A RIVER PLATE fan's unconventional commitment to his club has hilariously backfired after he inked a QR code tattoo to a video showing their win over rivals Boca Juniors. The avid supporter's unique plan painfully backfired when Boca fans persuaded YouTube to remove the footage after complaining that it was copyright infringement. The plan was that whenever a phone hovered […]

When Yankees manager Aaron Boone said late Wednesday night after another sloppy loss that his team was really close to turning the corner, he must have taken a peek at the upcoming schedule. Here come the stiffs, starting Friday night with the White Sox in the Bronx for three games. The Yankees were swept away in three ugly games at […]

When C.C. Sabathia climbs the mound at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, it will mark the first start of his 19th and final season in the major leagues. This year will be the capstone of a long road from his hometown, Vallejo, Calif. — and one that took an unexpected detour just months ago. During an off-season in which he was […]

THE action hots up on Friday – Newbury and Ayr both host proper cards. We stick to the level for the best bet of the day and chance a Clive Cox sprinter. KICK ON KICK ON (Newbury, 2.35) should do just that after a wind-op over the winter. The four-year-old won first time out last season and has also scored […]

MANCHESTER UNITED fans are concerned the club have made a terrible mistake by giving Ole Gunnar Solskajer the job. The Reds have crashed to four defeats in five matches to bring the Norwegian's honeymoon period to an abrupt end as Paul Pogba continues to cause a stir. Last month's 2-0 defeat to Arsenal ended United's unbeaten run under Solskjaer and […]

The Sacramento Kings—the NBA’s most laughable franchise and, by ESPN’s estimation, the most miserable team in pro sports—finally had a good season. They didn’t make the playoffs, but they finished 39-43, a 12-win improvement over the previous season. De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield took big steps up, the rest of the roster coalesced into place around them, and rookie Marvin […]

The crush of bodies surrounding Dwyane Wade as he left an N.B.A. court for the last time as an active player had the effect of a small tidal wave, surging through the jammed Barclays Center tunnel, head-on into a pack of waiting well-wishers. At the rear of the crowd stood Pat Riley, who brought Wade to Miami 16 years ago, […]

HOUSTON – The billionaire is not annoyed, necessarily – but he’s not having it. The topic is how and why Dana Holgorsen is Houston’s football coach, and, well: “I don’t understand,” Tilman Fertitta says. “What the hell is the big deal in going from West Virginia to the University of Houston?” But of course, Fertitta understands. It absolutely is a […]

REIGNING F1 champion Lewis Hamilton is demanding Mercedes improve the car after his maiden win of the season in Bahrain. The British driver, 34, has extended his contract with the Silver Arrows until 2020 and finished 1-2 with team-mate Valtteri Bottas at the Bahrain International Circuit a fortnight ago. But despite the result going in their favour, it was only […]

DELE ALLI could be forced to play the rest of the season with a broken hand. The England star, 23 today, suffered the injury in Tottenham's win over Manchester City on Tuesday. Alli was replaced after 87 minutes at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium holding his left wrist. X-ray results reportedly show a fracture but Spurs are hopeful Alli will not […]