He was soon champion of all Wales. As a miner, Reardon wore white gloves similar to those of a snooker referee, but after meeting future wife Sue his career moved above ground. Ray and Sue married ...

A darts referee had to step in during the World Masters after reigning world champion Luke Littler was targeted by disruptive whistlers. The 18-year-old faced Belgian qualifier Andy Baetens in ...

Referee Ben O’Keeffe will officiate England’s Six Nations showstopper against Ireland, where he’ll be hoping to keep controversy to a minimum. The New Zealand native came under heavy fire ...

David Coote has admitted he turned to drugs as a result of the fear of coming out as gay as a Premier League referee in his first interview since being sacked by the Professional Game Match ...

Former Premier League referee David Coote could land a new role in football, according to a report. Coote was dismissed as a Premier League referee in December 2024 after the emergence of videos ...

LONDON – Former English Premier League referee David Coote has apologised for the actions that led to his sacking in December by English football referees’ body PGMOL, saying the pressure of ...

Michael Oliver will not referee the Premier League match between Arsenal and Manchester City on Sunday after being at the centre of a controversial incident involving the Gunners last weekend.

Parker was pivotal in raising the profile of snooker in Germany, culminating in the ongoing success story of first bringing the coveted ranking event to the city's Tempodrom in 2011, with Mark ...

“I hid my emotions as a young ref and I hid my sexuality as well – a good quality as a referee but a terrible quality as a human being. And that’s led me to a whole course of behaviours.

Disgraced former Premier League referee David Coote says a lifelong struggle to hide his sexuality contributed to “shameful” decisions which led to his sacking last year. Coote was in October ...

There are 21 full-time referees in the Premier League Premier League referees receive a combination of a salary and match fees, and can get extra payments through officiating European and ...

Premier League referees are known as Select Group One (SG1). There are 21 full-time referees in this group. These referees are paid somewhere between £73,000 and £148,000, depending on experience.