JUVENTUS have reportedly joined Chelsea in the race for Moussa Dembele. Calcio Mercato claims Maurizio Sarri is prepared to hijack his former club’s move for the Lyon star this month as he trails Antonio Conte’s Inter Milan in the Serie A title race. Juventus have won Italy’s top league for the last EIGHT straight seasons. But Inter have kept pace […]

CHELSEA are looking to splash the cash this month after a dry summer. The Blues are free to spend after their transfer ban was overturned – and like the look of Thomas Lemar. They are also keen to bring Nathan Ake back to the club, while Lyon's Moussa Dembele is a target. Follow ALL of the Blues news, transfer gossip […]

As the fellah once said, we’ve never been big on predictions around here and we never will be. Nevertheless, in Europe’s Heineken Champions Cup, a sense of inevitability is threatening to cannibalise the competition which this year celebrates its 25th season. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article. Log In New to Independent.ie? Create […]

WASHINGTON – Political activist Tom Steyer will be on the Democratic primary debate stage Tuesday, barely making the cut after surging in two new polls released Thursday evening. Former Vice President Joe Biden is leading in Nevada at 23%, according to a Fox News poll. Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont follows at 17%. Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts […]

There is no official record of the unusual three days that made a huge impact on Joe Judge’s coaching career. The West Point School District in Mississippi searched and searched and told The Post there is no personnel file and no payroll document to confirm Judge’s employment. In fact, the only mention of him is as the spouse and beneficiary […]

Great Briain’s bobsledders had to wait nearly six years to officially receive their 2014 Winter Olympic bronze medals – seven weeks later they are returning them. The GB team initially finished fifth at the Sochi Games, but were upgraded following the disqualification of two Russian sleds for doping offences. However, moments after the official presentation last month the athletes realised […]

Prosecutors told a federal judge Thursday that prison authorities inadvertently deleted surveillance video of the area outside the Manhattan jail cell of accused child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein during his first suicide attempt. The disclosure was made in a letter to U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas as part of a separate case involving Epstein’s former cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione. His attorneys claimed […]

Plenty of folks have cross words about the merit of the “Twilight” movies. What that series thankfully did give us is the very intriguing filmography of Kristen Stewart. The gems are her indie film and left-of-center stuff, like “Lizzie” or “J.T. LeRoy,” where Stewart, 29, has carved out a niche in her signature understated way. But she’s been in many big films – the ones where […]

ARSENAL are in talks to sign teenage defender Yan Couto, according to reports. The Brazilian right-back has impressed for hometown club Coritiba, who he joined aged eight. According to Globo Esporte, Couto would be available for just £4.25million – but finds himself at the centre of a three-way battle for his signature. The Gunners are understood to be keen and […]

How a fresh hire does in the very first press conference does is always well-documented at the time, but does not mean much in terms of long-term success or failure. But it does set a tone. Matt Rhule, a top candidate for the Giants, killed it Wednesday in Charlotte, N.C., when he was introduced as the Panthers’ head coach. Joe […]