PHILIPPE COUTINHO is making the most of his Brazil axing by jetting out to the Maldives with wife Aine. The Aston Villa ace was dropped by Tite for upcoming internationals after an underwhelming start to the season. Boss Steven Gerrard admitted that his former Liverpool team-mate was "hurt" to miss out – but the 30-year-old is making the best of […]

ARSENAL are finally taking to the pitch again after an enforced delay to fixtures following the death of the Queen. The Gunners lost 3-1 at Manchester United in their last Premier League outing, and now face the Bees with England new boy Ivan Toney leading theline. On the decision to call-up Toney, England boss Gareth Southgate said: "With Ivan Toney, […]

CANELO ALVAREZ only has one man on his mind after settling the score with Gennady Golovkin once and for all. The Mexican scored the most convincing win of his trilogy series with GGG, beating the Kazakh by unanimous decision in Las Vegas. It followed after a contentious draw in 2017 and razor-thin majority decision victory in the rematch a year […]

TEARFUL Marco Reus is sweating on his World Cup place after being carried off for Dortmund on Saturday. The Germany attacking midfielder looked in agony and then devastated after hurting his leg half an hour into a 1-0 Bundesliga win over Schalke. Reus, 33, admitted his "dream had been burst" when he missed Germany's World Cup 2014 glory through injury. […]

TOTTENHAM take on Leicester today in the Premier League as they look to rebound from their loss to Sporting Lisbon in Europe. Antonio Conte's side are still yet to lose in the league this season and are coming up against a frail Foxes side who find themselves languishing at the bottom of the league. Start time: 5.30pm BST TV/Live stream: […]

NATE DIAZ has been called out to a brutal bare-knuckle boxing bout by Mike Perry. Diaz is now a free agent after walking out on the UFC when his contract expired. The American, who has launched his own promotion, teased a switch to boxing following callouts from YouTuber-turned prizefighter Jake Paul, 25. But Perry, 31, has urged Diaz, 37, to […]

CHESTER WILLIAMS is a 25-year-old jockey who often rides horses trained by his mum. Williams was hospitalised on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, after he sustained injuries from falling off his horse. Who is Chester Williams? Chester Williams is a 25-year-old jockey whose family lives in north Devon. Over the last seven seasons, the jockey has ridden 64 British jump winners, […]

PICTURED: Tyson Fury and wife Paris place flowers at Buckingham Palace for the Queen, with a card signed by boxing’s self-proclaimed ‘Gypsy King’ Tyson Fury and his wife Paris were pictured leaving flowers for Queen Elizabeth The 34-year-old placed flowers and a heartfelt message at Buckingham Palace He signed the card ‘Gypsy King’ after writing ‘Great may your bed be […]

Scott Van Pelt joined ESPN in Spring 2001 as the network’s lead professional golf reporter. He has since become a SportsCenter anchor, primarily hosting the 11 p.m. ET edition while remaining the lead reporter and host of the network’s coverage of golf’s grand slam events. In April 2008 he was named co-host of ESPN Radio’s Tirico & Van Pelt weekday […]

THE LATE Diego Maradona's agent once tried to secure the Argentina legend a Premier League manager's job at Aston Villa. The icon never played or managed in England, but he was 'very open' to the idea a decade ago. Maradona, who died aged 60 in 2020, was represented by Walter Soriano in Europe and had just managed Argentina at the […]