If you picked the Knicks before the season to have home-court advantage in the first round of the N.B.A. playoffs, you should probably head straight to Las Vegas because, as Bobby Bacala might note, not even Quasimodo could have predicted all this. For the rest of us, there is another opportunity not to underestimate this year’s Knicks. In the first […]

Adam Peaty struck gold again as Great Britain enjoyed a night to remember at the European Aquatics Championships in Budapest. Peaty defended his men’s 100 metres breaststroke in style to win his 13th European gold medal in a time of 57.66 seconds. Dutchman Arno Kamminga (58.10secs) took second, with Britain’s James Wilby (58.58secs) in third. “That was good, it was […]

Tokyo: The IOC and Tokyo Olympic organisers start three days of virtual meetings Wednesday and will run into some of the strongest medical community opposition so far with the Games set to open in just over eight weeks. The meetings are headed by IOC vice-president John Coates, who will attempt to again assure the Japanese population that the Games will […]

JURGEN KLOPP insists snatching a Champions League spot for next season would rank as one of his biggest achievements. The fallen Premier League champions know if they win their final two games – at Burnley tonight and at home to Crystal Palace on Sunday – they will finish in the top four. Asked how big that feat would be, Reds […]

MANCHESTER UNITED starlet Arnau Puigmal has confirmed his intention to leave Old Trafford this summer. The Spaniard arrived at Carrington four years ago as a promising 16-year-old. https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-9czFsEFG/ A post shared by Arnau Puigmal Martínez (@arnaupuigmal8) But in light of limited first-team opportunities, Puigmal has decided to try something new. In a prepared graphic posted on social media, the 20-year-old […]

THE QIPCO Champion Stakes will become the richest race in the UK with prize money at British Champions Day receiving a huge boost. The prestigious Group 1 race will be worth £1.2 million and a total of £4 million will be up for grabs at the Flat season finale at Ascot in October. The purse for the Champion Stakes has […]

Should anyone come across a spine, or a conscience, please alert the NCAA. It is in sore need of both. Not even a month after its Board of Governors came to the defense of transgender athletes and put the states who target them on notice, the NCAA caved to the bigotry. By selecting three states that recently legalized discrimination against […]

More On: new york yankees Rehabbing Yankee takes big step: ‘Really encouraged’ Struggling Yankee on brutal slump: ‘It’s been tough’ Two starters’ injuries not overly concerning Yankees Yankees prospect on ridiculous home run tear BALTIMORE — Domingo German likely won’t be going back to the minors anytime soon. The right-hander was solid again on Saturday, picking up the win as […]

More On: philadelphia phillies Have faith in home/road splits in this NL East matchup Former Met twirls his first shutout in seven years Former Yankee’s grand slam the difference in this one Bet on Vince Velasquez to get it done for Phillies NL East Misery Files: The Phillies edition. Philadelphia’s mediocre start to the season continued on Sunday with a […]

ANTHONY JOSHUA vs Tyson Fury is set to have world title fights and cross promotional bouts as part of their £3.5million undercard budget. The two heavyweight champions are braced to announce the undisputed title decider between them set for August 14 in Saudi Arabia. According to ESPN, the site fee guarantees both men £53m EACH with an extra £3.5m to […]