Major League Soccer reduced its work force by about 20 percent on Thursday through a combination of layoffs and the elimination of open positions, yet another sign of the punishing financial effect the coronavirus pandemic is having on professional sports. Most of the league’s employees, besides those in entry-level jobs, had their salaries reduced in April. Those reductions will continue […]

Kelly Stafford is fed up. Amid the worsening state of COVID-19 in Michigan, the wife of the Lions’ quarterback took to Instagram to rant about the new restrictions put in place there. Starting this past Wednesday, Michigan placed limitations on indoor gatherings — including shuttering schools and indoor dining in restaurants and bars — for the next three weeks. “I’m […]

THE Autumn Nations Cup is underway and is giving rugby fans some much-needed action after such a disruptive year. Punters can bet on the rugby risk free with Paddy Power England are 4/5 favourites for the Autumn Nations Cup The first round got underway on Friday 13 November with Ireland cruising to victory over Wales. PADDY POWER NEW CUSTOMER OFFER […]

My first foray into the FOX Bet $25,000 Super 6 Thursday contest was a partial success. I was correct on two of the questions in last week’s Colts-Titans game — hitting the final score range and the exact number of touchdown scorers. I fell 5 yards short of a third winner — total passing yards for the two starting quarterbacks […]

JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBAINK has put rivalry aside and backed Tottenham to win the Premier League. The Chelsea legend reckons their lethal front three give them the edge over his beloved Blues and other title contenders including Liverpool and Man City. Hasselbaink, speaking exclusively to Ladbrokes at its launch of the 5-A-Side Bet on Leeds v Arsenal, said: "I fancy – […]

The Government has announced a £300m rescue package of emergency funding to protect the immediate future of spectator sports in England. The funding, which will largely be composed of loans, will be shared among several sports – from national governing bodies through to clubs – that will be most severely impacted over the winter because of coronavirus. Both rugby codes […]

BRUNO FERNANDES revealed some of the in-depth secrets behind his unusual-but-effective penalty style – including why he does his famous jump. The Manchester United playmaker, 26, has been tucking away spot kicks for fun since arriving at Old Trafford in January. He scored all eight in the second half of last season and has converted three from four this time […]

Team New Zealand’s new America’s Cup yacht has a sleek new concave shape and a new name – Te Rehutai, the Māori word for sea spray. The new boat surprised and delighted a large crowd who lined vantage points around the launch at the Team NZ base in Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour tonight. Boating enthusiasts Don Crawford and Tony Linford, who […]

If you don’t want to know, don’t look at his Twitter. During Wednesday night’s 2020 NBA Draft, ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski continued his tradition of spoiling picks on his Twitter feed, sometimes beating his own network’s broadcast by two picks. For example, Wojnarowski announced Detroit would be picking Killian Hayes at No. 7 before the No. 6 pick was officially […]

CALLUM HUDSON-ODOI is trying to convince close pal Jamal Musiala to stick with England. Bayern Munich whizkid Musiala, 17, scored on his first England Under-21s start in Tuesday’s 5-0 thrashing of Albania at Molineux. The Stuttgart-born winger is also eligible for  Germany —  playing twice for their U16s — and  Nigeria. But  Germany’s head of academy coaching, Meikel Schonweitz, says […]