CELTIC resume the defence of their Scottish Premiership title with a trip to face Hamilton. Neil Lennon's side beat Rangers before the international break and are now the only team with a perfect winning record in the division. Hamilton beat Kilmarnock in their last home match, but that remains their only triumph of the new campaign. What time is kick-off? […]

SLABHEAD versus Steptoe. It promises to be the defining duel of the Premier League weekend – yet a meeting with Jamie Vardy is a reunion which Harry Maguire could well do without. The extreme pace, striking instincts and sheer bloody nuisance value of an in-form Vardy will have been giving Manchester United’s £85million centre-half some Friday the 13th nightmares last […]

Tom Brady does not like reaching under the sweaty butts of his centers. According toa report from Nick Underhill at The Athletic, Brady has found strategies to combat “the swamp ass,” including baby powder and shoving a towel down his centers’ pants. Aside from the inherent ickiness of coming into contact with his center’s sweat play after play, Brady wants […]

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats (9-2) hook up with the Calgary Stampeders (7-4) Saturday in a battle of the East Division’s No. 1 seed and the second-place team in the West. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. ET. Looking to place a bet on this game or others? Get some action in the game at BetMGM and have some extra skin in […]

CARDIFF are the visitors as Derby search for their first Championship win since the opening day of the season. There was drama before kick-off at Pride Park, with players forced to flee the field after an announcement over the tannoy warned them to 'please leave the stadium by the nearest available exit'. The Rams welcome Neil Warnock's Bluebirds who are […]

Shane Warne celebrates his 50th birthday by watching Steve Smith score a record 10th successive half century against England, but says the hosts are in the “box seat” in the fifth Ashes Test… I brought up my half century today. Fifty years old. I remember first starting my career, looking at guys in the team that were 28, 29 and […]

TWITTER exploded after a "young boy" was spotted smoking during a friendly that was organised to raise funds for cancer. However, it's been reported the youngster that got football fans in spin is actually a fresh-faced father nearing 40. The incident occurred after Turkish clubs Bursaspor and Fenerbahce decided to take advantage of the international break by arranging a game. […]

JOE DENLY is expected back at The Oval this afternoon after leaving the final Test to be at the birth of his daughter. The Kent opener, out for 14 in England’s first innings, made the 60-mile dash back to Whitstable, near his home in Herne Bay, immediately after the finish of day one. It meant the 33-year-old Denly was there […]

The Pittsburgh Pirates (65-82) and Chicago Cubs (78-68) begin a three-game series at Wrigley Field Friday at 4:05 p.m. ET. Thursday: The Pirates won 4-2 at the San Francisco Giants, taking three of four. The Cubs prevailed 4-1 to split a four-game set at the San Diego Padres. The Cubs are four games back of the St. Louis Cardinals in […]

UNAI EMERY has given Arsenal fans a huge boost declaring Granit Xhaka and Lucas Torreira "ready" for Sunday's game at Watford. The Gunners' Spanish boss was speaking ahead of his side's trip to Vicarage Road where Quique Sanchez Florez will have his second debut as Hornets manager. And Florez will have his work cut out against his Spanish counterpart after […]