Limited overs World Cup winner James Vince has re-signed with Sydney Sixers for the upcoming Big Bash League campaign. The 28-year-old played the second half of last season’s competition as a replacement for compatriot Joe Denly and impressed in the Harbour City, scoring 269 runs at an average of 44.83. James Vince hits out for the Sixers during his first […]

On Tuesday night, Luis Severino will step onto a major-league mound for the first time this season. With just 11 games remaining before the playoffs, the Yankees will welcome back their best starting pitcher after a long, frustrating saga that began with a shoulder injury and then was compounded by a mysterious latissimus dorsi ailment. Even though the Yankees have […]

(REUTERS) – New Zealand’s Sam Whitelock is excited by the rise of fellow lock Patrick Tuipulotu and backed the 26-year-old to provide able cover for the injured Brodie Retallick during the Rugby World Cup in Japan. Retallick is likely to miss the pool stage of the tournament as he recovers from a dislocated shoulder sustained in the draw with South […]

PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG looked as tired of his evening-out as he did with Arsenal's defence when he left a London nightclub at 3am. The drowsy-looking striker was furious when the Gunners blew a 2-0 lead his double had given them in Sunday's 2-2 draw at bottom side Watford. Dressed in black to match his sombre mood, Aubameyang was snapped exiting Libertine, […]

WEST HAM will go joint second if they win at Aston Villa tonight and Hammers fans are right to be getting carried away. Now more than ever. God knows we've done it before – and usually when the state of the club, manager and players far from warranted it. It takes some serious mental gymnastics to convince yourself that David […]

SPANISH rivals Barcelona and Real Madrid are reportedly set to go head-to-head in a double swoop for Liverpool pair Virgil van Dijk and Jurgen Klopp. The La Liga giants have both managed just two wins from their opening four matches this season. And with pressure sure to mount on Nou Camp boss Ernesto Valverde and Real manager Zinedine Zidane if […]

England secured a series-levelling win at The Oval to give themselves a springboard into the winter tours. But how did former England captain and fast bowler Bob Willis assess the players? Let us know if you agree with Bob’s ratings on Twitter @SkyCricket… Rory Burns – 8/10390 runs @ 39.00 His hundred at Edgbaston gave him the confidence to battle […]

Britney Taylor, who has accused NFL star Antonio Brown of three separate instances of sexual assault, is scheduled to meet with the NFL on Monday, sources confirm to ABC News. Interested in NFL? The athletic trainer and former college gymnast filed a civil suit against the New England Patriots receiver on Tuesday after Brown declined to sign a settlement agreement, […]

Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey shared a heated exchange with head coach Doug Marrone on the sideline of Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. The shouting match took place after Ramsey appeared to shove away Marrone while heatedly walking off the field. It’s the second time in two weeks that the Jaguars sideline has made the wrong kind of headlines. Visit […]

BEIJING — Sergio Rodríguez, Serge Ibaka, Nikola Mirotic and the venerable Pau Gasol — none of those national team stalwarts made it to the FIBA World Cup to play for Spain. The United States, in other words, was hardly the only team in this competition forced to play without some of its biggest stars. The difference? No nation in the […]