JAN VERTONGHEN admits he feels very aware of his age — and Spurs players tend to be more conscious of their birth certificates than most. Age is not just a number at Tottenham, where chairman Daniel Levy hasn’t tended to dish out lengthy deals to those in the second half of their careers. And that was one of the issues […]

Vontaze Burfict’s NFL rap sheet just got a little bit longer. The Oakland Raiders linebacker received a historic season-long suspension for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Colts tight end Jack Doyle on Sunday. The ban, a minimum of 12 games pending whether the Raiders make the playoffs, represents the longest for on-field antics in NFL history, and adds to a career […]

MASON GREENWOOD looks set to get his chance to light up Old Trafford against Arsenal tonight. Fans have been dying to see more of the 17-year-old, who Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rates as one of the best finishers he has ever seen. And it looks like they'll get their wish thanks to injuries to Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial. The United […]

ANDY RUIZ JR has revealed he would be honoured to represent Mexico at next year’s Olympics after his rematch with Anthony Joshua. The 30-year-old WBA (Super), IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight world champion will battles the Brit star again on December 7 in Saudi Arabia. “Destroyer” shocked the world when he claimed the straps with a huge upset victory over AJ at New York’s Madison […]

Granit Xhaka is captain of Arsenal… just let that sink in for a minute. One of the worst players to put on an Arsenal shirt in the last decade is the club captain. A man with absolutely no discernible footballing attributes. A man who has given away more penalties than any other player during his time in the Premier League. […]

Utah Jazz star guard Donovan Mitchell has a thing for actress Zendaya and he isn’t afraid to make a damn fool of himself on social media as long as it means ultimately scoring the beautiful California native. Zendaya, who recently starred alongside Tom Holland as Mary Jane in Spider-Man: Far From Home, has had the attention of the 2018 NBA […]

Tennis bad boy Nick Kyrgios to begin probationary period after deciding not to appeal ATP punishment for committing EIGHT offences in one match… as governing body insist he sees a behavioural management specialist Nick Kyrgios’ six-month probationary period will start on Monday  The tennis star has opted not to appeal recent punishment laid down by the ATP  Kyrgios faces a […]

DEONTAY WILDER has officially confirmed he will defend his WBC Heavyweight Title with a rematch against Luis Ortiz on November 23. The pair will face off for a second time in Las Vegas after the Bronze Bomber's knockout victory over the Cuban last year in New York.   And that leaves the American Wilder still on course for another highly-anticipated […]

WE'RE all set for one of the ties of the pool stage as Australia take on Wales in a clash that will surely decide top spot in Rugby World Cup Pool B. The Aussies suffered an almighty scare in their opening match – trailing Fiji for 61 minutes before going on to claim a 39-21 bonus point win. Opponents Wales […]

Forget whether the ball was juiced or not. Forget whether Alex Rodriguez was juiced or not. Fifty home runs in a season remains one of those numerical targets that matters to baseball fans. My pal Joel Sherman writes often about how effectively random milestone numbers are — if you get 3,000 hits, you were every bit as good a hitter […]