SUNSPORT has returned with the second episode of its brilliant new podcast Swedes 2 Turnips 1. In this one, talksSPORT's Reshmin Chowdhury, Head of Sport Shaun Custis, Football Editor Charlie Wyett and reporter Paul Jiggins reveal what happens when Jose Mourinho – that harshest of critics – has a go at playing in goal. And ever wondered what it's like […]

ERIC DIER summed up Tottenham’s shock Carabao Cup defeat at Colchester United in one word: “Embarrassing.” Last season’s Champions League finalists failed to find a way past the League Two minnows at the JobServe Community Stadium as they were dumped out of the competition on penalties following the goalless draw. And midfielder Dier, one of those handed an opportunity to […]

THE League Cup has been dealt a hammer blow by Uefa after it was announced future winners will only qualify for Europe’s new third-tier competition. Uefa have confirmed the Europa Conference League will start from 2021. Each of the “Big Five” leagues will have one place in the new competition, compared with up to four in the Champions League and […]

MARCUS RASHFORD is to have a scan on the groin injury he picked up during Manchester United's 2-0 loss at West Ham. The injury added to a miserable afternoon for Ole Gunnar Solskajer's Red Devils, who next host Rochdale in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday night – and Paul Pogba is set to play. Follow us here for ALL of […]

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – A two-goal, two-assist night from Elias Pettersson led the Vancouver Canucks to a dominant 6-4 pre-season win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday. Defenceman Alex Edler also put up a four-point night for the Canucks with a goal and three assists, while J.T. Miller and Bo Horvat also found the back of the net. Brock Boeser added […]

Juventus replaced Inter Milan at the top of Serie A after coming from behind to beat newly-promoted Brescia. Alfredo Donnarumma fired the hosts, who gave a debut to former Liverpool and Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli, into a surprise lead. An own goal by Venezuela defender Jhon Chancellor levelled the scores before Bosnia-Herzegovina midfielder Miralem Pjanic got the winner. Juventus […]

PORTSMOUTH welcome Southampton for a huge Carabao Cup third round derby match. This is a South Coast grudge match with added spice and there's never a dull affair between these two sides, with just 19 miles separating them. In footballing terms though, it's the Saints who have seen the better of the last few years and currently sit 13th in […]

IT IS a favoured joke football fans have been using for the past four years: Seventy per cent of the Earth is covered with water and the rest by N'Golo Kante. The midfielder made history by winning back-to-back Premier League titles with Leicester and Chelsea, before lifting the 2018 World Cup with France. But Blues fans on Reddit are convinced that the […]

THE son of double-murdering ex-WWE star Chris Benoit, has declared his intention to join All Elite Wrestling. Former World Heavyweight Champion Chris murdered his wife and son before taking his own life back in 2007 in a tragedy that rocked the wrestling world. Before that the grappler was widely-regarded as one of the greatest in-ring performers in the business. Now […]

An Argentine soccer coach who wasfined $248,000 for cheating in February has just wonFIFA’s annual Fair Play Award. Marcelo Bielsa, who manages Leeds United, admitted in a press conference that the club had been spying on opposition training sessions prior to matches at the start of the year. After an investigation launched by the English Football League (EFL), Bielsa and […]