April, 2022
O’Sullivan invokes spirit of Gladiator after opening Crucible win
Ronnie O’Sullivan compared himself to Russell Crowe’s character in the Oscar-winning movie Gladiator after beating David Gilbert 10-5 at the World Snooker Championship on Sunday.
Tributes pour in for Sky Sports’ Nigel Pearson I ‘He just loved sport’
“All Nigel wanted to know was whether he was doing Dublin and Belfast,” Sky Sports’ darts producer Rory Hopkins said as he led the tributes to Nigel Pearson, who died aged 52 on Good Friday.
Chelsea 2-0 Crystal Palace: ‘Blues again show ability to thrive amid chaos’
BBC Sport’s chief football writer Phil McNulty looks at how Chelsea have reached a third successive FA Cup final.
Sevilla 2-3 Real Madrid: Karim Benzema scores as La Liga leaders stage remarkable comeback
Karim Benzema scores a late winner as Real Madrid fight back from two goals down to beat Sevilla and close in on the La Liga title.
Liverpool: Virgil Van Dijk says ‘almost impossible’ quadruple would be ‘dream’
Virgil Van Dijk says it would be a “dream” for Liverpool to win a historic and “almost impossible” quadruple.
Newcastle United 2-1 Leicester City: Guimaraes claims late winner for Magpies
Bruno Guimaraes says he wants to be a Newcastle legend after scoring both goals as the Magpies came from behind to beat Leicester and edge closer to Premier League survival.
West Ham 1-1 Burnley: Hosts salvage draw after Ashley Westwood horror injury
West Ham come from behind to dent managerless Burnley’s hopes of avoiding relegation from the Premier League in a match tainted by Ashley Westwood’s injury.
Key expected to be named new England managing director
Rob Key is expected be announced as the new managing director of England men’s cricket next week, with one of his first tasks being to appoint a successor to Joe Root as Test captain.