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
Sport in brief: August 23, 2024
SPEEDWAY: Ipswich’s miserable form continued as they slumped to a fourth consecutive defeat after going down 41-49 at home to Belle Vue on Thursday night.
Both teams have now confirmed their places in the end of season play-offs, alongside defending champions Sheffield and Leicester.
In the Premiership’s other midweek fixture, substitute Richard Lawson scored 13 points as Oxford led from the first tape to beat King’s Lynn 48-42.