Another Wooden Spoon beckons unless the men in red can find new strength in adversity

In the middle of Stephen Ireland’s relaxing stretch, re-watching some match footage, his wife started laying into him. He wasn’t watching one of his 246 Premier League appearances for Manchester City,

Steve Tandy is the man charged with reversing the Cymru conundrum and has a plan to get the Welsh dragon roaring again…

James Maddison will always remember where he was at 8.37pm on April 17, 2025. It was the moment when his injury troubles began, but also the moment that led him to one of the greatest achievements of

SATURDAY 24–FRIDAY 30 JANUARY 2026

Peter Dench considers...