among the tournament favourites, the Ivorians began their campaign with a 1-0 victory over Equatorial Guinea thanks to Max Gradel’s early strike in their opening match. Ivory Coast vs Sierra Leone is scheduled for a 4pm GMT kick-off on Sunday, January 16, 2022.
The Dallas Mavericks star recently became the youngest player in league history to record 40 triple-doubles.
Tampa Bay completed a one-sided 31-15 victory against the Philadelphia Eagles on Super Wild Card Weekend.
Arsenal’s game against Tottenham on Sunday has been postponed. The Premier League confirmed the decision to accept the Gunners’ request to call off the match due to the impact of injuries, Covid-19 and the Africa Cup of Nations on their squad. League rules stipulate that matches must be played if 13 senior outfield players, including a goalkeeper, are available.
Hopes that Cameron Norrie would begin 2022 where he left off last season were dashed as the British No1 suffered a 6-3 6-0 6-4 defeat to Sebastian Korda in the opening round of the Australian Open. Korda, the son of former Australian Open champion Petr, is seen as one of the rising stars of the game but No12 seed Norrie never got into the match. At one point, the Briton lost nine consecutive games in a thoroughly one-sided contest.
Whatever you might think about Rory Burns’ batting, whether it be his technique, his mentality or his attitude, you cannot but have felt a smidgen of pity as he trudged off the field, an opener run out for a duck for just the third time in Ashes history.
The Serbian’s hopes of defending his title in Melbourne now appear to be over with his first-round match scheduled for Monday evening
NFL officials have confirmed their plans to stage Super Bowl LVI in front of a capacity crowd in Los Angeles.
All you need to know ahead of the final
There were nine pre-season friendlies this weekend, including Championship club Bradford beating Hull in Danny Brough's testimonial match.
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