Italian national champion Elia Viviani was stripped of victory as stage three of the Giro d’Italia ended in a chaotic sprint in Orbetello. Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Viviani crossed the line first at the end of the 219km stage from Vinci and looked to have taken victory in the national jersey, but he was later relegated for changing his line and blocking Trek-Segafredo’s […]

Three-time Super Bowl champion and five-time Cowboys Pro Bowl safety Darren Woodson is leaving ESPN after 14 years with the network, Woodson and ESPN announced Monday. Woodson joined ESPN as an NFL analyst in 2005 and worked across ESPN programming including NFL Live and SportsCenter. He also participated in the network’s coverage of the Super Bowl, NFL Draft and training […]

LAURENS is among 17 confirmations for Saturday's Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes at Newbury. Karl Burke's stable star is already a five-time Group 1 winner, and makes her reappearance in the first top-level contest for older horses this season. While the Leyburn handler admits Laurens will improve slightly for the outing, he has been pleased with her preparation at home – […]

A MANCHESTER CITY fan screamed 'F*** the Scouse c****' down a camera as a dad holding his young son was being interviewed. Celebrations were being filmed outside the Etihad after City secured their second consecutive Premier League title with a 4-1 win at Brighton. But the man took things too far as he leaned across the youngster to shout down […]

ASTON VILLA will offer Chelsea £25million to sign Tommy Abraham permanently if they secure promotion, according to reports. The striker, 21, scored from the spot to give his side a 2-1 lead over West Brom ahead of the second leg of the Championship play-off. According to the Telegraph, Villa will splash the cash to make his loan deal permanent if […]

BRIGHTON owner Tony Bloom is one of Britain’s most successful gamblers and he has certainly rolled the dice with the sacking of Chris Hughton. Ex-Norwich chief Hughton guided the Seagulls to Premier League safety this term for the second successive season as well as the FA Cup semi-final.   But poor form in the second half of the campaign meant […]

JUDO fighter Anri Egutidze was bizarrely disqualified after a mobile phone slipped out of his pocket during a match. His rival Robin Packs appeared to do a double take before picking up the smartphone and turning towards the referee with the device in his hand. The incident happened just 13 seconds in the fight at the Baku Grand Slam, a […]

ALEXIS SANCHEZ has issued a groveling apology to Manchester United fans, pinning the blame for his poor form on injuries. The Chilean also vowed the club would eventually return to Europe's top "as it was in the old days with Sir Alex Ferguson". Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's men finished their miserable campaign with an embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Championship-bound Cardiff. Sanchez […]

Kawhi Leonard hit a series-winning shot that bounced on the rim four times before falling in to knock off the Philadelphia 76ers and advance the Toronto Raptors to the Eastern Conference Finals. Rick Madonik of The Toronto Star captured an incredible photo of Leonard and the 76ers’ Joel Embiid watching the ball bounce on the rim, awaiting the result. See […]

Playoff games have a way of allowing narratives to fully bloom in the best possible ways. The latest example of this came on Sunday, when the man who almost single-handedly dragged the Portland Trail Blazers kicking and screaming into the franchise’s first Western Conference Finals appearance since 2000 also happened to be the guy who famously told a random Twitter […]