JAKE PAUL had a front-row view for Conor McGregor's loss to Dustin Poirier last weekend – but nobody noticed the YouTube star in the crowd. The social media sensation was cageside for the Irishman's UFC 264 trilogy fight with The Diamond, which he lost via first-round TKO. But unlike at UFC 261, The Problem Child wasn't spotted by MMA fans […]

MARCELO BIELSA is on the verge of signing a new £8million-a-year contract – which still makes him better paid than Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. The Leeds boss, 65, was initially handed a bumper new contract after ending 16 years of hurt by guiding the Elland Road side back to the Premier League in 2020. He then led them to a ninth-placed […]

“It is just not good,” Anibal Amador says of bare rims at New York City’s playgrounds. As a result, the self-described “Net Changer” buys and hangs nets at his local courts. Anibal Amador has spent the last three years replacing the nets at the courts near his apartment in Manhattan.Credit…Jeenah Moon for The New York Times Supported by By David […]

ALEXA BLISS has posted a touching tribute to her former fiancé Buddy Murphy after he was recently released by WWE. Murphy, real name Matthew Adams, split with the five-time Women’s Champion in September 2018. Despite that separation, the pair still remain friends and appear to think very highly of each other. Ex-Cruiserweight Title holder Murphy was let go by WWE […]

OPEN organisers are sending in the army as part of a massive crackdown on rowdy behaviour. They will use Army marshalls on the first tee to avoid a repeat of the incident at last week’s Scottish Open when a boozy spectator grabbed a club out of Rory McIlroy’s bag, and took a few practice swings with it. And anyone who tries […]

ARSENAL star Kieran Tierney has returned to pre-season training a week earlier than scheduled. After taking part in Euro 2020 with Scotland, the full-back was granted four weeks off by the Gunners. But after just three, he has opted to join his team-mates at the Oriam Performance Centre in Edinburgh. Tierney spent his first day back being put through his […]

The police arrested the N.F.L. cornerback Wednesday morning. They said he fled the scene of a single-car crash and tried to enter his in-laws’ house. By Kevin Draper and Ken Belson Richard Sherman, the free-agent cornerback who is one of the most visible stars in the N.F.L., was arrested early Wednesday morning in Redmond, Wash. and booked into jail after […]

GIOVANNI DI LORENZO is open to a potential Manchester United switch, according to a representative of the Italy international.  The Napoli full-back, who was one of the Azzurri’s best performers during their triumphant Euro 2020 run, is reportedly attracting interest from Old Trafford.  Di Lorenzo, 27, was part of the team who beat England in a dramatic final penalty shootout […]

DUSTIN POIRIER'S coach poured cold water on a fourth Conor McGregor fight, believing his man has proven he is 'the superior fighter'. Poirier was initially beat in 60 seconds by the Irishman in 2014, but won the rematch by knockout in January. But their trilogy bout ended in shock as McGregor suffered a broken tibia towards the end of round […]

TOKYO — Athletes at the Tokyo Olympics will put their medals around their own necks to protect against spreading the coronavirus. The “very significant change” to traditional medal ceremonies in the 339 events was revealed Wednesday by International Olympic Committee president Thomas Bach. “The medals will not be given around the neck,” Bach told international media on a conference call […]