Of the relegation zone. some good news forjoe root. last week he resigned as england test captain after a woeful series of results, but he s been named the world s leading men s cricketer by wisden. roots departure ended a tumultuous five year tenure, during which the 31 year old scored more runs than any previous england test captain. that move by wimbledon reflecting a stance taken by other sports as well, team sports, it s worth pointing out. we know russia have been excluded from competing in the world cup play offs and we saw the champions league final moved from saint petersburg to france this year and russia will not be competing in the women s euros as well but that is team sports and i guess this raises the question should individual athletes be punished for the actions of their country. what is certain though is that we will not be seeing someone like daniil medvedev winning here this summer and the message that would send out
With a 4 2 win away at chelsea. they re level on points with fourth placed tottenham. chelsea stay third. everton got what could be a massive point in the battle to avoid the drop. they drew 1 1 at home to leicester city. richarlison rescued the point for frank lampard s side in injury time. they re now four points clear of the relegation zone. and newcastle have all but secured their safety in the top flight, with a 1 0 win over crystal palace. miguel almiron with the goal. it moves newcastle up to 11th with 40 points. here are the club s owners celebrating with the players. what a turnaround it s been. they were 19th in the table and five points from safety when eddie howe took over in november. some good news forjoe root. last week he resigned as england test captain after a woeful series of results. but he s been named the world s leading men s cricketer by wisden.