ENGLAND star Lauren James was sent off for deliberately STAMPING on a Nigeria player. James – the sister of Chelsea and England ace Reece – was given her marching orders in the dying moments of normal time after a VAR review. With scores level at 0-0, James, 21, ended up on top of Nigeria striker Michelle Alozie after a tussle […]

ARSENAL sunk Treble winners Manchester City in a shootout after an intense Community Shield clash packed with late drama. Leandro Trossard's wickedly-deflected shot ELEVEN minutes into stoppage time cancelled out City's glorious late opener from sub Cole Palmer. Then Kevin de Bruyne and Rodri missed from the spot and Fabio Vieira stroked home to seal a 4-1 victory on penalties […]

Martina Navratilova blasts US Tennis Association after transgender star Alicia Rowley won women’s national tournament and claims the sport is ‘not for failed male athletes’ Martina Navratilova criticised the USTA for its stance on transgender athletes  The ex-pro who won 167 singles titles added that ‘it was not right and not fair’  It comes as Alicia Rowley reportedly won the […]

MEGAN Rapinoe was left in tears after a controversial VAR penalty call saw the USWNT crash out of the Women's World Cup. The two-time World Cup winner, 38, blazed her penalty over the crossbar as Sweden advanced following a dramatic shootout in Melbourne. Rapinoe had started the contest on the substitutes bench and entered the fray in extra time. But […]

Transfer News Live: Harry Kane could STAY at Tottenham after Daniel Levy ignores Bayern Munich’s deadline Follow Mail Sport’s live transfer news blog for all the latest stories and developments on Sunday as Daniel Levy ignores Bayern deadline, as Chelsea close in on Leeds’ Tyler Adams but have not lost interest in signing Moises Caicedo.  Host commentator Meanwhile, Tottenham’s London […]

JAKE PAUL has warned rap superstar Drake that he's going to scupper his jaw-dropping wager on Nate Diaz. Drizzy has bet a staggering $250,000 on the former UFC lightweight title challenger to hand YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul his second successive loss early tomorrow morning. And it didn't take long for Paul to get wind of the Canadian's stunning wager, which the rapper […]

MANCHESTER UNITED fans have demanded a "refund" on new goalkeeper Andre Onana. The keeper was lobbed from the halfway line during Saturday's friendly against Lens at Old Trafford. Onana completed a £47million move to the Red Devils from Inter Milan earlier this summer. However, he had a moment to forget against the French side in his latest appearance. Florian Sotoca […]

Alyssa Roenigk is a senior writer for ESPN whose assignments have taken her to six continents and caused her to commit countless acts of recklessness. (Follow @alyroe on Twitter). HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. — Simone Biles is back. Two years and one day after taking bronze on balance beam at the delayed Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, the four-time gold medalist […]

TEMPLEGATE takes on a monster Saturday of racing confident of landing you a fair few winners. Read on for our man's tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. ORAZIO (3.35 Goodwood, nap) Comes from Charles Hills who has won this race twice with well-backed runners in recent seasons. His four-year-old has a massive chance on ground that […]

TOMAS HOLY is so tall even Peter Crouch would be dwarfed in his presence. Standing at 6ft 9in — 2m 6cm — the Carlisle keeper is the joint tallest professional footballer in Britain alongside Huddersfield's Kyle Hudlin. And after starring as a penalty shootout hero at Wembley against Stockport to win promotion to League One, the Czech ace is hoping […]