PAUL SCHOLES hopes Bruno Fernandes can become the missing link for Manchester United like Eric Cantona, Wayne Rooney or Dwight York were. But Owen Hargreaves reckons the Portuguese midfielder reminds him of… Scholes! The red-headed Old Trafford icon was not short of praise after Bruno helped dismantle 10-man Club Brugge in the Europa League round of 32 in a 5-0 […]

ODION IGHALO fell to his knees and pointed to the sky. A moment of elation mixed with pain. A goal for Manchester United but one he had already said he would dedicate to his dead sister Mary. He would reveal a picture of her to the camera on T shirt underneath his top once all his teammates had left him […]

MICHAEL SMITH hit the first Premier League nine-darter in nearly three years against Daryl Gurney in Dublin to put him just one leg away from a £50,000 bonus. Bully Boy threw the perfect leg of darts to stun his opponent and send the 9,000 strong crowd into pandemonium at the 3Arena. It was the first nine-darter in the Premier League […]

RICHARD Johnson returned to the saddle with a vengeance at Musselburgh on Thursday. The champion jockey steered Made For You to a narrow success on his comeback ride after breaking his arm just 37 days ago. Johnson, 42, is now just 19 winners behind current championship leader Brian Hughes. But he was made to work hard to get the well-punted […]

TAMPA — Who will be this year’s Gio Urshela? Which Yankees player will I cluelessly stumble past here at George M. Steinbrenner Field, only to interview him in September for our postseason preview? I posed that question to a few Yankees officials the last week or so and report back to you with four names. It shouldn’t surprise you, given […]

The Hundred has teamed up with Topps to create a new card game for this summer’s inaugural competition. ‘Cricket Attax’ is a collection of cards that will feature every player from the eight new men’s and women’s teams in The Hundred and their respective ability in a series of skills. The cards use statistics to create a fun and educational […]

TOTTENHAM prepare for their Premier League encounter against Wolves this weekend. And in transfer news, Jose Mourinho wants to bring Emil Forsberg to North London from RB Leipzig – who beat Spurs in the Champions League last week. Meanwhile, Harry Kane is expected to play before the end of the season, after receiving a huge injury boost. Follow all the […]

THERE'S profit to be made as we look ahead to another bumper weekend of top-flight action. With the Premier League table thrown wide open by Man City's European ban, we've got betting tips from huge games for Chelsea and Man Utd as they continue their Euro challenge. While we'll also focus on the Carabao Cup final as the first major […]

Pep Guardiola says Manchester City are “not used to doing these things” after his side won at Real Madrid for the first time to take control of their Champions League last-16 tie. Isco had put Real ahead but a Gabriel Jesus strike and a Kevin de Bruyne penalty secured a 2-1 first-leg win. It is the first time City have […]

RYDER CUP star Edoardo Molinari and fellow Italian golfer Lorenzo Gagli have been given the all-clear after they were rushed into isolation amid coronavirus fears. Both players were forced to withdraw from this week's Oman Open on the European Tour after Gagli exhibited symptoms of the disease. Edoardo – the brother of former Open champion and fellow Ryder Cup hero […]