OUSMANE DEMBELE always keeps an eye on Premier League results – but not for the reasons you may think. The Barcelona forward is said to be a massive fan of Leeds and their star striker, Patrick Bamford. Speaking on The Official Leeds United Podcast, Bamford said: "After the Fulham game, [team-mate Illan Meslier] said he needed my shirt and I […]

Peter Wright has ramped up his war of words with Michael van Gerwen by predicting that the three-time world champion will not win a televised tournament in 2021. Snakebite opened his account for the year with victory in the Players Championship 8 in Milton Keynes on Friday before taking aim at his long-time rival. Using Van Gerwen’s holidaying as ammunition, […]

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a law Friday banning transgender athletes from participating in girls’ sports, making it the third state this year to approve a measure many critics warn would prompt costly lawsuits and hurt transgender youth. The Republican governor said on his Twitter account that he signed the bill “to preserve women’s athletics and ensure […]

HUGO LLORIS is reportedly being lined up for a return to boyhood club Nice. And Tottenham are ready to replace their captain with Wolfsburg star Koen Casteels. The Telegraph claims Lloris is ready to quit Spurs after nine years following the club’s dismal Europa League exit a week ago. Lloris blasted teammates for not taking their season seriously. And it’s […]

KANE BAKER has gone from fat banker to super-feather PPV boxing star thanks to the love of a good woman. Aged 19, the 5ft 8in Brummie was a 15st bank clerk getting out of breath just from screaming combinations at the pub TV. But this Saturday the self proclaimed ‘Boxing Fan with a Licence’ will star on the Dillian Whyte […]

GARETH Bale has been warned about a potential 'volatile' reaction from Real Madrid fans if he returns to Spain. Former Real president Ramon Calderon says Los Blancos supporters will only back him if he recreates his early Bernabeu form. Earlier this week, Bale confirmed he will return to Real at the end of this season when his loan deal at […]

Pathum Nissanka scored a century on debut and Niroshan Dickwella fell four runs short of a maiden century as Sri Lanka took control of the first Test against West Indies on day four in North Sound. The tourists posted 476 in their second innings to set West Indies a victory target of 375 and by stumps, the hosts were 34-1, […]

ARSENAL legend Ian Wright has urged the club to turn Martin Odegaard's loan spell from Real Madrid into a permanent stay. The 22-year-old has dazzled in his recent outings for the Gunners, and was instrumental in the club rescuing a point in the dramatic 3-3 draw against West Ham. Odegaard – who limped out of Norway's 3-0 World Cup qualifying […]

TALKS are reportedly underway to welcome fans to next month's Carabao Cup final at Wembley. As many as 8,000 supporters could be allowed in for Tottenham's clash with Manchester City on April 25. EFL organisers are lobbying for the match to be added to Government-sanctioned test events before the planned reopening of venues in May. Somewhere between 4,000 and 8,000 […]

Jordan Nixon saved Texas A&M from being the highest seed knocked out of the tournament so far with a layup at the buzzer in overtime that gave the Aggies an 84-82 win over Iowa State. Seventh-seeded Iowa State held the lead for most of the game and ended the third quarter with a 9-point advantage. But the second-seeded Aggies — […]