I JUST love Harry Kane’s confidence and self-belief when it comes to taking penalties. Of his 25 goals for England, eight have come from the spot. But even if 24 of his 25 goals were penalties, it does not matter one jot as a centre-forward. He is a single-minded and cold-blooded No 9 who has an insatiable desire and hunger to […]

The N.F.L. began its 100th season with a defensive slugfest between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears on Thursday night that reminded people a bit too much of what football looked like 100 years ago. There should be quite a bit more offense on Sunday. Come back here all day for highlights, injuries, top performances and (presumably) even […]

Now that the proverbial dust has settled on the Antonio Brown/Oakland Raiders drama, ending with him being released on Saturday and almost immediately agreeing to a contract with the New England Patriots, we’re getting confirmation of what many of us have suspected: Brown engineered the whole thing. ‘Accelerate his release’ On Sunday morning, ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reported that Brown’s multiple posts on social media over the […]

BURNLEY boss Sean Dyche will reportedly meet with Danny Drinkwater on Monday morning to discuss his future at Turf Moor. The Sun on Sunday exclusively revealed that the midfielder was attacked by six men outside of a Manchester nightclub after trying to sleep with another footballer's partner. Drinkwater, 29, was thrown out of the Chinawhite club last weekend after a […]

Hugh Freeze, who is still recovering from a staph infection, should definitely be in bed munching on ice pellets, but he won’t stop jeopardizing his health for Liberty football, dammit. The dude coached from a hospital bed in the Flames’ first game of the season, a shutout loss to Syracuse, but for Saturday’s road game against the Louisiana-Lafayette Ragin’ Cajuns, […]

MANCHESTER UNITED suffered another disappointing result after being held to a draw against Southampton ahead of the international break. But one player that has impressed this season is new boy Daniel James, with the Welsh winger picking up the club's player of the month award – but David de Gea could be on his way out in the near future.Follow […]

ARLINGTON, Texas — It’s been a long time since one of our teams has needed to embrace these two words more fervently, with the hope of the true believer, with the frenzied faith of a secular acolyte. Opening Day. By 4:25 or so Sunday afternoon, it will have been just 252 days since the Giants took the field together in […]

A relative of NBA star Kawhi Leonard has confirmed his sister is one of two women accused of robbing and killing an elderly woman at a Southern California casino. The Riverside Press-Enterprise reports the aunt of 35-year-old Kimesha Williams confirmed Saturday that Williams is the sister of the Los Angeles Clippers forward. Authorities say Williams and an accomplice followed an […]

The Antetokounmpo brothers ruffled feathers during the FIBA World Cup matchup pitting Greece’s national team, featuring Giannis and Thanasis, against Team USA. The Americans held on for a 69-53 win Saturday to clinch a spot in the quarterfinals next week, but toward the end of the game, tempers flared between Giannis and his NBA counterparts.  Team USA had all but secured its victory with […]

SERENA Williams gave birth to her first child and married her partner Alexis Ohanian in 2017. Here is all you need to know about the birth and Serena's views on motherhood. When was Serena Williams’ baby born? The tennis legend revealed she was 22 weeks pregnant in mid-April 2017. This put the baby's due date either the end of August […]