The New York Yankees have reversed a 49-year-old facial hair policy to allow their players and staff to now sport “well-groomed beards”. Under previous club regulations a players’ hair was not allowed to touch their collars and although moustaches were allowed, beards were not permitted. Chairman Hal Steinbrenner announced the change on Friday prior to

He will now miss his side’s league match against Girona on Sunday and the trip to Seville to face Real Betis on 2 March. Bellingham will also be ruled out of the first leg of Real Madrid’s Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid after collecting a third booking of the European campaign in the

Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 21, 2025, 02:12 PM Barcelona coach Hansi Flick launched an impassioned defence of referees in Spain on Friday, criticising how they have been treated and calling on the Royal Spanish Football Federation [RFEF] to show how strong they are. Referee José Luis Munuera Montero this week revealed he was unable

Man Utd, Tottenham Hotspur and Rangers have discovered their Europa League round of 16 opponents. Here, we look at how they can reach the final in Bilbao. Ruben Amorim’s team will face Real Sociedad – who beat Midtjylland in the knockout play-off round. Tottenham Hotspur will have familiar opponents in AZ Alkmaar, who they already

England winger Noni Madueke is expected to be out of action until after the international break in late March, Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has revealed. Madueke, 22, limped off early on in the Blues’ 3-0 defeat by Brighton last week. Maresca added that his other injured players are also unlikely to return before Chelsea take

Sam MarsdenFeb 21, 2025, 11:20 AM Email Print Open Extended Reactions Liverpool have been drawn against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League round of 16, while holders Real Madrid face local rivals Atlético Madrid. Elsewhere in Friday’s draw, there will be an all-German tie as Bayern Munich meet Bayer Leverkusen, while Arsenal will take on

The PGA Tour has held “constructive” talks over the “reunification” of golf with LIV Golf chairman Yasir Al-Rumayyan and United States president Donald Trump at the White House. Talks have been ongoing since the PGA Tour and DP World Tour agreed a shock merger with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund [PIF], which funds LIV Golf,

Approximately one in five women experience stalking in their lifetime, according to the UK’s Office of National Statistics. Being a well-known public personality increases exposure and a number of female tennis players have been subjected to predatory behaviour in recent years. Raducanu, 22, has previously been the victim of a stalker, with another man given

To even consider he could ever hold England back sums up Root’s modesty. Whether as young prankster, captain or back-in-the-ranks experienced pro, no batter has put more runs into England’s pot across all formats than the Yorkshireman. Yet even Root has been unable to escape the issues that have dogged England’s batting in one-day internationals