The New York Knicks did not offer Kevin Durant the full, $164 million max contract over concerns about his torn Achilles, according to a report. Durant signed with the Brooklyn Nets for $164 million. Some in the NBA world felt it was a poor time to be concerned about signing Durant to a big contract, as Durant was the Knicks’ […]

Jonny Bairstow says England’s 31-run defeat of India at Edgbaston was “the closest to a complete performance” the hosts have had so far in the World Cup. The 29-year-old registered his maiden World Cup century, striking 10 fours and six sixes, in his 111 off of 109 balls. He earned a 160-run partnership with the returning Jason Roy, to help […]

The NBA's annual free agency chaos is finally upon us, as teams and players can begin negotiating deals at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday. Sure, a few of the league's top free agents — Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson and Kyrie Irving — already seem to have their minds made up. But there are still plenty of stars left on the market, and their […]

Mark Kavanagh steered Laois to victory in the Joe McDonagh Cup final with a 12-point tally as they defeated a brave Westmeath side, 3-26 to 1-21. It means the O’Moore County will compete in the 2020 Leinster Championship. Killian Doyle opened the game’s scoring with a sublime side-line to put Westmeath ahead with three minutes played. But it didn’t take […]

CARTMEL 2.00 DOLLYS DESTINATION is a consistent performer in races like this and comes here after a win and two seconds in similar contests. She won the last time she tackled this distance and is dropping back into novice level. See The Sea is still getting the hang of things over hurdles but showed promise on debut at Huntingdon and […]

EUGENIE BOUCHARD is fed up with people asking if she is more of a model than a model pro. The Canadian arrives at Wimbledon in poor form having lost six of her past seven matches. It is five years since she burst onto the scene and incredibly stormed to the Wimbledon singles final – where she lost to Czech star […]

DERBY are lining up Holland legend Philip Cocu as new head coach with Frank Lampard close to taking over at Chelsea, according to reports. The former PSV Eindhoven and Fenerbahce boss has been without a job since last October after being dismissed by the Turkish club. Lampard, 41, has come back to Derby for pre-season preparations, although he is still […]

There were no upsets in Saturday’s Liberty Insurance Senior Camogie Championship action, though underdogs Waterford, Offaly and Wexford made life difficult for Tipperary, Kilkenny and Limerick respectively. The sun beamed down on Nowlan Park for a double header and the action in the Suir-side derby between Tipperary and Waterford was no less hot as a brace of goals at the […]

S’pore down Iran to finish seventh Singapore beat Iran 2-1 in tennis’ Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Group III play-off for seventh place yesterday. Shaheed Alam beat Hesam Esmail Yazdi 6-3, 6-2 to give the hosts the lead at the OCBC Arena, but Shahin Khaledan defeated Steve Ng 4-6, 7-6 (7-3), 7-6 (7-2) to level the score. Singapore secured victory after Shaheed […]

Jessica Long, a Paralympic swimmer, remembered feeling invisible at a large gathering with the news media in Chicago ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Games. She sat in a corner with two other American Paralympians, watching reporters interview their Olympic counterparts without paying any attention to the three of them. But now, Long said in a recent telephone interview, she […]