GULFSTREAM PARK 6.00 WORDMAN has shown promise on his two starts so far over five furlongs here, finishing a decent third each time. Today’s rider Luis Saez has been riding winners left, right and centre in the past couple of weeks and he can make the most of a handy inside draw. He shapes as though this longer trip will […]

Not everyone wants sports back as soon as possible. NBA team executives and agents are pushing for the currently suspended season to be officially cancelled — according to a CNBC report — a desire to concentrate on formulating a safe plan to begin next season, mounting financial losses and frustration with the league’s sharing of information. Even though the first-ever […]

La Liga could soon kick off after a gradual lifting of restrictions designed to tackle the spread of coronavirus. La Liga clubs – the top flight in Spain’s domestic football arena – will begin testing players for the novel coronavirus next week as the first step towards restarting the season in June, a source familiar with the league’s plans said on […]

Former Jaguars linebacker Telvin Smith was arrested Wednesday and charged with unlawful sexual activity with at least one minor, according to Florida’s Duval County Jail website. He is being held on a $50,000 bond. Last May, the 29-year-old former Pro Bowler unexpectedly walked away from the NFL, declaring he wouldn’t play during the 2019 season because he had to “get […]

ESPN’s “The Last Dance” has focused nearly as much on the Chicago Bulls’ off-court antics as their on-court play. Dennis Rodman’s lifestyle was the main subject of last Sunday’s episode, but he wasn’t the only one to have his hard-partying antics exposed: another brief moment touched on Scott Burrell. In a scene from the team plane in 1998, Michael Jordan […]

FORMER Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o has revealed that Lionel Messi thanked him for career-changing advice in his early days at the Camp Nou. The pair played together in red and blue for six years between the Argentine's 2003 debut and Eto'o's 2009 departure for Inter Milan. And while many tipped the diminutive, fleet-footed young Messi for greatness from an early […]

MICHAEL ROBINSON’S son Liam has thanked people for their support following his father’s death. The former Liverpool striker, Republic of Ireland international and popular Spanish TV presenter lost his long battle against cancer on Tuesday. His family confirmed the news in a tweet that read: "With tremendous sadness we inform you of Michael's death. It leaves us with a great […]

Media playback is not supported on this device European leagues have until 25 May to tell Uefa whether they want to complete or cancel their seasons. Football is suspended in all European countries apart from Belarus because of the coronavirus pandemic. The Premier League has this week stepped up its plans to resume the season in what has been labelled […]

When the NCAA Board of Governors meets on Tuesday, it will take another formal step toward allowing athletes to profit off their name, image and likeness in ways that would have been considered blasphemous by the so-called leaders of college athletics just a few years ago.  Product and apparel endorsements? Sure. Paid autographs? Why not. Selling memorabilia to make a […]

GRAEME SOUNESS has led the tributes to his friend and former Liverpool teammate Michael Robinson, who has died at the age of 61. A Republic of Ireland international in the 1980s, the striker played for several top-flight teams before moving to Spain and becoming a hugely popular figure in the media. At the news of his death from skin cancer […]