Deontay Wilder admits he was “surprised” he lasted seven rounds against Tyson Fury to lose his WBC world heavyweight title. The American was knocked down twice before a seventh round stoppage in Las Vegas last weekend. Wilder rattled off a number of excuses for his first defeat of his career, but the headline-grabber was his regret at the weight of […]

Sign stealing could start an ‘avalanche’ of lawsuits against MLB: Brian Kilmeade Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade discusses a Draftkings user suing the MLB over the Houston Astros’ sign-stealing scandal and the impact the scandal will have on the league. Alex Rodriguez made a fortune during his lengthy career in Major League Baseball, but given his budding business empire, the biggest […]

INDIANAPOLIS — Sometimes, often, the NFL draft is a difficult grind through checks and balances, pros and cons, needs versus wants. Coming to a consensus on your top pick is as smooth and effortless as running through sand on the beach wearing ankle weights. Sometimes, though, it can be easy. For the Giants, the answer to the following question could […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER has put the smile back on Luke Shaw’s face. The Manchester United full-back was often publicly criticised by former manager Jose Mourinho. It left him angry and upset, even standing up to the Portuguese in the dressing room at one point. But as he gets his form back, Shaw is enjoying it at United once again — […]

FAIR play to Manchester City, they are not going to be dragged off the Champions League stage without a hell of a fight. Now could UEFA’s bad boys really climb up off the naughty step and on to the winners’ podium in Istanbul in May? After this their most impressive result in a European knock-out tie, you would not bet […]

MARTIN SAMUEL: Maria Sharapova produced one final Oscar-worthy performance in her retirement video… but it was pretty much goodbye to elite standard tennis as soon as she said farewell to meldonium Maria Sharapova announced she was ‘saying goodbye’ to tennis at the age of 32 The five-time Grand Slam champion has provided some Oscar-worthy moments  The Russian served a 15-month […]

WHEN Yuri Sharapov and his wife Yelena first spotted their four-year-old daughter Maria hitting tennis balls in Sochi, they dared to dream. Recommended by tennis legend Martina Navratilova that young Maria’s talents would benefit from leaving the communist country, the ambitious parents took a huge gamble. With just $700 savings, and without a word of English to fall back on, […]

Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski will miss the second leg of their Champions League tie against Chelsea after being ruled out for four weeks with a leg injury. The Poland international assisted two Serge Gnabry goals and scored a third as Bayern won 3-0 at Stamford Bridge in the first leg on Tuesday. Bayern said he fractured his tibia near […]

England fast bowler Stuart Broad has signed a new two-year contract at Nottinghamshire. The Nottingham-born 33-year-old, England’s second-highest Test wicket-taker with 485, has spent 12 seasons at Trent Bridge after signing from Leicestershire in 2008. Broad said: “Every time I step out at Trent Bridge, it feels just as special as the first time I walked onto the turf at […]

TYSON FURY amazingly predicted he would become WBC heavyweight champion in 2006 as he vowed to conquer the world once turning professional. The Gypsy King claimed the famous green and gold belt over the weekend when he stopped Deontay Wilder in the seventh round at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. It was one of the finest-ever performances from a […]