Shamoon Hafez, BBC Sport football news reporter With Everton teetering above the drop zone, Moyes’ key task will be to ensure the club move into their new stadium on Bramley-Moore Dock next season playing Premier League football. The side have been sound defensively but stagnated under Dyche’s one-dimensional style of play, with the team creating … Read more

England captain Heather Knight has called for the International Cricket Council to do more for the Afghanistan women’s team, whom she feels have been “forgotten”. Female participation in sport in the country has effectively been outlawed since the Taliban’s return to power in 2021. More than 20 members of their women’s cricket team fled to … Read more

Aston Villa increase their bid for Borussia’s Dortmund’s Donyell Malen, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool are keen on Wolves’ Joao Gomes, while Monaco enter race for Marcus Rashford. Aston Villa have increased their bid for Borussia Dortmund forward Donyell Malen to 25m euros (£21m), but the German side are still demanding 30m euros (£25.1m) for … Read more

Costelow, who turned 24 on Friday, was replaced by fellow Wales international Ioan Lloyd, who started at full-back at Kingsholm. But there was better news for Gareth Anscombe who has been given the all clear after a knee injury that kept him out of facing Scarlets and Costelow. Gloucester head coach George Skivington said: “Gareth … Read more

Watch Amadou Onana score a controversial goal for Aston Villa in their FA Cup win, with West Ham protesting the award of the corner which lead to the goal as well as a possible foul on Lucas Paqueta. READ MORE: Aston Villa come back to beat West Ham in Potter’s first game Available to UK … Read more

Manchester City have agreed a 40m euros (£33.6m) deal with Lens for central defender Abdukodir Khusanov. Sources with knowledge of the deal say there are additional bonus payments attached to the sale, with the player due to undergo a medical before the transfer is officially confirmed. City manager Pep Guardiola has been determined to strengthen … Read more

New West Ham manager Graham Potter praises his players’ attitude after a “tough week” despite a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/4016/live/e662a540-cfa6-11ef-87df-d575b9a434a4.jpg New West Ham manager Graham Potter praises his players’ attitude after a “tough week” despite a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa in the FA Cup. 2025-01-10 23:11:56

A quirk of fate meant Graham Potter’s last game in management was a 2-0 defeat to Aston Villa. It cost him his job at Chelsea in April 2023, as the Blues acted less than 24 hours later to end his brief Stamford Bridge reign. Almost two years later the 49-year-old returned to the dugout to … Read more

Graham Potter suffers defeat in his first game as West Ham boss, as Aston Villa come from behind to win 2-1 and reach the FA Cup fourth round. https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/1024/cpsprodpb/65d6/live/5b68bdd0-cfa1-11ef-87df-d575b9a434a4.jpg Graham Potter suffers defeat in his first game as West Ham boss, as Aston Villa come from behind to win 2-1 and reach the FA Cup … Read more

While Sweeney retains the support of the RFU board, who ultimately decide his future, a significant vote against him from members would ratchet up the pressure. “The notice to request an SGM contained a significant number of inaccuracies, however, the RFU respects the right of its members to call for an SGM and for their … Read more