BAYERN MUNICH and RB Leipzig have pulled out the race for Atletico winger Thomas Lemar, according to reports. The Bundesliga sides reportedly baulked at the Frenchman's loan fee and excessive wages which would have totalled £15.4million for the season. Leipzig have already bought in six new players this summer and the 24-year-old would have been the seventh. But the former […]

RUSSIAN superstar Khabib Nurmagedov has vowed to outsmart Justin Gaethje and finish him off by round three. The UFC champ, 32, is putting his lightweight belt on the line against the American at UFC 254 on Fight Island on October 24. Undefeated Khabib is favourite heading into the scrap despite it being his first since the death of his father and […]

BARCELONA'S new right-back Sergino Dest made a total pig's ear of his unveiling kick-ups before saving face with a sublime skill. The American right-back arrived at the Nou Camp yesterday in a £23.5million deal from Ajax but his first impression did not impress fans. Footage shows Barca's new No 2 place the ball between his legs and attempt an 'around-the-world' […]

The WNBA Finals will feature the top two teams in the league when the Seattle Storm and Las Vegas Aces square off in the best-of-five series that starts Friday in the WNBA bubble in Bradenton, Florida.   The teams finished the shortened 2020 season tied for the best record at 18-4. Seattle clinched its ticket to the championship round for the second time in […]

KHABIB NURMAGOMEDOV’S cousin Usman has signed a multi-fight deal to join Bellator. The undefeated prospect has joined the promotion’s lightweight division and goes in with an 11-0 record. Bellator president Scott Coker said: “With today’s signing of Usman Nurmagomedov, we are making it clear that Bellator is home to the best fighters on the planet and an organization where the […]

KAPTAGAT, Kenya — One afternoon in January, three months after he became the first man to run a marathon in under two hours, Eliud Kipchoge sat on a bench inside his Rift Valley training camp, reflecting on how it felt to be a newly minted sporting icon. Kipchoge wasn’t new to the spotlight: he’d captured his first world title, on […]

Mic’d up during the A’s winner-take-all Game 3 against the White Sox, outfielder Ramon Laureano could be heard dropping an F-bomb on ESPN. It quickly went viral on Twitter, with many different opinions on the matter. Some felt the in-game interview during an elimination game added to the product. Others thought it was crossing the line and a distraction in […]

Serena Williams was forced to withdraw from the French Open when she aggravated her Achille's injury. The timeline for her recovery suggests that she might not be able to play again until 2021.  Visit Insider's homepage for more stories. Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open, and now the remainder of her 2020 campaign could be in jeopardy. […]

GARETH BALE is closing on a highly-anticipated second Tottenham debut after returning to training. The Welshman, who sealed his sensational loan switch to Spurs this summer, arrived hampered with a knee injury picked up on international duty. Spurs boss Jose Mourinho is hopeful of getting the Welshman in contention to face West Ham on October 17. And it appears his […]

CRISTIANO RONALDO will still be talked about 300 years from now, according to Rui Costa. And the Portuguese icon also reckons another of his former team-mates Andrea Pirlo is the perfect boss for Ronaldo. Rui Costa, 48, played with Ronnie for Portugal and spent time with Juve boss Pirlo at AC Milan. And while he holds them both in the […]