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Report Summary

  • 26

    Performance

    Renders faster than
    47% of other websites

  • 92

    Accessibility

    Visual factors better than
    that of 80% of websites

  • 67

    Best Practices

    More advanced features
    available than in
    24% of websites

  • 98

    SEO

    Google-friendlier than
    92% of websites

sportsmole.co.uk

Football News, Previews, Predictions, Transfers

Page Load Speed

2.5 sec in total

First Response

368 ms

Resources Loaded

1.6 sec

Page Rendered

565 ms

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About Website

Click here to check amazing Sportsmole content for United Kingdom. Otherwise, check out these important facts you probably never knew about sportsmole.co.uk

The latest sports news, from football to tennis and cricket to rugby, updated around the clock.

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Key Findings

We analyzed Sportsmole.co.uk page load time and found that the first response time was 368 ms and then it took 2.1 sec to load all DOM resources and completely render a web page. This is quite a good result, as only 35% of websites can load faster.

Performance Metrics

sportsmole.co.uk performance score

26

Measured Metrics

name

value

score

weighting

FCP (First Contentful Paint)

Value3.1 s

47/100

10%

LCP (Largest Contentful Paint)

Value7.1 s

5/100

25%

SI (Speed Index)

Value6.0 s

47/100

10%

TBT (Total Blocking Time)

Value5,380 ms

0/100

30%

CLS (Cumulative Layout Shift)

Value0

100/100

15%

TTI (Time to Interactive)

Value24.1 s

0/100

10%

Network Requests Diagram

www.sportsmole.co.uk

368 ms

20160216224938.js

34 ms

20160223191952.css

67 ms

gtm.js

33 ms

sports-mole-grass.jpg

108 ms

Our browser made a total of 87 requests to load all elements on the main page. We found that 1% of them (1 request) were addressed to the original Sportsmole.co.uk, 20% (17 requests) were made to Optimized-by.rubiconproject.com and 20% (17 requests) were made to Gum.criteo.com. The less responsive or slowest element that took the longest time to load (611 ms) relates to the external source Optimized-by.rubiconproject.com.

Page Optimization Overview & Recommendations

Page size can be reduced by 560.4 kB (58%)

Content Size

970.0 kB

After Optimization

409.6 kB

  • HTML
  • Images
  • JavaScript

In fact, the total size of Sportsmole.co.uk main page is 970.0 kB. This result falls beyond the top 1M of websites and identifies a large and not optimized web page that may take ages to load. 40% of websites need less resources to load. Javascripts take 525.7 kB which makes up the majority of the site volume.

HTML Optimization

-80%

Potential reduce by 201.7 kB

  • Original 251.0 kB
  • After minification 251.0 kB
  • After compression 49.3 kB

HTML content can be minified and compressed by a website’s server. The most efficient way is to compress content using GZIP which reduces data amount travelling through the network between server and browser. HTML code on this page is well minified. It is highly recommended that content of this web page should be compressed using GZIP, as it can save up to 201.7 kB or 80% of the original size.

Image Optimization

-7%

Potential reduce by 12.9 kB

  • Original 193.2 kB
  • After minification 180.3 kB

Image size optimization can help to speed up a website loading time. The chart above shows the difference between the size before and after optimization. Sportsmole images are well optimized though.

JavaScript Optimization

-66%

Potential reduce by 345.8 kB

  • Original 525.7 kB
  • After minification 514.3 kB
  • After compression 179.9 kB

It’s better to minify JavaScript in order to improve website performance. The diagram shows the current total size of all JavaScript files against the prospective JavaScript size after its minification and compression. It is highly recommended that all JavaScript files should be compressed and minified as it can save up to 345.8 kB or 66% of the original size.

Requests Breakdown

Number of requests can be reduced by 51 (60%)

Requests Now

85

After Optimization

34

  • AJAX
  • Images
  • JavaScript
  • CSS

The browser has sent 85 CSS, Javascripts, AJAX and image requests in order to completely render the main page of Sportsmole. We recommend that multiple CSS and JavaScript files should be merged into one by each type, as it can help reduce assets requests from 47 to 1 for JavaScripts and as a result speed up the page load time.

