BARCELONA have made their first move towards signing Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez amid competition from Manchester United. The Serie A side paid just £20million when bringing the forward over from Argentina 18 months ago and he is now worth almost five times that. Forming a deadly partnership with Romelu Lukaku, 22-year-old Martinez has hit 13 goals this season with […]

FORMER baseball player Pete Frates, who helped inspire the ALS ice bucket challenge, has died aged 34. Frates battled with motor neuron disease and played a huge part in spreading the condition through a huge social media campaign. His family confirmed his sad passing with a statement that read: "Today Heaven received our angel: Peter Frates. A husband to Julie, […]

BLOODY Hell, where did that come from? Suffering Arsenal finally stopped the rot with three goals in nine crazy minutes at the London Stadium. For the best of an hour Freddie Ljungberg’s strugglers had stunk the place out against a West Ham team going through their own crisis of confidence. But Gabriel Martinelli’s goal out of nowhere sparked this most […]

The Virginia men’s basketball team, for a decade under Coach Tony Bennett, has had a methodical offense, playing at the slowest pace in the country for the last five seasons. But despite that style, the team has always been able to score. Last season, it scored 116 points per 100 possessions, fourth best in the country. That scoring and the […]

IT'S been a superb week for Man Utd after a memorable derby day victory at the Etihad. Ole's men stunned Pep Guardiola's champions thanks to goals from Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial – and will now turn their attention to AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night. But their win over City was overshadowed by racist abuse directed at United's Fred. Meanwhile, […]

MANCHESTER UNITED are planning to hand Scott McTominay a double-your-money new £60,000-a-week contract. The Scotland midfielder has had an impressive start to the season, including a stunning display in the win over rivals City on Saturday. He has solidified his position under boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, making 18 appearances already this campaign. And United want to reward the academy youngster […]

THE hunt for Arsenal's new manager continues ahead of their Monday night clash with West Ham. Unai Emery was dismissed over a week ago but Freddie Ljungberg will take temporary charge of the Gunners as they make the short journey to the London Stadium. Yet, former Bayern Munich manager Niko Kovac is keen on the Emirates job, while the club's […]

Premier League leaders Liverpool won again as they beat Bournemouth while Manchester United stunned rivals Manchester City in the derby. The defeat for City means they are now 14 points behind Liverpool and six behind Leicester, who claimed a club record eighth successive Premier League win with victory at Aston Villa. Elsewhere, Sheffield United came from behind to beat Norwich […]

MANCHESTER UNITED produced two fantastic performances last week. And the imminent return to fitness of Paul Pogba could take Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team to another level. United played brilliantly to beat Manchester City and Tottenham. They were also excellent in both their league and Carabao Cup wins over Chelsea and picked up draws with decent displays against Liverpool and Arsenal. […]

Qatar’s emir crowns Bahrain after their maiden victory in the final of regional football tournament hosted by Doha. Doha, Qatar –   Bahrain have beaten Saudi Arabia 1-0 to lift their first-ever regional title at the Arabian Gulf Cup, in a matchup of two countries blockading the host nation, Qatar. Saudi captain Salman Mohammed Alfaraj had a chance to put his side […]