Manchester United are continuing to show interest in Leicester’s England defender Harry Maguire, even though the Foxes have no wish to sell the player. United backed away from talks last summer as they felt the 26-year-old’s £70m price-tag was excessive. However, with United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer keen to bolster his central defensive options this summer, Maguire remains on the […]

THINGS TO WATCH THINGS TO CARE ABOUT Who is Kawhi Leonard? He’s on the verge of leading Toronto to its first NBA championship. He might be the best player in basketball. Yet for all his accolades, Kawhi Leonard might be the most mysterious superstar in the league … except to those who know him best. Read More The weirdest night […]

RORY McIlroy is on fire ahead of this week’s US Open – after shooting an incredible 61 to win the Canadian Open by seven strokes. The world No4 was on course for a record-equalling 59, but two bogeys in the final three holes wrecked his chances. It was McIlroy's 16th PGA Tour victory and 25th win worldwide, and his fourth […]

IT'S US Open time – pain for the players, joy for one champion… and hopefully some extra cash in your back pocket. This season's third major is an excellent chance to make some money, but I would advise against backing world No 1 and defending champion Brooks Koepka. And even if your bet misses the cut, at least you can […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for June 9 Fox News Flash top headlines for June 9 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem on Sunday to win his 12th French Open title, securing his 18th major championship and continuing his streak of never losing a final at Roland Garros. The game was a rematch of […]

London: The Kookaburras have suffered their second setback in their FIH Pro League hockey campaign with a shock 4-3 penalty shootout loss to Great Britain in London. League leaders Australia twice came from behind with goals from Jake Harvie and Tim Bland cancelling out strikes from the hosts' Zach Wallace and Chris Griffiths to secure a 2-2 draw at fulltime […]

Of course, it would have been easier for the U.S. women to wait. To have the focus be solely on the World Cup, the biggest tournament of their careers, and not have all these questions about why they are suing their employers. But the U.S. women don’t do easy. They never have. Going back almost to its formation, the U.S. […]

Perhaps the last great short-form descriptive phrase to be concocted then adopted was “crunch time.” That said it all. The game was on the line. It needed no further explanation or embellishment. Now the emphasis is on conjuring the opposite — the long-form vague, the phony-hip, the arcane and impractical, a blend of the supercilious with the silly. Copy, paste, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Freshman Kumar Rocker pitched the eighth no-hitter in NCAA tournament history Saturday night, striking out a career-high 19 as Vanderbilt beat Duke 3-0 to force the Nashville Super Regional to a deciding third game. Rocker tied his previous career best with 10 strikeouts through five innings, and his slider worked so well he retired 13 of 15 […]

There's only one Giannis Antetokounmpo. But likely because of the NBA star, there are now plenty of Giannises. According to baby name data released by the U.S Social Security Administration late last month, the popularity of the name "Giannis" increased by 135% last year and is up 662% since 2016, when Antetokounmpo was en route to his first all-star appearance. […]