Network Requests Diagram

www.sportsmole.co.uk

www.sportsmole.co.uk

368 ms

20160216224938.js

20160216224938.js

34 ms

20160223191952.css

20160223191952.css

67 ms

gtm.js

gtm.js

33 ms

sports-mole-grass.jpg

sports-mole-grass.jpg

108 ms

sports-mole-logo.png

sports-mole-logo.png

26 ms

sports-mole-fixed-header-logo.png

sports-mole-fixed-header-logo.png

19 ms

1x1.gif

1x1.gif

20 ms

transfer-talk.jpg

transfer-talk.jpg

29 ms

tomer-hemed.jpg

tomer-hemed.jpg

99 ms

riyad-mahrez.jpg

riyad-mahrez.jpg

97 ms

arsene-wenger.jpg

arsene-wenger.jpg

98 ms

ezequiel-lavezzi-psg.jpg

ezequiel-lavezzi-psg.jpg

100 ms

bryan-robson.jpg

bryan-robson.jpg

99 ms

newsnow_f_ab.gif

newsnow_f_ab.gif

12 ms

analytics.js

analytics.js

68 ms

p.js

p.js

9 ms

__activity.gif

__activity.gif

69 ms

atrk.js

atrk.js

81 ms

load.sumome.com

load.sumome.com

377 ms

lorenzo-insigne-napoli.jpg

lorenzo-insigne-napoli.jpg

40 ms

muhamed-besic.jpg

muhamed-besic.jpg

39 ms

SportsMole.js

SportsMole.js

78 ms

tomer-hemed.jpg

tomer-hemed.jpg

24 ms

bryan-robson.jpg

bryan-robson.jpg

129 ms

arsene-wenger.jpg

arsene-wenger.jpg

19 ms

collect

collect

14 ms

collect

collect

117 ms

atrk.gif

atrk.gif

90 ms

test.png

test.png

239 ms

preamp_high_210116_0836.js

preamp_high_210116_0836.js

24 ms

rta.js

rta.js

26 ms

14418.js

14418.js

45 ms

DAC.js

DAC.js

50 ms

bid

bid

188 ms

ga-audiences

ga-audiences

68 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

40 ms

sync

sync

36 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

40 ms

sync

sync

41 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

40 ms

sync

sync

40 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

39 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

sync

sync

38 ms

DACPubApiPlugin.js

DACPubApiPlugin.js

13 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

171 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

166 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

167 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

168 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

162 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

173 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

313 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

325 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

322 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

326 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

316 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

611 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

471 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

382 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

461 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

486 ms

fastlane.jsonp

fastlane.jsonp

490 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit2_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766002

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit2_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766002

319 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit2_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766001

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit2_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766001

333 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit3_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766003

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit3_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766003

338 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit1_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766000

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit1_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766000

334 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit3_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766003

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit3_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766003

332 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit4_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766004

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit4_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766004

323 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit4_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766005

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit4_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766005

381 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_970x90;grp=781;misc=1456799766007

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_970x90;grp=781;misc=1456799766007

398 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_970x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766007

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_970x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766007

420 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_468x60;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_468x60;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

392 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_728x90;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit5_728x90;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

499 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit6_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit6_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766008

340 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit6_320x50;grp=781;misc=1456799766009

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit6_320x50;grp=781;misc=1456799766009

422 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit7_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766010

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit7_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766010

380 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit8_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766011

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799766;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit8_300x250;grp=781;misc=1456799766011

395 ms

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit8_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766010

ADTECH;cfp=1;rndc=1456799765;cors=yes;cmd=bid;alias=unit8_300x600;grp=781;misc=1456799766010

418 ms

Accessibility Review

sportsmole.co.uk accessibility score

92

Accessibility Issues

Navigation

These are opportunities to improve keyboard navigation in your application.

Impact

Issue

High

[id] attributes on active, focusable elements are not unique

Names and labels

These are opportunities to improve the semantics of the controls in your application. This may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

<frame> or <iframe> elements do not have a title

Tables and lists

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Impact

Issue

High

Lists do not contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>).

High

List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul> or <ol> parent elements.

Best Practices

sportsmole.co.uk best practices score

67

Areas of Improvement

Trust and Safety

Impact

Issue

High

Does not use HTTPS

Low

Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks

User Experience

Impact

Issue

High

Displays images with incorrect aspect ratio

High

Serves images with low resolution

General

Impact

Issue

Low

Detected JavaScript libraries

High

Browser errors were logged to the console

High

Missing source maps for large first-party JavaScript

SEO Factors

sportsmole.co.uk SEO score

98

Search Engine Optimization Advices

Mobile Friendly

Make sure your pages are mobile friendly so users don’t have to pinch or zoom in order to read the content pages. [Learn more](https://developers.google.com/search/mobile-sites/).

Impact

Issue

High

Document uses legible font sizes

High

Tap targets are not sized appropriately

Language and Encoding

  • Language Detected

    EN

  • Language Claimed

    EN

  • Encoding

    UTF-8

Language claimed in HTML meta tag should match the language actually used on the web page. Otherwise Sportsmole.co.uk can be misinterpreted by Google and other search engines. Our service has detected that English is used on the page, and it matches the claimed language. Our system also found out that Sportsmole.co.uk main page’s claimed encoding is utf-8. Use of this encoding format is the best practice as the main page visitors from all over the world won’t have any issues with symbol transcription.

Social Sharing Optimization

sportsmole.co.uk

Open Graph description is not detected on the main page of Sportsmole. Lack of Open Graph description can be counter-productive for their social media presence, as such a description allows converting a website homepage (or other pages) into good-looking, rich and well-structured posts, when it is being shared on Facebook and other social media. For example, adding the following code snippet into HTML <head> tag will help to represent this web page correctly in social networks: