Gary Lineker drove a sleigh full of Walkers crisps around Battersea Power Station in London to celebrate three decades working with the brand. The Match of the Day star threw bags of crisps to members of the public while dressed…
Gary Lineker to return to Match of the Day as BBC announces social media review
Gary Lineker will return to present Match of the Day after he was taken off air following an impartiality row in which he criticised the government’s new asylum policy. BBC director general Tim Davie announced an independent review will be…
Gary Lineker: BBC boss Tim Davie sorry after sport disruption in Lineker row
BBC director general Tim Davie has apologised to licence fee payers after a day of disruption for sports programming. Football shows were pulled at the last minute when presenters and commentators walked out in support of Gary Lineker. The Match…
Gary Lineker to step back from presenting MOTD
Gary Lineker is to step back from presenting Match of the Day until an agreement is reached on his social media use, the BBC has said. It follows an impartiality row over comments he made criticising the government’s new asylum…
English football commentator John Motson, dies aged 77
English football commentator John Motson — who had a 50-year career with the BBC — has died aged 77. Motson started working on the BBC’s flagship highlights show Match of the Day in 1971. He went on to cover 10…
