How Jofra Archer and an inflatable watermelon briefly gave England fans something to cheer on a day when Australia punctured home Ashes hopes… The Report Australia took a huge step towards retaining the Ashes as they seized control of the third Test by bowling England out for 67 on day two, writes Sam Drury at Headingley. Scorecard | Commentary Josh […]

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office agrees with New York Mets fans: there’s only one “Tom Terrific,” and it’s not Tom Brady. On Thursday, the USPTO denied Brady’s June request to trademark the “Tom Terrific” name, citing two reasons: it is a false connection and the name of a living individual. [Watch live NFL games on the Yahoo Sports app, download it […]

ALEX Walmsley hopes to walk tall at Wembley after rising from playing on ‘cattle fields.’ The St Helens prop was turning out for amateur side Dewsbury Celtic and Leeds Metropolitan University just eight years ago. Now the England man is preparing to wow against Warrington in the Challenge Cup final at the biggest stage possible. However, his days of doing […]

TALENT IS not indicative of success is perhaps most applicable when discussing Golden Boy awards of years past. For every Lionel Messi that delivered on the promise placed on them as a youngster, there was an Anderson who never really made the grade. The Golden Boy award, run by Italian publication Tuttosport, recognises the best players under-21 in Europe. Alexandre […]

Carrie Jones is not yet 16 years old and cannot play competitively for her new club Cardiff City, but she may be in line to make her Wales debut. The Newtown High School pupil has been included in the Wales squad for their Euro 2021 qualifiers against the Faroe Islands on Thursday, 28 August and Northern Ireland on Tuesday, 3 […]

All hail Teemu Pukki. There were those who doubted whether Norwich’s first-choice forward could cut it at Premier League level (just as they had foolishly questioned his Championship goalscoring credentials 12 months ago). However, those who backed him to continue in the top flight where he left off in last season’s second tier have already received a stunning return for […]

OAKLAND, Calif. — The schedule calls for Yankees fans to start dreaming of a World Series preview. The circumstances might cause them to reflect backward, rather than forward, on an unwanted déjà vu. Consider this column an offer to meet in the middle. The series at Dodger Stadium this weekend, the Yankees’ first visit to Chavez Ravine since July 2013, […]

Former Nottingham Forest and Ghana striker Junior Agogo dies aged 40 in London hospital Junior Agogo suffered a stroke just two years after he retired from playing  It left him debilitated and he passed away in London on Thursday morning  Agogo scored 12 times in 27 games for Ghana and was hugely admired  Striker was the poster boy for the […]

HARRY MAGUIRE shared the team sheets from the 2011 FA Youth Cup final – which saw him go up against some of his new Manchester United team-mates. The £80million man may have become the world's most expensive defender this summer but was given a schooling eight years ago. He wrote on Instagram: "It didn't end well #TBT #YouthCup #4-1" Coming […]

TYSON FURY admits Deontay Wilder could have KILLED him with the devastating final round blow that floored him in December. Yet the Gypsy King is adamant he “didn’t feel any pain” from the brutal right-left combo that floored him. The 31-year-old is preparing for his September 14 Las Vegas showdown with Otto Wallin ahead of his rematch with WBC champ […]