MIAMI — Even after calling five Super Bowls and 22 World Series, Joe Buck reminds himself how he should approach broadcasting in front of around 100 million. Almost like a little Post-It note in the middle of his game chart that has all the names, numbers and tidbits for each team’s players, Buck has two words in all caps, punctuated […]

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is blocking two dozen documents containing emails on President Donald Trump’s involvement in the decision to withhold military aid to Ukraine, the government said in court filings. Justice Department and Office of Management and Budget attorneys acknowledged in the late Friday night filings the existence of emails explaining the president’s thinking about withholding about $400 million in Ukraine aid. Hours […]

PROMOTER Eddie Hearn believes the winner between Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder’s rematch will face public pressure to fight Anthony Joshua after. Unified champion AJ, 30, missed out on mega-money showdowns with Wilder and Fury as the heavyweight pair decided to fight themselves, drawing in December 2018. But they rematch on February 22 for the WBC title, while Joshua looks […]

ANTONIO RUDIGER was the Chelsea hero on his 100th Chelsea appearance. He stepped up with two headers in the second half from Mason Mount's deliveries either side of goals from Harvey Barnes and Ben Chilwell. Willy Caballero and Pedro were the surprise inclusions from the beginning and neither covered themselves in glory at the King Power. Tammy Abraham was not […]

IT'S derby day in Spain as Atletico make the short journey across Madrid to the Bernabeu. Real Madrid sit top of La Liga and lead their cross-town rivals by ten points going into this one, with Barcelona reading to pounce if Zinedine Zidane's side slip up. Kick off at 3pm UK time from Estadio Santiago Bernabeu Unfortunately broadcast restrictions do […]

ASTON VILLA rejected the chance to sign Odion Ighalo just 24 hours before his shock Manchester United transfer. The Nigerian striker, 30, completed a dramatic late move to Old Trafford on Deadline Day as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scrambled to get a striker in before the transfer window closed. He joined on an initial six-month loan deal for £3million from Chinese […]

So the Rangers wouldn’t take both of Mika Zibanejad’s wingers away from him at the deadline, would they? For while we know Chris Kreider, who recorded his 11th goal in the past 17 games in Friday’s 4-2 Garden victory over the horrid Red Wings, is an endangered species, the same could be true of Pavel Buchnevich, who scored the match’s […]

Wheelchair basketball could be sensationally expelled from this year's Tokyo Paralympics in a predicament for the popular sport that Paralympics Australia describes as "extremely troubling". The sport's governing body has been given a "shape up, or ship out" message from the International Paralympic Committee over issues with adherence to athlete-classification requirements. Australian wheelchair basketball team the Rollers may not get […]

One was curious about the science behind training for boxing, while the other was a huge basketball fan. So when Kobe Bryant spent a day with Manny Pacquiao at the Wild Card Boxing Club in Los Angeles in 2011, the two had plenty to chat about. Their encounter occurred as Pacquiao was training for his third fight with Juan Manuel […]

FRANCE used to be a team fond of red wine and a fag or two — but this lot have the champagne on ice and can be a seriously dangerous side ahead of their home World Cup in 2023. Fabien Galthie’s young guns are a team who feed off emotion and passion but they have refreshed everything after their quarter-final […]