THE team behind Oscar Rivas have slammed boxing chiefs for not telling them of Dillian Whyte's apparent failed drugs test – and are demanding the result is overturned. Whyte is reported to have tested positive for a banned substance just days before winning his WBC eliminator against Rivas at the O2. But Russ Anber, a member of the Rivas team, […]

The 20th and penultimate stage of the Tour de France came under threat of cancellation after severe weather conditions continued to batter the Alps on Saturday. The region of Val Thorens was hit by hailstorms and torrential downpours, resulting in Friday’s stage to Tignes being cut short when landslides started to cut off the road up the final mountain climb. […]

ARSENAL are close to agreeing a sensational £72million swoop for Lille star Nicolas Pepe, according to reports. The Gunners are in "advanced negotiations" with the Ligue 1 side in a last-ditch attempt to hijack Napoli's move for the winger. According to Sky Italia's Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal have made a fresh offer to both Lille and Pepe, 24. The Gunners are […]

BOSTON — If nothing else, the past week has reinforced the Yankees’ need for starting-pitching help, as each starter was smacked around over the last turn of the rotation. General manager Brian Cashman acknowledged Friday the Yankees have hit “a bad stretch,” but added it wouldn’t force him into making any moves prior to Wednesday’s trade deadline, though he would […]

MONTREAL (AFP) – North Korea’s anti-doping committee has been removed from the list of nations deemed non-compliant with the World Anti-Doping Code, the World Anti-Doping Agency (Wada) announced on Friday (July 26). The move came after a Wada executive committee vote following a recommendation from Wada’s compliance review committee. North Korea had been given four months by Wada last September […]

The FIBA World Cup has only drawn closer since Monday, and Team USA’s prospects have only gotten drearier. The players’ excuses are starting to increasingly resemble ones that might be used to beg out of a coworker’s birthday party. The training camp begins August 5 in Las Vegas. Kevin Love and Paul Millsap have officially bowed out, which means nine […]

Sky Sports analyst Jamesie O’Connor looks ahead to Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final between Tipperary and Wexford. Going back to my own playing days, you couldn’t underestimate the air of confidence that can be got from provincial titles for counties that aren’t necessarily used to winning them. For Clare in the 1990s, when we got to Croke Park, the pressure was off […]

The always-confrontational Mike Francesa is now at odds with… Trevor Bauer? With the July 31 MLB trade deadline inching closer, it’s no secret that the Yankees are in the market for a starting pitcher. Bauer, the Indians mercurial right-hander, has been one of the names floated around to join the Yankees’ struggling rotation with his contract set to expire after […]

MAN UNITED have all-but confirmed David De Gea is staying — by sending goalkeeper Dean Henderson on loan to Sheffield United. The Red Devils announced that Henderson, 22, would return to Bramall Lane for the upcoming campaign after signing a contract extension at Old Trafford. Spaniard De Gea is on the verge of signing a new six-year deal at United […]

Regan Smith broke the world record in the women’s 200-meter backstroke Friday at the world swimming championships. The 17-year-old American won her semifinal heat in 2 minutes, 3.35 seconds. That erased the old mark of 2:04.06 set by Missy Franklin at the 2012 London Olympics. Smith lowered her own junior world record in the morning preliminaries, finishing in 2:06.01. In […]