CONOR MCGREGOR has whisked his family away to Rome for a European getaway following their Stateside stay. The former two-division UFC champion enjoyed the high life in America for nearly three months after breaking his leg in his UFC 264 trilogy fight with Dustin Poirier. McGregor and his fiancee Dee Devlin were originally perched up in Los Angeles but subsequently […]

Rory McIlroy wants to kick on Rory McIlroy has vowed to reap the positives from his Ryder Cup meltdown as he prepares to return to action at the big-money CJ Cup in Las Vegas this week. McIlroy broke down in tears in a rare show of emotion after winning his singles match against Xander Schauffele in Europe’s ill-fated quest at […]

JESSE LINGARD has revealed Jose Mourinho used to randomly FaceTime him during his spell as manager of Manchester United. The England midfielder, who has been at Old Trafford for a decade, was coached by the Portuguese between 2016 and 2018. Lingard enjoyed a stellar 2017-18 campaign under the two-time Champions League-winning manager, scoring 13 times in 48 games. And, while […]

CHRIS GAYLE and Curtly Ambrose are locked in a furious row just ten days before England face West Indies in their T20 World Cup opener. Batsman Gayle responded angrily after former fast bowler Ambrose said he should not be an automatic choice for the Windies starting XI. The explosive opener said he has 'no respect' for Ambrose and referred to […]

EMMA HAYES spoke of her joy at watching AC Milan during childhood ahead of Chelsea’s Women’s Champions League clash with Juventus. And the Blues chief – who is half-Italian – is looking forward to her team’s test against a side coached by ex-Gunners chief Joe Montemurro. Reflecting on her admiration of the Italian game, Hayes, 44, said: “I think Italians […]

TYSON FURY claims his mum has NEVER been to one of his fights. And she doesn’t care about the Gypsy King being world champion so long as he is ‘healthy and happy’. Fury is world boxing’s No1 after defeating Deontay Wilder in Saturday’s Las Vegas trilogy battle. He had been hoping to fight Anthony Joshua in an all-British, world heavyweight unifier. But AJ […]

Former England captain Dylan Hartley has told coach Eddie Jones to let Marcus Smith play with freedom in the upcoming autumn internationals. The 22-year-old fly-half has been included in Jones’ training squad for November games against Tonga, Australia and South Africa, having made his debut in the summer. Hartley hopes England allow the Harlequins rising star to play to his […]

LIVERPOOL star Diogo Jota is a major doubt for this weekend's clash with Watford. The forward played 68 minutes of the Reds' most recent match, the frenetic 2-2 draw with Manchester City. But he has been unable to feature for Portugal on international duty after taking a 'slight knock'. Jota, 24, sat out of Portugal's 3-0 friendly win over Qatar […]

THE GRUDGE match between Jorge Masvidal and Brit Leon Edwards is finally set to happen on December 11. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani claims that the pair will collide at UFC 269 in Las Vegas. The fight between the two rivals has been three years in the making ever since they were involved in a heated backstage row at a London event […]

MARCUS RASHFORD has hinted that his return to action could come sooner than expected with his latest training update posted on social media. The England international underwent shoulder surgery after Euro 2020 after revealing that was playing through an injury for most of last season, but looks set to return in the very near future. Alongside a picture of himself […]