• The Independent

    Rob McElhenney brings baseball to Wrexham with unique pitchside show

    Rob McElhenney brought a taste of baseball to Wrexham AFC last weekend. Mr and Mrs Met - official mascots of the New York Mets - also made the trip to Wales and the trio did a little sightseeing, stopped by the pitch and, naturally, got into a sideline race. The Phillies will play the Mets in the MLB’s London Series in June.

  • The Canadian Press

    Barcelona fined by UEFA for fans making Nazi salutes, monkey gestures at Paris Saint-Germain game

    NYON, Switzerland (AP) — Barcelona was fined 25,000 euros ($26,600) by UEFA on Thursday for Nazi salutes and monkey gestures by fans at a Champions League game against Paris Saint-Germain last week. UEFA said the proven charge of “racist behavior” followed images circulating of misconduct by some fans at Parc des Princes on April 10. UEFA also deferred a one-game ban on selling tickets to Barcelona fans for an away game in the Champions League next season for a probationary period of one year. B

  • The Independent

    Taskmaster star Alex Horne reveals his non-league football obsession

    The comedian has become a director at his local club Chesham United, who are about to play at the highest level in their 117-year history

  • The Canadian Press

    FIFA plans to add slew of new committees years after cutting them in anti-corruption reforms

    GENEVA (AP) — FIFA is set to create dozens of new committees and expert panels, reversing a governance reform passed in 2016 when the world soccer body was in turmoil during corruption scandals. FIFA’s plan to increase its number of standing committees from seven to 35 — with the option to let its president Gianni Infantino create and appoint extra panels of experts — was detailed in a draft update of its legal statutes released late Wednesday. Creating the new bodies could let FIFA award hundre