THE attacking talent is likely to be bountiful at Stamford Bridge next season. Timo Werner has been confirmed as a Chelsea player and a second sought-after German forward, Kai Havertz, could be joining him, along with former Ajax winger Hakim Ziyech. Yet with his 34th birthday fast approaching, there is still room for Olivier Giroud. Winner of free-kicks, mass consumer […]

DESPITE Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang yet to sort out his future and no major new signings, Arsenal may well have done their best bit of business this year already. Bukayo Saka signing a new long-term contract at the Emirates in the week is a bigger coup for his club than it is for the player himself. We have heard it time and […]

Next week, the future of this year’s Ryder Cup will be decided. While most other major sporting events have cut their losses and delayed until 2021, golf’s biggest team event has been holding out, waiting to see if the contest at Whistling Straits, near Sheboygan, Wis., from Sept. 22-27, can still go ahead. It’s not looking good. Three of golf’s […]

Count Gerrit Cole as one of the few people who, during this profound economic downturn, received a promotion. He arrived in The Bronx last December with the mission of saving (or at least elevating) his new team. He kicks off his second pinstriped spring training on Saturday, at Yankee Stadium once again, as a savior of his entire sport. The […]

The early results are in and it’s relatively encouraging news for Major League Baseball. The league and its Players Association on Friday released the first set of numbers from its COVID-19 testing during the intake process, which found 38 positive cases from 3,185 tests. The 1.2 percent positive rate is slightly lower than New York’s state-wide rate (1.38) from its […]

RETIRED Dutch football legend Wesley Sneijder has admitted that he is considering a return to action. The 36-year-old hung up his boots last year following a spell with Qatari side Al-Gharafa. But having seen compatriot Arjen Robben "follow his heart" to return after a year out of the game to re-join boyhood idols FC Groningen, Sneijder could follow suit. Born […]

BORUSSIA DORTMUND are reportedly confident that Manchester United top transfer target Jadon Sancho will stay with the German outfit for another season.  BVB chief Michael Zorc has little faith of the England international's £115million valuation being met. United are still in pole position to land Sancho yet their chances of coming close to BVB's staggering asking price are in the […]

CONOR MCGREGOR'S coach has claimed that MMA stars have told him that they should be paying the Irishman for elevating the sport. Since debuting in the UFC in 2013, the Notorious has transcended the sport and has become one of the richest fighters in the world along the way. He has an estimated net worth of £100m according to Forbes, following […]

MATCH OF THE DAY fans have been left stunned after seeing the state of the art studio in its natural form. A series of images of the studio's normal green screen background have gone viral online. And they show just how different the BBC1 show looks on TV once the special effects have been added. One photo showed host Gary […]

MANCHESTER UNITED travel south to face AFC Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon hoping to keep up their remarkable momentum. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side haven't looked back since signing Bruno Fernandes in January and are currently unbeaten in 15 matches in all competitions – and could climb into the top four with another win. Chelsea's dismal 3-2 defeat at West Ham in […]