NEW YORK — One major league player was positive for COVID-19 during the past week among 14,845 tests, a positive rate of 0.007%. There have been 13 positive tests — 10 for players, three for staff — among 58,733 monitoring tests during spring training, a rate of 0.2%, the commissioner’s office said Friday. The positive tests were among nine of […]

FRESH OFF a huge Cheltenham, Templegate turns his eye to Saturday's racing. Read on below to view his picks. MIGHTY THUNDER (3.35 Uttoxeter, nap) Lucinda Russell is a top trainer of stayers and this eight-year-old loved the four-mile test when winning the Edinburgh National by 20 lengths at Musselburgh last time. He was just getting going at the line so […]

Minella Indo edged out A Plus Tard to give trainer Henry de Bromhead a one-two in the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Ridden by Jack Kennedy, Minella Indo (9-1) got the better of gallant stablemate A Plus Tard, who was partnered by Festival sensation Rachael Blackmore. The victory capped an incredible week for De Bromhead, who also collected the Champion Hurdle and […]

A STUNNING mural of Manchester United ace Marcus Rashford kicking down the door to No10 has emerged overnight by a canal near Old Trafford. The Banksy-esque artwork refers to Rashford's inspirational free school meals campaign that forced prime minister Boris Johnson into a U-turn last year. Selfless Rashford is depicted alongside a number of school children holding empty plates, with […]

Ángel Di María got the news as soon as he stepped off the field. Pulling him in the middle of a tie game appeared to make little sense, but Paris St.-Germain’s coach quickly provided an explanation: Di María’s wife had called the team’s security officer. He needed to get home immediately. His family’s house had just been robbed. His teammate […]

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MIKEL ARTETA has taken aim at Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang after the Arsenal skipper spurned a number of chances against Olympiacos on Thursday. The Gunners limped through to the quarter-finals despite losing 1-0 to the Greek outfit at the Emirates as they won 3-2 on aggregate. Arsenal somehow failed to get on the score sheet as they missed a number of opportunities, […]

CHELSEA are considering a summer move for Sergio Aguero, who is available on a free transfer from Manchester City. Meanwhile Arsenal have reportedly entered the race for Sevilla's Jules Kounde. FREE BETS: GET OVER £2,000 IN SIGN UP OFFERS HERE Follow our LIVE blog below to get the latest from around the clubs… Etienne Fermie2 minutes ago FRIENDS REUNITED Paul […]

MANCHESTER UNITED and Arsenal were handed tough Europa League quarter-final ties against Ajax and Roma in our draw simulation. The Premier League duo booked their places in the last eight of Europe's secondary club competition last night with 2-1 and 3-2 aggregate victories over AC Milan and Olympiacos respectively. SunSport simulated the Europa League draw early this morning after the […]

Mechelle Voepel covers the WNBA, women’s college basketball, and other college sports for espnW. Voepel began covering women’s basketball in 1984, and has been with ESPN since 1996. The NCAA said it was “actively working” to enhance existing resources for teams at the women’s basketball tournament in San Antonio after social media posts showed a vast difference between weight-training facilities […]