Alex Smith

Feb 12, 2025 | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

EVERTON star Iliman Ndiaye left the field in tears after picking up an injury against Liverpool. The 24-year-old appeared to hurt his knee after accidentally booting the ground before making contact with the ball. Ndiaye immediately fell to the ground and medics rushed onto the pitch to attend to him. There was a four minute delay to the game as the attacking midfielder received treatment. A devastated Ndiaye trudged off the field, bursting into tears and hiding his face in his shirt.

Feb 12, 2025 | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

AN ICONIC World Cup stadium is set to be demolished and replaced by a smaller ground. The plans to improve the venue, which can hold 50,000 fans, has been hit by financial challenges. Reports from German outlet Bild claim there is an £83million black hole in funding. Nuremberg's Max-Morlock-Stadion is now set to be knocked down and a new ground built. Plans to increase the capacity of the arena have been ditched and features like an underground car park are off the table.

Feb 11, 2025 | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

RYAN CLARK passionately called out Shannon Sharpe for his remarks on the NFL GOAT debate. The analysts clashed after the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl disaster against the Philadelphia Eagles. Patrick Mahomes had a nightmare game, being sacked six times and throwing two interceptions. It led to Sharpe claiming on ESPN's First Take that the greatest of all-time debate is over - with Tom Brady by far the best. But Clark rushed to the defence of Mahomes and called out his colleague's hypocrisy.

Feb 11, 2025 | the-sun.com | Richard Moriarty |Alex Smith

MANCHESTER UNITED are set to axe up to 200 more staff in Sir Jim Ratcliffe's latest brutal cost-cutting move. The British billionaire paid £1billion for 27.7 per cent of the club last year and has since gone to desperate measures to fix finances at Old Trafford. The Sun understands that between 100-200 employees will be sacked in his latest bid to reduce costs. All departments are at risk of seeing their numbers slashed.

Feb 9, 2025 | the-sun.com | Alex Smith

SEAN STRICKLAND was left smothered in blood after having his nose broken by Dricus Du Plessis. DDP retained his middleweight title and beat the American for a second time at UFC 312 last night. Du Plessis controversially won their previous bout to take the belt from Strickland last year. But there was no disputing the winner in their rematch, with the South African fighter landing brutal blows throughout. He even broke his rival's nose with a powerful right hand in the fourth round.