I was fourteen, with nowhere to go for Valentine’s Day and zero interest in ice skating. However, these were the days of four ...

Quietly, gracefully, the curtain is falling on one of the consummate broadcasting careers. Steve Rider, known to millions for his balance of levity and gravity, for deftly handling everything from ...

Even at that age, young and all as I was, to meet Des Lynam was just a wow moment. He was charming, he was just lovely,” she says.

Lineker’s true big break in financial terms came when securing the role of Match of the Day host, succeeding Des Lynam in the hotseat in 1997. While he did not initially rake in the big bucks, Lineker ...

The former England footballer succeeded Des Lynam in 1999 as the face of the BBC's Premier League highlights show and has since become synonymous with the broadcaster's football coverage. He will ...

After working as a pundit and co-presenter for the BBC, notably announcing that Ronaldo wouldn’t and then would be playing in the 1998 World Cup final, Lineker replaced Des Lynam as the BBC’s ...

More than 25 years after Gary Lineker was entrusted with filling the big shoes left by Des Lynam, the latter offered his thoughts on the Match of the Day host. By Patrick Austen-Hardy ...

Gary Neville says Des Lynam is giving Jamie Carragher reason to mock him - PA/John Walton Tom Morgan Sun, Jan 26, 2025 · 3 min read ...

FORMER Match of the Day host Des Lynam has criticised female ex-professionals working as pundits in the men’s soccer game. The former BBC presenter feels there is space in the game for female hosts, ...

Legendary sports presenter Des Lynam has caused controversy by criticising women pundits on TV and taking aim at Gary Lineker's BBC salary. The former Match of the Day presenter, 81, said in an ...