Wednesday officially marked 50 days to the start of the Cricket World Cup. As Eoin Morgan leads his charges out The Oval against South Africa on Thursday, May 30, it will be the culmination of four years of hard word – turning around a backward and basic team into a progressive, electric side who are quite rightly regarded as pre-tournament […]

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S new stadium has received much adulation but the away dressing room is nowhere near as plush as the home one. Spurs spent around £1bn to build their new ground but seem to have made savings in the away dressing room. Pictures released before Spurs' home game against Huddersfield show the fancy surroundings where their international stars prepare for […]

ASHLEY YOUNG is Manchester United's worst ever captain and right-back, according to Chris Sutton. The 33-year-old has been slated for his disastrous display during the Champions League defeat to Barcelona on Wednesday. "The worst ever Man Utd captain and the worst ever Man Utd rightback. Bang." Strong words @Chris_Sutton73..#SaturdaySav pic.twitter.com/w2oVfML8u7 Robbie Savage questioned whether Young is worst ever player to […]

What a mess. On a rainy Friday night in The Bronx, the Yankees dropped their fourth straight game — but unlike when they were swept in Houston by the powerful Astros, this time they lost to a dismal White Sox team that entered mired in a five-game losing streak. This one was a rain-shortened 9-6 defeat that was called after […]

SOUTH BEND, Indiana – A pair of 135-foot cranes has been moved into position outside Notre Dame Stadium in preparation for the Blue-Gold Game on Saturday afternoon. How they got there has everything to do with Notre Dame athletic director Jack Swarbrick and a series of meetings with his team that began about a month ago at NBC Sports headquarters in […]

The messy breakup of the Steelers somehow is getting worse. Former Pittsburgh running back Rashard Mendenhall defended traded wide receiver Antonio Brown in his ongoing feud with the franchise Thursday by calling Ben Roethlisberger “a racist quarterback” on Twitter. “Alright, I’ll end the mystery… B’s racist and @AB84’s black,” Mendenhall tweeted. “He had to catch balls from a racist quarterback. […]

LIONEL MESSI is still struggling after being hit by a "truck" during the first-leg win over Manchester United, according to Ernesto Valverde. The Argentina star has been ruled out of Barcelona's clash against Huesca following his nasty collision with Chris Smalling at Old Trafford. Messi, 31, was left bloodied and bruised after an aerial challenge with the 6ft 3in defender […]

The Yankees are getting more use out of their MRI machine than they are from some from their most important regulars. Unfortunately, it cannot bat cleanup or be their top setup man. Friday delivered a double whammy, with Gary Sanchez going on the 10-day injured list with a left calf strain and Dellin Betances — who was already rehabbing a […]

JAGUAR boss James Barclay was left to look embarrassed when Andre Lotterer snatched pole position from Mitch Evans for the Rome ePrix. Barclay prematurely celebrated when Lotterer skidded during his hot lap before the Techeetah driver caused a shock and clinched pole position, knocking Jaguar's Evans into second place. Barclay leapt out of his seat to celebrate with his mechanics […]

Chennai Super Kings claimed a dramatic four-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL after a controversial finish, chasing down 152 with a six from the last ball of the match. SCORECARD | COMMENTARY Mitchell Santner hit it, smashing Ben Stokes (2-39) over long on, two balls after CSK captain MS Dhoni marched out to the middle after the umpire […]