The Tampa Bay Rays arrived in Toronto this weekend with the only winning record in the American League East. They were 10-3 entering Friday’s games, with a 1.98 team earned run average that was easily the best in the major leagues. And they had used an opener only twice. Creating the position of opener — essentially a reliever who starts […]

TIGER WOODS grimaces and hobbles off in pain after a security guard slides into his ankle during the second round of the Masters. The four-time green jacket winner was hitting his second shot to the 14th when the incredible flashpoint occurred. Crowds swarmed Woods to get a glimpse of the 43-year-old's shot when the guard ran in to protect the […]

ARSENAL star Mesut Ozil has proven his class off the pitch as well as on it after making a young blind fan's dream come true. The 30-year-old treated Gunners supporter Mikey to a night he will never forget at the Emirates on Thursday night as the North London side beat Napoli 2-0. A strike from Aaron Ramsey and an own […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has bizarrely claimed that Ander Herrera could be injured because he is worried about his future. Herrera is out with a thigh injury yet United boss Solskjaer wonders whether the fact he has not agreed a new deal with United amid interest from PSG is playing on his mind. Solskjaer said: "Maybe the future might have been […]

The American sailor Matt Cassidy, 40, generally works at the pointy end of the boat as a bowman. At this year’s Les Voiles de St. Barth, he helps with midship duties on board the owner and skipper Hap Fauth’s fourth edition of Bella Mente, a 72-foot Maxi yacht. Cassidy, who sailed in the 2017 America’s Cup and could be on […]

ANTHONY CROLLA will look to gain any advantage he can get before challenging  Vasyl Lomachenko tonight – and he started with a squabble over the gloves. Crolla, 32, bids to shock the world as he faces WBA and WBO lightweight champion Lomachenko, 31, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The pair successfully weighed in under the 135lb lightweight limit […]

TORONTO – When Nick Nurse sat down at his post-practice media availability on Friday, a reporter remarked “Nice hat.” The Raptors coach was wearing a Toronto Maple Leafs cap, a gift he said was from his Leafs counterpart Mike Babcock. “Mike left me a little bit of Leafs swag in my office the other night and wished me luck in […]

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian rugby league has slammed the door on divisive Wallabies superstar Israel Folau after his latest anti-gay rant, as a video emerged showing him denouncing those who celebrate Easter and Christmas. The deeply religious 30-year-old was informed on Thursday (April 11) by rugby union bosses that they intend to sack him, barring any “compelling mitigating factors”, following […]

AFTER an incredible week of Champions League football, we're already halfway through the quarter-finals. Liverpool and Tottenham secured big wins, but Manchester City and United both slumped to frustrating 1-0 defeats. Check out the best XI of players from the last-eight first-legs now – featuring four Spurs stars and one unlikely United hero… GOALKEEPER Hugo Lloris WHO else? The Spurs […]

TIGER WOODS hopes to use his experience to pull USA back in contention at the Ryder Cup. His recent win in The Tour Championship gave him a pre-tournament boost – but they trail Europe 10-6 going into the final day. Who is Tiger Woods? Eldrick Tont Woods was born on December 30, 1975 and is nicknamed Tiger. He is an […]