There are times when each side benefits from a deal. That doesn’t mean Didi Gregorius remains with the Yankees, but there is one avenue by which the free-agent shortstop, who will turn 30 in February, stays a Yankee: the qualifying offer. Teams can offer their free agents the $17.8 million qualifying offer before 5 p.m. Monday. The player then has […]

Not a single win over a team currently ranked. Just four victories over teams above .500, and one is Wofford. A near loss to 4-5 North Carolina. It scheduled Wofford and Charlotte as part of its non-conference slate. The best win came against mediocre Texas A&M, which is in fourth place in the SEC West. Does this team belong in […]

TOTTENHAM could decide to appeal Son Heung-min's red card against Everton after referee Martin Atkinson changed his mind from booking him to sending him off. The match official could be clearly seen with a yellow card in his hand ready to award the South Korean international who had fouled Everton midfielder Andre Gomes. But after seeing the severity of the […]

TOTTENHAM are on Merseyside for a second week running as they face Everton. Mauricio Pochettino's underperforming Spurs suffered an agonising defeat against Liverpool last week and are desperate for a win to kick start their campaign. But Everton boss Marco Silva's need for a victory is equally great with his side languishing in 17th. Everton vs Tottenham kicks off at […]

IT'S been an eventful old week in the world of horse racing. Take a look at our latest instalment of Hotpots and Howlers, where we pick out the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the last seven days. Hotpots They don't come better than Joseph O'Brien. Kilkenny's greatest export may look unnervingly like the Matrix's Agent Smith, but […]

THIS was a choke of epic proportions from England’s rugby men. Brutalised in the scrum, panic-stricken in possession and ultimately out-classed in all departments. It is one thing to lose a World Cup final, another to go on to the grandest stage as clear favourites but to end up having your backsides handed to you on a plate. Yet that […]

SAUL 'CANELO' ALVAREZ's life of luxury knows no bounds. The Mexican boxer, who sensationally became a four-weight champion after knocking out Sergey Kovalev in the 11 round Saturday night, loves fast cars, boasts mega-sponsorship deals, and has dated the world's most attractive women. If that's not enough, his projected career earnings could see him join the billionaire boys club – […]

MAYPOLE CLASS (1.55, nap) can dance home at Carlisle. Jonjo O’Neill got an improved performance out of this five-year-old when second at Uttoxeter last time out. BALLYELLIS (12.05 Huntingdon, nb) is hard to beat at this low level as he showed when winning well at Stratford on Thursday. He’s scored after a short break before. Templegate's treble NAP 1.55 Carlisle […]

DETROIT — The Nets failed their first back-to-back test of the young season. After smothering the high-scoring Rockets on Friday at home, the Nets rallied but fell short, 113-109, to the injury-riddled Pistons on Saturday night. Detroit didn’t have Blake Griffin, Reggie Jackson or Derrick Rose, but apparently didn’t need them. After digging themselves a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit, the Nets […]

The first Bundesliga derby between east and west Berlin was temporarily stopped after flares were thrown on to the pitch. Sebastian Polter’s 90th-minute penalty for Union Berlin – the first club from east Berlin to reach the Bundesliga – earned a famous win over rivals Hertha. Play was halted at the beginning of the second half as fans threw flares, […]