After his cancer diagnosis in high school, Casey O’Brien had been told that his football career was over. Interested in NCAA? O’Brien, of St. Paul, Minnesota, had spent his entire childhood playing different sports, including football, but then he got a pain in his left knee that would not go away, he said during a speech, according to ESPN. In […]

DEREK CHISORA says his fearless brain in David Price’s giant body would have produced an ‘untouchable’ British world champion. Liverpool’s 6ft 8in powerhouse Price, 36, has failed to fulfil his potential — a lack of killer instinct leaving him with a 25-6 record and NO world titles. In contrast Chisora, 35, is a fans’ favourite — nicknamed War thanks to […]

ARSENAL are looking to continue their promising start to the season at Bramall Lane. After eight games, the Gunners sit fifth, but can move into third – just a point behind champions Man City – if they win in Yorkshire tonight. SUB for Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli is on for Pepe, who has been very poor tonight. Is there time for […]

AMBITIOUS Crystal Palace are weighing up a January move for unsettled Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud. Eagles boss Roy Hodgson is in the market for a reliable goalscorer to maintain his team’s surprise top six challenge. And he believes that French international Giroud could be the man to solve his striking dilemma. Giroud, 33, has not started a Chelsea game since […]

In this July 5, 2019, photo, home plate umpire Eric Cooper signals during the third inning of a baseball game between the Detroit Tigers and the Boston Red Sox in Detroit. Cooper, the Major League Baseball umpire who worked the AL Division Series two weeks ago, has died. He was 52. Commissioner Rob Manfred announced Cooper’s death Sunday, Oct. 20. […]

MARIA SHARAPOVA has revealed her throat hurts because of her constant grunting on the tennis court. The Russian, 32, has revealed she has let out decibel-busting whines since she was young. Sharapova broke on to the scene when she was just 16 and claimed her first Wimbledon title at the age of 17. But she revealed she has been dealing […]

Sally Fitzgibbons remains in WSL title contention after surfing into the quarter-finals of the Rip Curl Pro Portugal. Sally Fitzgibbons is still in title contention.Credit:Getty The world No.3 was joined by fellow Australian Stephanie Gilmore, while world No.1 Hawaiian Carissa Moore and second-placed American Lakey Peterson also advanced at Supertubos, in central Portugal, on Sunday. Fitzgibbons combined a big cutback […]

REAL MADRID are reportedly plotting moves for Borussia Dortmund winger Jadon Sancho and Red Bull Salzburg striker Erling Braut Haaland next summer. Both players have enjoyed fine starts to the new season, with El Desmarque claiming Los Blancos keeping tabs on the pair. Sancho – who has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester United – has chipped in […]

FRANCE into the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup. And once again they will be singing their iconic anthem Les Marseillais, but what are the lyrics and what is the history behind it? What are the France national anthem lyrics? Allons enfants de la Patrie,Le jour de gloire est arrivé!Contre nous de la tyrannie,L'étendard sanglant est levé, (bis)Entendez-vous dans […]

WALES are looking to continue their perfect form as they take on France in the Rugby World Cup. Warren Gatland's side won every pool match to pip the Wallabies to top spot in the group stages and find themselves with a favourable path through to the final. But they face a Les Bleus side fresh from a fortnight off following […]