The Mets agreed to a deal Tuesday with a free-agent right-handed pitcher named Trevor — not Trevor Bauer, the National League Cy Young Award winner, but Trevor May, one of the better relievers in the majors as a setup man for the Minnesota Twins. A baseball official with knowledge of the deal confirmed the agreement but spoke on condition of […]

If the N.F.L. schedules a game for a Wednesday, it is a safe bet that something went wrong. From a presidential speech to Pennsylvania’s restrictive blue laws to a velodrome flooded with mud, the league tends to move its contests to that day of the week only as a last resort. That is certainly the case for Wednesday’s game between […]

REAL MADRID take on Shakhtar Donetsk in their next Champions League game tonight. Los Blancos have been inconsistent in the competition this year, picking up two wins, a draw and a loss from the first four group games. It was Shakhtar who dealt Real their first loss in the first game of the competition over a month ago. But the […]

MAN UTD fans reckon Old Trafford flop Memphis Depay has taken a swipe at the club's owners in his new rap song. Dutch forward Depay released a track called 'Big Fish' and mentioned the Glazers. The 26-year-old sang the lyric: "I be planning to make some statements, I need money like the Glazers." But he later said it wasn't a […]

TOKYO (AFP) – A giant set of Olympic rings returned to Tokyo’s waterfront on Tuesday (Dec 1) after maintenance, with officials hoping that the symbol will help build enthusiasm for the coronavirus-postponed Games. Promising vaccine trials have boosted Tokyo’s hopes of holding the Olympics, now scheduled to open on July 23, 2021 after the pandemic forced the unprecedented decision to […]

Some of Frank Warren's best prospect fighters return to the ring Saturday for another of his pandemic-era fight cards at Church House in Westminster, London. Warren hailed the fun and flashy super bantamweight traveller fighter Dennis McCann and compared the teenager to the all-time great puncher Prince Naseem Hamed. The boxing promoter also likened the Scottish boxer Willy Hutchinson to […]

A FOOTBALL pundit suspended by the BBC for describing a scuffle between players as “handbags” has now been accused of making a homophobic remark. Steve “Tommo” Thompson was relieved of his duties for using the familiar matchday phrase after ­listeners complained. But it has now emerged that the 65-year-old seemed to refer to a gay magazine on air when discussing […]

Fox News Flash top headlines for November 30 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com. The San Francisco 49ers will play two home games in Arizona after new coronavirus regulations put in place by officials in Northern California forced the team to find a temporary new home. The 49ers (5-6) will host the Buffalo […]

ANTHONY JOSHUA and Tyson Fury could come face to face when AJ fights Kubrat Pulev, according to Eddie Hearn. Joshua's promoter Hearn says the British heavyweight icons could meet with the Gypsy King set to be ringside for AJ's December 12 clash with the Bulgarian. Joshua, 31, is fighting IBF challenger Pulev at London's O2 Arena next month. And Fury, […]

THIAGO ALCANTARA is still 'weeks away' from Liverpool return, manager Jurgen Klopp confirms. Thiago was ruled out of action with a knee injury after a crunching tackle by Everton's Richarlison in the Merseyside derby last month. The Spaniard has missed nine games as a consequence, and boss Klopp has confirmed he's set to miss more over the busy Christmas period. […]