MANCHESTER CITY'S two-year ban from the Champions League for breaking Financial Fair Play rules was uncovered by the most unlikely of detectives. Rui Pinto is a Portuguese hacker who worked out of his modest home under a pseudonym. His revelations sent shockwaves through the world after he gained access to club emails and handing them to the media. Pinto spend […]

COPS have launched an appeal for info as they hunt bigoted thugs who attacked Rangers media boss Jim Traynor. The two louts hurled abuse then threw a stone at Mr Traynor, 66, as he walked down a street. They ran off in the direction of Palacerigg Golf Club after the attack in Cumbernauld at about 3.15pm on Wednesday. A source […]

CHICAGO — Aaron Gordon lost another epic dunk contest. And it was by a couple of inches — namely, the top of Tacko Fall’s head. Derrick Jones Jr. finally got his long-awaited dunk contest title as an exclamation point to an epic All-Star Saturday Night, both for him and the Miami Heat. Jones Jr. and Gordon needed two extra dunks […]

In the absence of formal justice brought down upon the Houston Astros hitters who conspired to steal signs illegally in 2017 and 2018 – the result of Major League Baseball's decision to grant players immunity in exchange for their testimony – a loose band of opposing pitchers appears ready to dole out their own form of justice to the Astros: […]

THE big guns return to action in a much more packed Premier League schedule this weekend. Twelve top-flight teams had last week to put their feet up – sort of – and many stars opted for a warm weather getaway as Storm Ciara wreaked havoc on the remaining schedule. This weekend we've a packed column for you, featuring three top-flight […]

Interim Astros manager Dusty Baker is pleading MLB to protect his team from beanballs and other forms of retaliation this season, in wake of the team’s cheating scandal. “I’m depending on the league to try to put a stop to this seemingly premeditated retaliation that I’m hearing about,” Baker told reporters Saturday. “And in most instances in life, you get […]

MANCHESTER CITY have been banned from the Champions League for two years and hit with a £25million by Uefa. The Citizens have been found guilty of seriously misleading European football’s governing body and breaking Financial Fair play rules. City were found guilty by Uefa’s Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) of falsely inflating their sponsorship revenues when submitting accounts as part […]

The most anticipated NBA rookie season since LeBron James’ has somehow surpassed the hype. Just 10 games into a debut campaign delayed by knee surgery, Zion Williamson has been just as dominant as he was at Duke, overpowering longtime pros as easily as he controlled each game during his lone college season. Following his 32-point effort against the Thunder on […]

Manchester City committed "serious breaches of the UEFA club licensing and financial fair play regulations" between 2012-16, the UEFA Ajudicatory Chamber found in its investigation.  Man City will be banned from Champions League play and other UEFA competitions for the next two years as a result. They were also levied a £30 million fine.  According to the league's governing body, the club overstated […]

BARCELONA and Real Madrid are to take their rivalry to the transfer market with a duel to sign Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez. Reports suggest both the LaLiga giants consider the 22-year-old worth the £92million release clause stipulated in his contract. Although he was banned for the dramatic comeback win over AC Milan last weekend, Martinez has been a key […]