The Indianapolis Colts held on for a crucial win over the Houston Texans, the Cleveland Browns shocked the Tennessee Titans and the New Orleans Saints won yet again. But none of the early games on Sunday could match the excitement of a wild matchup between the Las Vegas Raiders and the Jets in which Gang Green managed to snatch defeat […]

Floyd Mayweather Jr will fight Logan Paul in February, it has been confirmed. The undefeated American has been retired since 2017 when he knocked out UFC superstar Conor McGregor. But the 43-year-old did perform in an exhibition bout in 2018, knocking out undefeated kickboxer Tenshin Nasukawa in Saitama on 31 December. And it has been confirmed Mayweather will return to […]

RONNIE O’SULLIVAN has urged boring snooker stars to play with personality — and stop acting DEAD on the baize. The Rocket — on a shortlist of six contenders for this month’s BBC Sports Personality of the Year award — feels the sport has lost its characters. The reigning world snooker champion desperately wants his fellow pros to express themselves on […]

GRANIT XHAKA was trolled by Bundesliga side Augsburg after the midfielder's lacklustre performance in the North London derby. The Swiss was one of several underwhelming Gunners as Mikel Arteta's side were comfortably beaten 2-0 at bitter rivals Tottenham. Twitter user Tom tweeted: "Augsburg is Xhaka's level." And the Bundesliga side – who are currently tenth – replied and quipped: "Resepct […]

LONDON (REUTERS) – England won the Autumn Nations Cup final in the most dramatic circumstances on Sunday (Dec 6), as Owen Farrell landed a “golden point” penalty in sudden-death extra time to secure a 22-19 victory over a young French team who had been seconds away from a famous victory. Farrell converted a Luke Cowan-Dickie try with the last kick […]

DANIEL DUBOIS saved his sight and career by accepting defeat against Joe Joyce last week, an eye specialist said. The 23-year-old suffered a double break to the orbital bone around his left eye in the third round, after a string of arrow-like Juggernaut jabs. And in the tenth he took a knee to surrender his British and Commonwealth titles to […]

Dublin are through to the All-Ireland final after a comfortable 1-24 to 0-12 win over Cavan. It has been a rollercoaster championship campaign, with underdogs springing surprises in recent weeks. But, as the race for the Sam Maguire Cup turns for home, Dublin are determined for there to be no more Cinderella stories in 2020. There were question marks surrounding […]

ANTHONY YARDE'S fight with Lyndon Arthur tonight will take place in an unlikely venue – the spectacular Church House Westminster. This week, promoter Frank Warren revealed the monster boxing match – a week after Joe Joyce fought Daniel Dubois there – would take place at the iconic venue. The building is absolutely drenched in history, having been originally built in […]

OLIVIER GIROUD's lack of pace could see him dropped for Chelsea's clash with Leeds, it has been claimed. A four-goal performance against Sevilla in the week has pushed the Frenchman towards another start on Saturday. A pair of headers came alongside a clinical finish and penalty for the striker, whose only mistake was awkwardly bungling a knee-slide celebration. Wedensday's stunning […]

ANTHONY JOSHUA returns to the ring to face Kubrat Pulev in a huge heavyweight bout on December 12. Joshua hasn't been in action since December 2019, when he beat Andy Ruiz Jr on points in Saudi Arabia. He'll defend his WBA, WBO and IBF titles against Bulgarian brute Pulev in front of 1,000 fans, as supporters return to boxing events […]