WEST HAM have pleaded with fans not to try and enter the stadium at next week’s clash with Rapid Vienna after accepting a Uefa ban on away support. The Hammers say they have “reluctantly” accepted the punishment banning travelling support at their Europa League match in Austria despite it leaving thousands out of pocket. Over 1,700 tickets were already sold […]

ARTURO VIDAL was sent off for a horror FLYING KICK to an opponent’s head as Chile’s World Cup hopes hang in the balance. The 34-year-old’s red card came just 15 minutes into Tuesday’s 2-0 qualifying defeat at home to Ecuador. Chile’s night got off to the worst possible start as Pervis Estupinan handed the visitors the lead just nine minutes […]

LOS ANGELES — Staples Center is getting a new name. Starting Christmas Day, it will be Crypto.com Arena. The downtown Los Angeles home of the NBA’s Lakers and Clippers, the NHL’s Kings and the WNBA’s Sparks will change its name after 22 years of operation, arena owner AEG announced Tuesday night. A person with knowledge of the deal tells The […]

New storm coming for ‘institutionally racist’ cricket: ‘Inspired by Azeem Rafiq’s bravery’, over 1,000 people step forward with stories of race, gender and disability discrimination in just ONE WEEK since a call for evidence Azeem Rafiq gave evidence in parliament this week over his experiences of racism in cricket Last week, The Independent Commission for Equity in Cricket began an […]

ENGLAND sealed their spot at the 2022 World Cup in style with an incredible 10-0 win over San Marino. Captain fantastic Harry Kane led the way with an incredible four goals as the Three Lions marched into Qatar by sealing top spot in Group I. But who was England's best player on the night? And did anyone have a game […]

MORE and more teams who will participate at the Qatar World Cup are becoming known, but Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal are not yet one of them. The Euro 2016 champions were beaten by a last minute Aleksandar Mitrovic header as they went down 2-1 at home to Serbia. And that means they will now have to overcome both a play-off semi-final […]

A SERIE A chief has slammed Amanda Staveley for investing in a ‘small car’ like Newcastle United rather than an ‘F1’ motor in Italy. The 48-year-old led the Saudi Arabia-backed takeover of the Premier League Magpies. After that was confirmed, she then irritated those in Italy by revealing they had investigated the opportunity of investing in Italian football but management […]

Tommy Fury has suggested he is in prime condition ahead of his boxing match with Jake Paul next month. Fury, half-brother of world heavyweight champion Tyson Fury, will put his 7-0 record on the line against 4-0 Paul in Florida on 18 December. While Fury is best known for his time as a contestant on British reality TV show Love […]

THE World Cup is just over a year away with England on the verge of qualifying for the tournament. And fans will be watching the Three Lions game against San Marino tonight withthoughts of booking flights to Qatar for the massive showpiece. They could also be joined by home nations Wales and Scotland, but the two nations are guaranteed to […]

ARSENAL, Manchester City and Newcastle are all in the running to sign Fiorentina star Dusan Vlahovic. But they trail Premier League rivals Tottenham for his signature, according to bookmakers Betfair. BETFAIR – GET £20 IN FREE ACCA BETS* Vlahovic has emerged as one of the most exciting forwards in European football. The 21-year-old enjoyed a stellar breakthrough season last year, […]