TORONTO — A torn Achilles ruined DeMarcus Cousins’ chance to play in his first NBA playoffs last season with New Orleans. He rehabbed and worked to get back on the court for 30 regular-season games with Golden State this season. Then, two games into this season’s playoffs, Cousins injured his quadriceps against the Los Angeles Clippers and missed the rest […]

Touching moment Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson sobs into arms of his dad Brian – who survived throat cancer – as they celebrate Champions League final victory Jordan Henderson hugged his dad Brian after winning the Champions League  The Liverpool captain sobbed into his dad’s arms in an emotional embrace  Henderson’s father Brian was sadly diagnosed with throat cancer in 2013  […]

DEONTAY WILDER blasted Anthony Joshua after the Brit lost his heavyweight belts. The Bronze Bomber took to Twitter just minutes after AJ was beaten by Andy Ruiz Jr in New York. Joshua, 29, was dropped four times before the referee brought the bout to an end in the seventh round, taking the WBA, IBF, IBO and WBO titles away from […]

LOS ANGELES — Baylor’s Shea Langeliers set an NCAA baseball tournament record with 11 RBIs as the Bears defeated Omaha 24-6 on Saturday and eliminated the Mavericks from the Los Angeles Regional. The previous record was 10 RBIs, which was shared by Vanderbilt’s Connor Kaiser (2018) and Miami’s Kevin Brown (2001). The junior catcher went 5-for-6, including three home runs. […]

David Warner marked his return to competitive cricket with an unbeaten 89 before declaring: “It’s good to be back”. Warner underpinned Australia’s seven-wicket victory over Afghanistan in Bristol with a measured 89 not out from 114 balls on his and Steve Smith’s official international return. Match report Scorecard | As it happened Fifteen months on from the fateful ball-tampering affair, […]

“Art evokes the mystery without which the world would not exist.” So said Belgian Surrealist painter Rene Magritte, who clearly hadn’t encountered footy, where every mystery can be explained via an ever-growing trove of statistical information. Illustration: Jim Pavlidis (left), and Magritte original.Credit: Magritte reworked familiar objects and scenarios into visual riddles which challenged common pre-conceptions. He dreaded “knowing precisely […]

ARSENAL legend Jose Antonio Reyes has tragically been killed in a car crash at the age of 35. The former Spanish international was part of the Gunners' Invincibles side that went unbeaten in the 2003/04 Premier League season. According to Marca, Reyes was involved in a collision on Saturday morning in Seville. His former side Sevilla tweeted: "We couldn't be […]

VIRGIL VAN DIJK heads into the final stages of Liverpool's season with every chance of lifting some silverware. His performances in 2018/19 have earned him the PFA Player of the Year award and pushed the Reds to the brink of domestic and European glory. It completes a remarkable rise for the former Southampton defender since his breakthrough as a striker […]

LIVERPOOL ace Joe Gomez courted his childhood sweetheart using Blackberry messenger – and then she was the rock during his injury hell. Centre back Gomez met girlfriend Tamara while at school in South London and they have been together ever since. But the bashful 21-year-old had to turn to technology in an attempt to woo her. Gomez told the Daily Mail […]

LADBROKES boast one of the cheapest sign-up offers in the market. For just a fiver, you can get £30 in free bets for Epsom. Bet £5 & Get £20 In Free Bets* (sign up here) What separates this sign up offer from others, is the minimum deposit being just £5. This is a cheap way into an account but more […]