Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Rory Jennings wants the football public to apologise, insisting he was ‘right’ about his controversial Erling Haaland verdict. Jennings made headlines when, three years ago, he infamously predicted Haaland would fail to live up to expectations ahead of his move to Manchester City. 5 Despite a blistering start to the campaign, Haaland has struggled for … Read more
The Baltimore Ravens will try to stay hot when they battle the Houston Texans in a key 2024 NFL Christmas Day matchup. Baltimore is coming off a 34-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, while the Houston Texans were beaten, 27-19, at Kansas City. The Ravens (10-5), who are tied for first in the AFC North, … Read more
Bobby Slowik knows that he needs to get Joe Mixon back on track. The Texans’ run game, which has carried an inconsistent offense all season, has sputtered in recent weeks. Mixon averaged 95.5 rushing yards per game over his first eight games of the season. In his past four appearances, that’s down to 50.8, including … Read more
“When we talk about ambitions, we need to turn words into actions,” said a frustrated Sonia Bompastor after Chelsea dropped their first points of the season to Leicester. “I need my players to be ready from the beginning of every game.” Demands at the highest level are brutal, but Chelsea are never top by luck … Read more
Currently 1st in the table ©TM/IMAGO Last season just one team managed to beat Xabi Alonso’s Bayer Leverkusen in all competitions – Gian Piero Gasperini’s Atalanta. And it was on the big occasion. The Italian side run riot in Dublin, beating their German counterparts 3-0 to win the Europa League title – the club’s first ever European trophy. That triumph … Read more
“This is a crisis.” talkSPORT host Reshmin Choudhury summed it up perfectly after Manchester City’s horror run went from bad to worse at Villa Park. 4 Nobody saw this season coming for Man City and GuardiolaCredit: Getty 4 The players look a shadow of their former selvesCredit: Getty Pep Guardiola’s side suffered their ninth defeat … Read more
A former Premier League player has taken up an unusual job path following a 16-year professional footballing career. The legendary goalscorer spent almost a decade in the English top flight and captained his national side, but now enjoys a low-key life running a coffee shop. 5 He memorably scored all four goals against Liverpool in … Read more
India vs Australia at The Gabba (Navdeep Saini Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: Three years ago, around this time in January, India did the unthinkable — they stormed the “fortress”, popularly known as “The Gabba”, a bastion that had stood unyielding for over three decades. The Australians, guardians of this impregnable citadel, could never have fathomed … Read more
Pep Guardiola cut a shocked figure when asked about Ilkay Gundogan’s remark that Manchester City are ‘over complicating’ parts of their game. City suffered a second successive away defeat in the Champions League on Wednesday, falling to a 2-0 defeat to Juventus in Turin. 4 Goals from Dusan Vlahovic and Weston McKennie sunk Man City … Read more