Greg Anthony spoke more like an analyst than a father. He was blunt, critical and honest. He didn’t hold back when asked about his son Cole’s freshman season at North Carolina. “I thought he had a horrible year. I thought he was really bad,” the former NBA point guard said on a Zoom call on Monday. “Now he got hurt […]

INTER MILAN and Shakhtar Donetsk go head-to-head tonight with a place in the Europa League final up for grabs. A crunch showdown against Sevilla awaits the winners after they dramatically knocked out Man Utd last night, but Inter haven't reached the final of this competition since 1998. Start time: 8pm BST Venue: Merkur Spiel-Arena (Dusseldorf) TV/Live stream FREE: BT Sport […]

ESPN contributor on TV, radio, podcasts, blogs, Magazine Charter member of FSWA Hall of Fame Author of “The Best Philadelphia Sports Arguments” Most analysts’ fantasy football rankings have Panthers running back Christian McCaffrey in the No. 1 overall slot and some combination of the Giants’ Saquon Barkley, Cowboys’ Ezekiel Elliott and Vikings’ Dalvin Cook after that, but this order fails […]

LORIS KARIUS once again pulled on a Liverpool kit to take part in the Premier League champion's pre-season preparations. Having been away for two years with loan club Besiktas, the German was not thought to have much of a future on Merseyside. But he travelled with his first-team colleagues to a training camp in Austria on the weekend and has […]

NEW Chelsea star Hakim Ziyech was keen to move to Roma before sealing his Stamford Bridge switch, it has been revealed. Morocco teammate Medhi Benatia has claimed that the Blues arrival "would have run" to the Italian capital when a move was discussed in 2019. At the time, Ziyech was off the back of a stunning run to the Champions […]

VALENTINO ROSSI has demanded MotoGP take "serious" action against Johann Zarco after the Frenchman was blamed for a nightmare 200mph crash. Amazingly, no one was hurt after the Ducati star collided with Franco Morbidelli at Red Bull Ring on Sunday. View this post on Instagram Benvenuto Agosto? A post shared by Francesca Sofia Novello (@francescasofianovello) on Aug 1, 2020 at […]

LEEDS UNITED have reportedly made their first bid to sign Basel striker Arthur Cabral. Brazilian outlet Globo Esporte claim the Whites have offered around £16.3million but the Swiss side are holding out for closer to £18m. That would mark a swift profit for Basel, who recently activated a permanent option in his loan contract to sign Cabral for a measly […]

A further four nights of the Unibet Premier League are to be staged behind closed doors in Milton Keynes from September 3-6, replacing the planned events in Glasgow, Manchester, Newcastle and Sheffield. The Premier League season, which has been on hold since March, will return later this month with six nights being held at the Marshall Arena in Milton Keynes. […]

LEEDS are monitoring Molde midfielder Fredrik Aursnes. The 24-year-old would cost the Premier League new-boys £5million. French club Toulouse have also shown an interest in Aursnes, who has two years left on his contract but is keen to test himself away from Norway. Aursnes joined Molde in 2016 after he was snapped up by now Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar […]

HOLLY HOLM’S highly-anticipated showdown with Irene Aldana has now been set for October 3. The pair were due to clash on August 1 at UFC Vegas 5 only for a positive coronavirus test to force ‘Robles’ out. Former bantamweight champion Holm and her team have pressed on with plans to finally get the fight on in October. And now that […]