Home »
REIGNING world speedway champion Tai Woffinden knows he cannot retain his title this year but could become the first home rider to win the British Grand Prix in 12 years at Cardiff on Saturday. Woffy, Britain’s greatest-ever speedway rider with three world titles to his name, suffered a horror broken neck in a crash in Poland in June. Amazingly the […]
Read more
A computer hacker whose efforts revealed often troubling practices that shape the multi-billion-dollar global soccer industry was charged with 147 crimes this week by Portugal’s national prosecutor. For four years between 2015 and his arrest in Hungary in January, the hacker, Rui Pinto, a 30-year-old from Portugal, sowed anxiety in the soccer world by publishing hundreds of internal documents onto […]
Read more
GODZILLA has destroyed England's 47-floor Tokyo hotel twice. In the 1984 film The Return of Godzilla, the monster ripped through the Keio Plaza Hotel and he was at it again in 1991's Godzilla vs King Ghidorah. It is that kind of onslaught that Eddie Jones' England will face on the pitch if they are to win the most unique World […]
Read more
It was a come-from-behind win with a big boost from special teams for the Calgary Stampeders (8-4) in their Week 14 win over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-3). On paper, the Toronto Argonauts (2-9) should be an easy Week 15 opponent for the red and white, but this is the CFL — no lead is safe! Here are 5 things to […]
Read more
ARSENAL managing director Vinai Venkatesham has promised fans more big-name signings due to their faith in playing their academy graduates. The Gunners chief has insisted that entrusting younger players in the starting XI is financially efficient – giving the club extra funds to land key targets. Plenty of youth players have been given playing time under Unai Emery, with Joe […]
Read more
N'GOLO KANTE handed Chelsea a huge boost as he returned to training ahead of Sunday's clash against Liverpool. The midfielder, 28, has been out of action with an ankle injury since the 1-1 draw with Leicester City last month. Kante has missed three Premier League games against Norwich, Sheffield United and Wolves. He did not play for France during the […]
Read more
‘They are a respectable family’: Sheffield United’s Saudi chief Prince Abdullah refuses to rule out future investment from the Bin Ladens Sheffield United co-owner Prince Abdullah has defended his financial choices The Bin Laden family has already invested £3million in the south Yorkshire club The Blades chief described Osama Bin Laden as the ‘black sheep’ of the family Fellow owner […]
Read more
Pat Shurmur hung up on Mike Francesa. The Giants ended Shurmur’s 15-minute weekly spot with the outspoken WFAN host, just days after Francesa ripped him and the team following an 0-2 start, the coach confirmed. “I think that was an organizational decision not to do that,” Shurmur told reporters Thursday following Newsday’s report. “Most people aren’t aware of this, but […]
Read more
RUSSIAN footballer Aleksandr Kokorin has re-signed for Zenit – the day after being released from prison early. The striker, 28, was jailed in May alongside midfielder Pavel Mamayev but is back at the club for the remainder of the season. Kokorin and Mamayev were found guilty of hooliganism for attacking a government trade minister and beating up a driver in […]
Read more
DEONTAY WILDER says Tyson Fury’s cut was the worst he’s seen since Vitali Klitschko’s against Lennox Lewis. And the WBC heavyweight champ (41-0-1, 40 KOs) insisted Super Glu, Cement Glue or even staples will stop him from popping the Gypsy King’s eye open again in their February rematch. Fury, 31, needed 47 stitches to close a cut he suffered in the third round […]
Read more