If San Jose State University is known for anything outside the San Francisco Bay Area, it’s for its world-class track, record-shattering speedsters and a pair of gloved fists raised on behalf of human rights. The school honors Olympic medalists and protestors Tommie Smith and John Carlos with a statue on campus. The track on which they honed their craft and, […]

Colombia’s Esteban Chaves claimed victory on stage 19 of the Giro d’Italia with a superb finish to escape a 12-man breakaway on the climb to the finish at San Martino di Castrozza. The Mitchelton-Scott rider, 29, was rewarded for repeatedly attacking, with Italy’s Andrea Vendrame and Portugal’s Amaro Antunes in second and third. Richard Carapaz finished with the other leaders […]

Anapurna edged out Pink Dogwood to give jockey Frankie Dettori his fifth victory in the Oaks at Epsom. The 8-1 chance, a son of the legendary Frankel trained by John Gosden, passed Aidan O’Brien’s runner-up in the closing stages, with Fleeting third. “Beautiful. She was very courageous,” said the 48-year-old Dettori, who won the Oaks for the first time in […]

CHELSEA have rejected a bid from Real Madrid for Eden Hazard, with reports in Spain suggesting the £115million transfer is being delayed. It was reported Real had agreed a £115m fee for the Belgian who is set to pen a £400,000 deal in Madrid. The plan was to unveil the 28-year-old in front of the Bernabeu faithful on Monday – […]

Jurgen Klopp cracks a smile to the cameras as his Liverpool stars arrive at John Lennon Airport and board flight to Madrid ahead of huge Champions League showdown with Tottenham Liverpool players have arrived at John Lennon Airport and boarded their plane as they prepare to fly out to Madrid for the Champions League final. The Reds take on Premier […]

Follow the latest updates live from the Cricket World Cup as the West Indies take on Pakistan  in match two at Trent Bridge. England got the tournament off to a flying start on Thursday – literally in the case of Ben Stokes’ acrobatic catch – as the hosts defeated South Africa, but the entertainment is set to step up a notch […]

Given the way both Liverpool and Tottenham reached Saturday’s UEFA Champions League final (3 p.m. ET, TNT), they might be forgiven for being grateful to have made it this far. They’re not. Despite a pair of extraordinary comebacks separated by 24 hours and 400 miles three weeks ago, these two English clubs know full well the opportunity to rewrite a […]

LIVERPOOL and Tottenham fans may have been fearing a Champions League final rip-off — as plane and hotel costs soared after their semi-finals wins. But in the week before Saturday's showpiece final in Madrid, supporters can now buy plane tickets for as little as £243. This is less than a quarter of the price they were being flogged for over […]

THE introduction of the Decision Review System (DRS) into cricket was a controversial one. Purists believed that the umpires decision should always be final, but it's now been in operation for nearly a decade and continues to help sides combat human error and question potentially match-defining moments. How many DRS reviews does a team get? THE DRS system is in […]

DUBLIN, Ohio — Peyton Manning knows a thing or three about second acts to careers that already were defined by brilliance in Act 1. Perhaps that’s why Manning and Tiger Woods have gravitated to each other over the years, becoming friends and frequent golfing partners. The two iconic athletes from their respective sports played together Wednesday in Woods’ arena — […]