The powerhouse Liverpool forward secured a record-breaking 90 per cent of the vote, while Arsenal’s Alessia Russo topped a wide field to win the women’s award, writes JAMES NALTON
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Sport in brief: May 16, 2024
The outcome of the Shakespearean modern-day classic, where legacy was reborn, continues to resonate in the mind of Morning Star boxing writer JOHN WIGHT
WOMEN’S FOOTBALL: Celtic beat Hearts 3-1 on Wednesday night to close in on their first-ever Scottish Women’s Premiership as Kirsty Howat’s hat-trick earned second-placed Rangers a 3-2 victory over Hibernian.
The top two are level on points with a game to go, but Celtic have a hugely superior goal difference.
Elsewhere, on Wednesday Glasgow City won 2-0 at Partick, Aberdeen drew 1-1 with Dundee United and Motherwell beat struggling Hamilton 4-2.
