TOTTENHAM have appointed Jose Mourinho as their new manager — but the cost of winning silverware has finally forced Daniel Levy to loosen the purse strings. The Special One will earn almost double the wage of his predecessor Mauricio Pochettino at a whopping £15million a year. The Portuguese manager, 56, has signed a three-and-a-half-year deal at the north London club […]

They would call it a 'coach killer' in the winter football codes. For Misbah-ul-Haq and a Pakistan team hopeful of amassing a meaningful total at the Gabba, it was as frustrating as it was reckless. After a morning built on the patient and stoic opening partnership of Shan Masood and Azhar Ali, Babar Azam had the opportunity to show Australian […]

FLOYD MAYWEATHER called boxing “a very brutal sport” following four deaths in the ring this year. The American poured cold water on suggestions he could come out of retirement to rematch Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather has watched from the sidelines since his last professional contest, against UFC star Conor McGregor in 2017. But the promoter has seen Patrick Day of America, […]

ARSENAL star Lucas Torreira is wanted by AC Milan and Napoli in the January transfer window. The Uruguay international is unsettled in the Premier League and is looking at his options. He has been used in an unfamiliar role by Gunners boss Unai Emery, which he is understood to not be happy about. And the two Italian giants are looking […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER will be hoping business as usual continues as the Manchester United players return from the international break. The Red Devils battled back from a dismal defeat to Bournemouth to put three past Brighton and jump to seventh in the Premier League. Yet, they now face a tough trip to this season's surprise package – Sheffield United – […]

FANS are turning against Anthony Joshua as the majority of punters are backing Andy Ruiz Jr to stun the Brit star once again. The pair go to war on December 7 in Saudi Arabia eight months after the Mexican pulled off one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. Ruiz Jr had AJ on the canvas four times in total […]

AJAX'S run to the Champions League semi-finals last year was so devastating EVERY manager they faced has since lost his job. Mauricio Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham on Tuesday night to round off the six coaches who couldn't survive taking on the Dutch overachievers. Of course, Spurs beat Ajax with a dramatic semi-final comeback in May but the fact they […]

FILE – In this Sunday, Dec. 30, 2018 file photo, Tennessee Titans kicker Ryan Succop (4) kicks a 38-yard field goal against the Indianapolis Colts in the first half of an NFL football game in Nashville, Tenn. The Titans already have missed eight field goals through 10 games, matching their worst seasons of 2001 and 2004. It’s why they rank […]

Frank Ntilikina will not be getting unseated as the Knicks’ starting point guard any time soon. Not only has the 21-year-old been playing well in nine straight starts since getting his shot, but the starter he replaced is still not close to returning to action. Elfrid Payton was re-evaluated Tuesday and an ultrasound showed his hamstring strain has not fully […]

JOSE MOURINHO has built an illustrious managerial career around winning trophies and has prided himself on his happy married life. And now he is back in the hotseat in the Premier League, this time at Tottenham after Mauricio Pochettino was sacked. Who is Jose Mourinho's wife Matilde Faria? MOURINHO met his wife Matilde, nicknamed Tami when they were teenagers in […]