Stuart Broad is cherishing the opportunity to pull on an England shirt again at Soccer Aid almost a year on from a fairy-tale finish to his cricket career.
Broad bowed out last summer in memorable fashion, clinching a Test victory over Ashes rivals Australia with his final delivery before retirement.
Now, after throwing himself into a life of fatherhood and television punditry, he is ready to rewind the clock for one night only, donning Three Lions once more after signing up as part of Harry Redknapp’s England XI at UNICEF’s annual charity football match.
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Crystal Palace co-chairman Steve Parish has denied rumours that the club could soon be taken over by American billionaire Josh Harris.
Harris has a net worth thought to be over $2billion and already owns sports franchises in the United States the NHL s New Jersey Devils and the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA.
Parish and three other wealthy Palace fans known collectively as CPFC 2010 purchased the London club over four years ago as it sat at risk of administration and have overseen promotion to the Premier League under Ian Holloway before last term s impressive top-flight survival in the hands of Tony Pulis.
Though Parish concedes the consortium currently at the Selhurst Park helm are open to handing the club over to interested parties, he has played down recent cl…
Roberto Martinez is convinced Everton s fortunes can change in the coming weeks after an intense start to the Premier League campaign.
An impressive UEFA Europa League campaign, which has seen unbeaten Everton secure top spot in Group H, has not been mirrored domestically.
Martinez s men, who drew 1-1 with struggling Hull City on Wednesday, have won just once in their last five top-flight games, leaving them in the bottom half ahead of Saturday s trip to Manchester City.
But the Spaniard believes his side have deserved more for their efforts and is confident of getting back to winning ways soon.
The truth is this season has been intense, he said. It has been good in the way because we have been tested over the first part of the season and I believe t…
Stoke City turned around an early deficit to record a much-needed 2-1 win at the bet365 Stadium and consign Swansea City to the foot of the Premier League table.
The hosts, unbeaten at home against the Swans in this competition, fought back from the shock of falling behind in the third minute to ease the pressure on manager Mark Hughes after just one win in their previous seven outings.
Wilfried Bony s volley against his former club raised hope for Swansea, who then frustrated Stoke for the majority of the first half only to concede twice in the space of four minutes.
After Xherdan Shaqiri converted Joe Allen s throughball to level the scores, Mame Biram Diouf smashed in a left-footed shot to grab what turned out to be the deciding goal in the battle between…
Villarreal dealt Atletico Madrid s rapidly fading LaLiga titles hopes another blow as they coasted to a comfortable 3-0 win at El Madrigal on Monday.
Atletico s uncharacteristic sloppiness at the back proved particularly damaging, with individual errors to blame for Villarreal s first-half goals and a third league defeat in five leaves Diego Simeone s men 12 points adrift of pacesetters Real Madrid.
Tiago was culpable for Villarreal s first goal with Manu Trigueros profiting and applying a calm finish, before a goalkeeping howler from Jan Oblak allowed Jonathan dos Santos to add the second before half-time.
Villarreal were less reluctant to commit players to attack in the second period, with their miserly defence standing up to their reputation as LaLiga s best h…
Nine players, a goalkeeper outfield, 7-0 down at half-time – Belenenses SAD forfeit farcical Benfica
Portugal s Primeira Liga was the laughingstock of Europe on Saturday due to the farcical scenes that took place in Benfica s trip to coronavirus-ravaged Belenenses SAD, a game that was ultimately forfeited by the hosts.
B-SAD, a controversial offshoot of historic club Belenenses, were plunged into crisis this week when 13 of their players tested positive for coronavirus – among them was Cafu Phete, who had recently been in South Africa, where the new Omicron variant of the virus was first detected.
Despite the depleted nature of their squad, club president Rui Pedro Soares confirmed earlier in the day they had not asked Benfica to postpone the fixture, seemingly to the dismay of players who published coordinated messages to social media as the match kicked off in Oeir…
Bayern Munich defender Holger Badstuber is erring on the side of caution as he nears a return to the first team.
The 27-year-old has suffered from a chronic spate of injuries since 2012, making just 29 league appearances in that time after a damaging succession of knee, tendon, thigh and ankle problems.
Badstuber started for Bayern against AC Milan in the International Champions Cup in July, but lasted just half an hour before being replaced.
With Bayern set to get their Bundesliga defence under way at home to Werder Bremen on Friday, Badstuber knows he cannot rush back into action and suffer a further setback.
I was gone a long time, he told Kicker. It takes time to get back slowly again. With regard to the next level, it is important that I think in …
Stephen El Shaarawy has finalised his move to Ligue 1 side Monaco from Milan.
The forward will spend the 2015-16 season on loan at Stade Louis II, with Monaco holding an option to make the switch permanent.
He told the principality club s official website: It s a great emotion to sign here in Monaco.
I am very happy and very moved. I thank the president of AS Monaco for this opportunity.
I hope to have a great season with AS Monaco and excite the AS Moonaco supporters.
The transfer had been widely reported in recent days, with the 22-year-old struggling to secure regular first-team football at the Italian giants.
El Shaarawy moved to San Siro in 2011 and impressed in his second season, scoring 16 Serie A goals from 37 appearances.
The agent of S.S. Lazio forward Felipe Anderson, Stefano Castagna, has revealed the player has no plans to leave Stadio Olimpico in the summer, despite reported interest from the English Premier League.
Anderson, 21, has been the subject of reported interest from Premier League trio Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United in recent weeks, having tallied nine goals and six assists in 22 Serie A appearances for the Biancazzurri this term.
However, despite such speculation, Castagna has insisted the 21-year-old is happy in the Italian capital.
We recently signed a contract extension with Lazio and he is really happy in Rome, Castagna told Italian radio station Radiosei. The player still had three-and-a-half years left in his contract and ther…
Togo need a win against DR Congo to progress to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, but will likely have to do so without goalkeeper Kossi Agassa after an ugly reaction to his performance against Morocco.
Agassa struggled in the 3-1 loss on Friday, conceding a pair of goals from set-pieces before being beaten by a long-range effort for the north African side s third.
His home in the Togolese capital of Lome has subsequently been vandalised by fans attributing the loss to Agassa and coach Claude Le Roy revealed he is unlikely to feature in the Group C finale in Port-Gentil.
He was really affected when he heard the news, said LeRoy. Whether he wants to play or not, I will respect his decision.
Agassa does not deserve such treatment. We are al…