Valtteri Filppula scored twice to lead the Islanders to a 4-2 win against the host Ottawa Senators on Thursday night. Anthony Beauvillier and Casey Cizikas also scored for the Islanders, who moved into a first-place tie with the Washington Capitals in the Metropolitan Division. Thomas Greiss stopped 35 shots. Brady Tkachuk and Oscar Lindberg scored for the Senators, and Anders […]

SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Liam Leonard scored twice as the Acadie-Bathurst Titan snapped their 23-game losing streak with a 3-1 victory over the Saint John Sea Dogs on Thursday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League play. The defending Memorial Cup champions last earned a win back on Jan. 5, a 4-1 decision over Gatineau that ended a seven-game losing run. […]

Since the revelation in June 2017 that Luke Heimlich had pleaded guilty for sexually molesting his 6-year-old niece when he was 15, he has gone from a top college pitcher to an entirely shunned one. All 30 major league teams have passed on drafting or signing Heimlich; the Kansas City Royals considered it last year but backed off when even […]

French sensation Mbappe had football fans purring around the world for a brilliant piece of skill during the Champions League clash with Manchester United. The Paris Saint-Germain star produced a brilliant flick to set up Angel De Maria to shoot past David De Gea – only for the goal to be ruled out for offside. But just 24 hours later his […]

Nerves and excitement filled Dublin Airport as Ireland’s Special Olympics team set off to Abu Dhabi to conquer the world. Some 91 athletes boarded their planes along with their coaching staff and hundreds of family members waving them off. And the advice of some of the countries sporting legends was still wringing in their ears. Niall Quinn was on hand […]

The former Arsenal boss, 69, was a studio guest for beIN Sports ahead of the first leg at Old Trafford on April 12. During his pre-match analysis, he suggested Kimpembe was a weak link in the PSG defence as Thomas Tuchel opted to start Marquinhos in midfield alongside Marco Verratti. Wenger said: "He has made two important decisions. The first […]

Saskatoon-raised goalkeeper Thomas Hasal is climbing the ranks with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC. The club announced March 7 the 19-year-old has signed a Major League Soccer (MLS) homegrown contract through 2020, with options for 2021 and 2022. He is the second player on the Whitecaps’ roster from Saskatoon, following in the footsteps of Brett Levis. “This is an amazing moment, […]

Robert K. Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, will now be required to appear at his arraignment hearing in Florida on charges of soliciting prostitution, according to court papers released on Thursday. But lawyers with experience representing clients in Palm Beach County in these kinds of cases, say that despite the document, defendants can still be represented by […]

England could have five teams on show in Europe's elite competition next season – but a top four spot may not be enough, thanks to a Uefa quirk. Should Premier League sides win both the Champions and Europa League titles – while also finishing outside the top four, whoever finished fourth domestically would miss out on a Champions League place […]

According to AS, the club captain had a blazing row with Perez after the embarrassing 4-1 defeat at home to Ajax which sent them crashing out of the Champions League. Ramos, who signed for Los Blancos from Sevilla in 2005 and has won 14 major trophies with the club – was suspended for the game after deliberately getting himself booked […]