There was the warm embrace when LeBron James marched over to the Knicks bench and gave David Fizdale a tight hug just before the tipoff of Knicks-Lakers Sunday afternoon at the Garden. And there they were again in the bowels of the Garden chatting it up after the Knicks had claimed a 124-123 victory to end an eight-game losing streak. […]

JAMES MILNER is top man again. Liverpool’s captain, making up for the error that led to Fulham’s equaliser, scored the winner from the penalty spot. They are top again, at least for a fortnight. Wherever they are in the world on international duty, these Liverpool players have that cache again. Alisson, Fabinho and Roberto Firmino will walk through the doors […]

When suspended Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman David Irving shared a post — in which he appeared to be smoking marijuana — on Instagram and announced his retirement last week, it was with coach Jason Garrett’s encouragement, he said. “He told me I should just quit, smoke all the weed I want, the team didn’t need me,” Irving told USA Today […]

After getting Zion Williamson back from a knee injury and winning the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament, Duke was named the overall No. 1 seed in the N.C.A.A. field. The Blue Devils will be a heavy favorite to storm to the Final Four in Minneapolis, but it won’t necessarily be a cakewalk. The biggest obstacle could be Michigan State, which shared […]

Canadian teen Alphonso Davies scored his first goal for Bayern Munich to help his team return to the top of the Bundesliga on Sunday with a 6-0 rout of Mainz. The 18-year-old Davies came on with just over half an hour remaining and scored with a volley on the rebound after goalkeeper Florian Mueller denied Robert Lewandowski. Davies joined Bayern […]

Johnny Manziel is headed back to the United States to play football, and it will be in Memphis, Tennessee. The Alliance of American Football announced Saturday night that it signed the quarterback and that he was claimed on waivers by the Memphis Express after the San Antonio Commanders relinquished his rights. The AAF, in its first season, said Manziel will […]

NEW ZEALAND'S international futsal goalkeeper Atta Elayyan was among the victims of the horrific mosque shootings, it has been confirmed. Elayyan, born in Kuwait, was one of 50 people who lost their lives after gunman Brenton Tarrant opened fire at two mosques on Friday, leaving another 50 injured. The 33-year-old represented his country 19 times and he tragically leaves behind […]

THE FA Cup is in sight with teams from across the country still dreaming of Wembley glory. Four sides will step out on the hallowed turf for the semi-final, determined to be back at the national stadium in May. When is the FA Cup semi-final draw? The FA Cup semi-final draw will take place on Sunday, March 16 – a […]

TAMPA — Second baseman, shortstop … and tourist. The private Gleyber Torres actually enjoys being out in public. So much so that, shortly after he received The Call from the Yankees last April, Torres and his wife Elizabeth headed to Times Square, of all places. It remains one of their favorite locales within Manhattan, which they often visit from their […]

ERROL SPENCE JR dominated Mikey Garcia in his hometown of Dallas, Texas, to successfully defend his IBF welterweight world title for the fourth time. Garcia, 31, jumped 17lb for the fight, leaving his WBC lightweight title in an attempt to become a five-weight world champion – but the old saying “A good biggun’ will always beat a good littlun'" reigned […]