Players who have joined the Saudi-backed LIV Golf Invitational Series will not be allowed to “freeride” off the PGA Tour, commissioner Jay Monahan said on Sunday. Monahan spoke to CBS host Jim Nantz during the network’s coverage of the final round of the RBC Canadian Open, three days after suspending PGA Tour members who teed off in the inaugural LIV […]

OLLIE POPE was rejuvenated as an England player and Joe Root continued his incredible sequence of big scores. Pope scored his second Test century – two-and-a-half years after his first – and provided glorious vindication of captain Ben Stokes’ decision to make him England’s new No.3. Root meanwhile reached his 27th Test hundred, his tenth since the start of 2021 […]

JONNY CLAYTON is finally hanging up his plastering trowel as he targets a mammoth £315,000 jackpot tomorrow night. The Welshman topped the 16-night Premier League Darts league with four wins, which have banked him £40,000 in cash. If he beats Joe Cullen in the semi-finals in Berlin and then retains the Prem trophy for a second time, he will scoop […]

SOCCER AID is just a short wait away – with both teams named and the players ready to lace up their boots. Charity fundraiser Soccer Aid is returning to the capital to once again raise money for a fantastic cause. Thought of in 2006 by iconic song-writer Robbie Williams, a combination of ex-professional footballers and celebrities make up an England […]

MIKEL ARTETA showed he's still got it with a ball at his feet as he enjoyed a kickabout on the beach on his summer break. The Arsenal boss, 40, hung up his boots six years ago, but the former midfielder is still more than a useful player. The Spaniard impressively managed to juggle kicking a football around while holding a […]

GEORGINA RODRIGUEZ stunned as she took a selfie with partner Cristiano Ronaldo this weekend. The loved up couple enjoyed a night out together as Manchester United star Cristiano returned home from international duty. Georgina, 28, stunned in a figure-hugging brown dress and heels. While Cristiano, 37, went for a daring blue blazer with no shirt look. In a selfie posted […]

Leicester reached their first Gallagher Premiership final for nine years after George Ford inspired an intense 27-14 victory over Northampton at Mattioli Woods Welford Road. Tigers, who extended their unbeaten home record in English rugby’s flagship domestic competition to more than a year, were given a major examination by their east midlands rivals throughout an emotion-charged play-off with Ford scoring […]

KARAMOKO DEMBELE could be playing his football in Serie A next season. That's according to a report in the Italian press today. La Gazetta dello Sport claims that Pantaleo Corvino, the director of football at newly-promoted Serie B champions Lecce, has held talks with the prospect, whose contract has expired in Glasgow. Like that of many young talents at the Hoops […]

Watching Essendon’s nostalgic 150th-anniversary celebrations before the match against Carlton on Friday night, it wasn’t hard to see how far a once-powerful club has fallen. All the big names from the glory days of the 1980s and 1990s were there: Long, Wanganeen, Hird, Lloyd, Sheedy. The Bomber dynasties spanning generations were greeted with generous applause: the Fletchers, the Danihers, the […]

LEWIS HAMILTON will NOT be silenced by FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and says he will continue to speak out on social issues. Ben Sulayem sparked outrage following a recent interview where he said drivers should not "impose their beliefs" on others. The FIA president seemingly attacked three drivers for voicing their opinions on social issues, saying: "Sebastian Vettel drives […]