Ticketless Argentina fans are flocking to Qatar after ‘the FA’s President encouraged travel amid rumours of FIFA putting extra World Cup seats on sale’… but touts are punting them at £5,200 a go – FOUR TIMES their face value Lionel Messi’s Argentina face France in the World Cup final on Sunday afternoon Argentina captain has confirmed the final will be […]

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. Billie Moore, who was the first U.S. Olympic women’s basketball coach and led UCLA to the 1978 national championship, died Wednesday night at her home in California. She was 79. Moore had […]

NOTTINGHAM FOREST have been told to dig deeper after Salernitana rejected a £7million offer for their midfielder Lassana Coulibaly. Sources in Italy claim Forest tabled their bid to land the 26-year-old Mali international last week. However the Serie A club, currently at their winter training camp in Turkey, refused to play ball. SunSport understands the Italians are holding out for […]

MICHAEL VAN GERWEN has become a household name over the years, becoming one of the best in darts. The Dutch maestro is looking to go all the way again at the PDC World Darts Championship in 2022 but knows he faces a tough challenge to be crowned champion. The likes of Gerwyn Price and Peter Wright will provide tough competition. […]

OLIVIER GIROUD is set to be rewarded with a new AC Milan contract after the World Cup. The former Arsenal and Chelsea star broke England’s hearts as he headed home to secure 2-1 win in the quarter-final on Saturday. That was despite him being just seconds away from being subbed off by boss Didier Deschamps. Now the 36-year-old veteran and […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters They say a rich man's joke is always funny, and spendthrift Michael van Gerwen can laugh at his affluence. Van Gerwen is on course to become the first darts player to earn £10 million in prize money, but even a three-times world champion has found the cost of […]

Fans hail Lionel Messi’s sensational assist for Argentina’s third goal against Croatia… with some joking he ‘wiped £30m off Josko Gvardiol’s market value’ after turning past the Chelsea target THREE times Lionel Messi spun around Josko Gvardiol before assisting Argentina’s third goal  Argentina dominated Croatia, winning 3-0 in the first World Cup semi-final  Fans were quick to hail the Argentine […]

EX-footballer Lee Sharpe has been forced to close his Irish bar in Spain over soaring costs. The former Manchester United winger set up Sharpey’s when he emigrated last year. But he has stepped away from the business, announcing: “As a family it just wasn’t working," reports the Olive Press. The property in Javea on the Costa Blanca is being advertised […]

ROYSTON DRENTHE recalls drinking vodka on the team bus while he was playing in Russia. The former Real Madrid star partied with the likes of Guti and Wesley Sneijder during his time in Spain, but rapidly saw his career spiral in the opposite direction to those greats. Drenthe helped Los Blancos win the LaLiga title in 2008, but after loan […]

JAMIE CARRAGHER is adamant that Gareth Southgate should not be replaced with a foreign manager. The Football Association are desperate for Southgate to stay on as England boss. That’s despite Saturday’s 2-1 World Cup quarter-final defeat to France, which resulted in the world champions facing Morocco next tonight in the semis. The Three Lions boss has already stated that he […]