SAFFRON Beach has been given the green light to line up in the Cazoo Oaks at Epsom next month. The 1000 Guineas runner-up's trainer Jane Chapple-Hyam has convinced her owners to take a swing at the fillies' Classic on June 4. The plan had been to travel to Ireland for their 1000 Guineas, but connections have since switched their attention […]

SOL CAMPBELL is out of the running for the England Under-21 job. The former defender, who won 73 caps for the Three Lions in his playing career, is understood to have had an interview to succeed Aidy Boothroyd. But the FA have decided to go in a different direction and ex-Southend and Macclesfield boss Campbell, 46, is no longer under […]

FORMER Benfica boss Bruno Lage is the standout favourite to be appointed Wolves' next permanent manager. That's according to bookmakers Betfair, who've slashed Lage's price from 6/5 to 4/11 over the past 48 hours. BETFAIR: BET £5 GET 20* Wolves are busy searching for a new manager after announcing the departure of Nuno Espirito Santo. The 47-year-old Portuguese won the Championship […]

Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. National Recruiting Director for ESPN.com 18 years of coaching experience at Division I level Former Horizon League coach of the year at Wright State Six of the biggest high school basketball powerhouses, including Oak Hill Academy (Virginia) and Montverde Academy (Florida), are forming an elite national league set […]

WITH Euro 2020 squad announcements coming thick and fast, fantasy football fanatics are keen to test their knowledge of the international game. Creating and managing a fantasy football team will enhance your enjoyment of the upcoming tournament – it also gives you a chance to get one over on your mates as you can compete in private mini-leagues. The best […]

PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN star Neymar missed the target with a crucial penalty – that may best be explained by some goalkeeping brilliance. Brest shot-stopper Gautier Larsonneur produced a unique trick to deceive the Brazilian as he lined up his effort on Sunday. Les Parisiens were in desperate need of a win at Stade Francis-Le Ble as they chased down Ligue 1 […]

BUDAPEST (AFP) – Britain ended the European Championships on Sunday (May 23) on top of the medals table in a clear sign of intent ahead of the Olympics with star swimmer Adam Peaty taking home four golds. Peaty had already captured the 50m and 100m breaststroke as well as being part of the mixed 4x100m medley relay team. On Sunday, […]

TOKYO — Japan mobilized military doctors and nurses to give shots to elderly people in Tokyo and Osaka on Monday as the government desperately tries to accelerate its vaccination rollout and curb coronavirus infections just two months before hosting the Olympics. Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is determined to hold the Olympics in Tokyo after a one-year delay and has made […]

Galway have given themselves a fighting chance of reaching the Division 1 semi-finals, but will need to beat Dublin next weekend. Galway 2-16 Roscommon 1-13 Galway managed to put last week’s horror show in Tralee behind them, with a six-point win over Connacht rivals Roscommon. Padraic Joyce’s charges laid down a marker ahead of July’s Connacht semi-final between the sides, […]

Dina Asher-Smith defied driving rain and an unseasonable north-east chill to fire a warning to her Olympic rivals with victory in the women’s 100m in the Diamond League meeting in Gateshead. If Asher-Smith’s winning time of 11.35 seconds into a -3.5m/s head-wind was impressive enough, more pertinent was the pair of potential Tokyo rivals she left trailing in her wake. […]