The drive from the Denver Nuggets’ arena to the city’s airport usually takes half an hour. That's where Felipe Eichenberger, the Nuggets’ director of performance and head strength-and-conditioning coach, often learns more about Nuggets center Nikola Jokić. During some of their car rides this season, Eichenberger reported Jokić expressing feeling pleasantly surprised with how he played the previous night. “I thought he […]

THERE are statues of Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp outside the Emirates. And there is every chance a likeness of Arsenal's Invincibles skipper Patrick Vieira will join them before long. This is how English football shows its appreciation of former players – it freezes them in time and casts them in bronze. As for valuing and respecting the abilities and […]

REAL MADRID are facing Chelsea in a Champions League semi-final between two clubs from the European Super League. Like all English teams, Chelsea have pulled out of the hated competition, but Real Madrid president Florentino Perez insists it will still go ahead. Real Madrid have impressed in this competition so far, as they eased past Liverpool with a 3-1 aggregate […]

We look back at some of the key moments and performances from Round 12 of the Vitality Netball Superleague. From Dragons’ much-improved performance against Team Bath Netball to a classic derby encounter between London Pulse and Surrey Storm, Round 12 of the Vitality Netball Superleague had it all. If you did miss any of the action, then you can watch […]

Judd Trump is confident that he has much better form to come in the latter stages of the World Snooker Championship, while some of his rivals may have shown their hand too early at the Crucible. The world number one has made it through to the quarter-finals with wins over Liam Highfield and Dave Gilbert and has set-up a clash […]

LONDON (REUTERS) – England’s Rugby Football Union (RFU) chief executive Bill Sweeney has proposed keeping the Women’s Six Nations separate from the men’s event and running it in an April-May window to give the competition the spotlight to itself. This year’s event was postponed to April from February due to the Covid-19 crisis and the format was changed with England […]

Kyren Wilson reckons his quarter-final opponent Neil Robertson is a ‘bit favourite’ to win the World Snooker Championship, but is relishing the challenge of taking on the Australian at the Crucible. Wilson is into the quarter-finals for the sixth straight year after beating Gary Wilson and Barry Hawkins in the first two rounds. Only on his first ever visit to […]

 IT'S the one we've all been waiting for. Monkfish vs. Envoi Allen is a blockbuster clash between two of the most exciting horses in training. Monkfish grinded out a win at the Cheltenham Festival but Envoi Allen blotched his copy book with a fall and his defeat. It's Henry De Bromhead up against Willie Mullins. It's Rachael Blackmore versus the […]

THE Punchestown Gold Cup is all set to be an absolute cracker of a race. The contest comes on day two of the famed festival at the Irish track. And with just under £130,000 going to the winner, it is one of the richest races in the calendar. OFFERS OF THE DAY Paddy Power: Bet £10 at Punchestown Get £60 […]

ARSENAL are reportedly weighing up a summer swoop for Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper Unai Simon following Bernd Leno's poor form. The German shot-stopper has come under fire in recent weeks after making a number of high-profile mistakes. His horror gaffe on Friday saw Everton win away at Arsenal for the first time since January 1996 as he somehow let the ball […]