ANGEL DI MARIA'S goal in the World Cup final has been wonderfully summarised by Gary Lineker. The Argentina star netted his side's second goal of the final against France. Lionel Messi had already given the South Americans the lead from the spot after Di Maria was brought down in the box by Ousmane Dembele. The second goal came from a […]

GRAND NATIONAL legend Davy Russell has announced his immediate retirement from racing. The dual National hero on the incredible Tiger Roll in 2018 and 2019 retired after one final winner at Thurles on Sunday. Russell won on Liberty Dance at the Irish racetrack and was mobbed by punters as he rode in. The 43-year-old hangs up his saddle after an […]

M.A. Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. OMAHA, Neb. — Louisville women’s volleyball coach Dani Busboom Kelly paused and thought about it for a second. Sixteen years ago? It’s really been that long? Indeed, in December 2006, she was […]

Simon Whitlock squeezed into the second round of the World Darts Championship with an attritional and tense victory over Christian Perez. The Aussie veteran was taken all the way by the player from the Philippines, who could easily have won the match with better finishing. A case in point was the pivotal third leg of the deciding set, which saw […]

TOTTENHAM forward Richarlison is set to be sidelined for around five to six weeks with a hamstring problem, according to reports. The 25-year-old sustained the injury in training ahead of Brazil's World Cup quarter-final against Croatia. Richarlison still ended up playing the first 84 minutes of the game before he was withdrawn in the latter stages. It ended up being […]

Australia stormed home in a stacked meet to set a new world record in the women’s 4x50m medley relay, kicking off Saturday’s proceedings at the short-course World Swimming Championships with another gold and cheque for $37,000. Emma McKeon, Chelsea Hodges, Madison Wilson and Mollie O’Callaghan faced fierce competition across every lane, including a USA team spearheaded by Lilly King, but […]

England players ‘receive 168 abusive social media posts’ during the World Cup with Harry Kane targeted the most after penalty miss… compared to ‘around 3,000’ in hours after Euro 2020 final defeat where players received racial abuse HateLab found there to be 168 hateful messages to England players at World Cup Harry Kane, who missed a penalty against France, received […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters William O’Connor has revealed how he dealt with the so-called circus that surrounded Beau Greaves highly-anticipated debut at the PDC World Darts Championship. Greaves arrived at the Ally Pally as the new queen of women’s darts after a scintillating run of results in the Women’s Series and on […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters The World Darts Championship is well underway and, as expected, celebrities from other fields have started flocking to the Alexandra Palace in London to sample one of the highlights of the sporting year. Ahead of the tournament's first Friday evening session, which is traditionally played out amid a […]

KEVIN KURANYI has been rushed to hospital in Doha after suffering a knee injury. The former Germany striker, 40, was taking part in a Fifa Legends game when he sustained a serious issue. Kuranyi was featuring in a team alongside the likes of Paulo Wanchope, Oswaldo Sanchez and Jorge Campos when he felt intense pain in his knee. According to […]