The cinch Premiership match between Dundee and Rangers is set to go ahead at the third time of asking on Wednesday after a pitch inspection at Dens Park.
Rangers have already made the trip to the Scot Foam Stadium twice – on March 17 and April 10 – only for the pitch to be deemed unplayable, and contingency plans had been drawn up for the game to be moved to St Johnstone’s McDiarmid Park if the pitch failed its latest inspection.
A statement from the Scottish Professional Football League said: “The SPFL can confirm that the cinch Premiership game between Dundee and Rangers scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday April 17, is set to go ahead as planned at the Scot Foam Stadium, Dens Park.
The SPFL can confirm Wednesday s game between Dundee and Rangers is set t…
Aston Villa are confident in completing a loan deal for Manchester City winger Scott Sinclair, .
Villa boss Paul Lambert had said the chances of a potential transfer for the former Swansea City man had looked to be over, but talks have been revived, with a conclusion looking near.
A price of £4m had been considered too much by the Midlands outfit, so now a loan deal appears to be a more probable option.
Sinclair has played just three minutes of league football for Manuel Pellegrini’s side so far this season, across two brief cameo substitute appearances while he spent the whole of the 2013/14 campaign on loan at West Bromwich Albion.
The 25 year old spent five years at Chelsea prior to his switch to Swansea in 2010, but had no less than six tempor…
The world is a mightily different place to what it was this time a year ago, but for Arsenal fans the winds of change were supposed to signal a return to past glories.
Former Gunners captain Mikel Arteta served an apprenticeship as assistant to Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and assumed the top job at Arsenal left vacant when Unai Emery s tenure went sour.
Victory over Chelsea in the FA Cup final meant there was reason for cautious optimism among Gunners fans despite finishing eighth in the Premier League last season.
A league win over champions Liverpool at the back end of that campaign was followed by a penalty shoot-out triumph over the Reds in the Community Shield.
But the situation now appears bleak. Arsenal have lost seven of their 13 Premier Lea…
Germany coach Hansi Flick refused to hide his frustration at FIFA s decision to ban teams from wearing the OneLove armband at the World Cup.
The OneLove campaign, which promotes inclusion and sends a message against discrimination of any kind , grew in significance ahead of the tournament in Qatar, partly due to the host country s criminalisation of homosexuality and poor human rights record.
Germany were one of seven European nations to back the initiative, which involved captains wearing special armbands featuring a multi-coloured heart.
The move was shelved on Monday after it emerged FIFA was set to impose sporting sanctions on the teams involved, with the expectation being that captains would be booked at kick-off for wearing the armband.
While FIFA h…
Enes Unal played a crucial role on his full Premier League debut as Bournemouth saw off Brighton 3-0 at the Vitality Stadium.
Having teed up Marcos Senesi’s early opener – the defender’s fourth goal of the season – Unal sent a bullet header into the top-left corner after the break to double Bournemouth’s advantage in Sunday’s south coast derby.
The introduction of Julio Enciso from the bench in the second half saw Roberto De Zerbi’s Brighton enjoy more spark in the final third, but the result was put beyond all doubt when Justin Kluivert slammed home late on.
Tenth-placed Bournemouth are now four points clear of Brighton and with Chelsea above them, with their hopes of European football still intact.
The Cherries started brightly, with Unal …
Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni is expecting Rubin Kazan to cause his side problems when they meet in the Europa League on Thursday.
The Russians caused a stir in 2009 when they drew 1-1 in the Champion League with eventual champions Inter.
And Stramaccioni said he had done his homework on Rubin and would not be taking them lightly for the clash at San Siro.
In our group, Rubin Kazan is surely the most dangerous team, Stramaccioni said.
They have been managed by the same manager for the last 10 years and I really respect this manager working in the Russian football.
Five out of 11 players are the same who played against Inter Milan in 2009, if I do remember correctly.
The team has respectful players and Inter Milan has great …
Milan must sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic to end their four-year drought without a Serie A title, according to Antonio Cassano.
Ibrahimovic has been linked to Milan throughout the current transfer window, with club president Silvio Berlusconi claiming the Sweden international would be welcomed back to the San Siro with open arms .
Cassano s two-year stint at the San Siro matched that of Ibrahimovic, and the former reckons Milan cannot win the Scudetto without the latter.
The attacking duo played together at Milan in the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons, combining for 49 Serie A goals and 39 assists.
Juventus have won the past four Italian championships, and when Cassano was asked which club would be best placed to challenge Massimiliano A…
Last summer Real Madrid loaned out James Rodriguez to Bayern Munich on a two-year deal, which saw the Bavarians commit to paying Madrid the sum of €13 milllion. Now, , they are willing to make the deal permanent by activating the €42 million option to buy included in the the original loan agreement.
The Colombian attacking midfielder shone in the 2014 World Cup, earning a move from Monaco to Real that summer; but things haven t really gone his way since. Looking for more balance in the team, manager Zinedine Zidane change the default formation from 4-2-3-1 to 4-3-3 upon his arrival, and this is where Rodriguez lost his place in the starting XI to Brazilian defensive powerhouse Casemiro.
He made a slow start to life at the Allianz Arena, but he soon blended in and no…
Milan roared back from 2-0 down to beat Hellas Verona 3-2 on Saturday and claim top spot in the Serie A table.
Unbeaten in their opening seven league games of the season, the Rossoneri were 2-0 down at the break against a side previously without an away win against them in 29 attempts.
Gianluca Caprari and a penalty from Antonin Barak had Verona heading for an unlikely three points before the home side produced a second-half turnaround.
After Olivier Giroud had headed home a third goal in three league games, Franck Kessie equalised from the penalty spot before Koray Gunter s own goal settled a gripping contest.
22 Milan have gained 22 points in the first eight seasonal games: a record at this point of the season for the Rossoneri since 1994/95 (three poin…
Millie Bright has been recalled to the England squad for the Lionesses upcoming Euro 2025 qualifiers against France, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland.
Bright, who led her country to last year s World Cup final, is named in the 24-player party for the first time since October, having missed most of the season with a knee injury.
The Chelsea defender is joined in Sarina Wiegman s squad by team-mate Aggie Beever-Jones, who will hope to win her first cap after an impressive Women s Super League campaign in which she has scored 11 goals in 15 games.
The reigning European champions, who are second in their qualifying group and two points behind leaders France, play back-to-back games against the French on May 31 and June 4. They will then host the Irish on July 12, …