Another German qualifier named Yannick, another easy win for Rafael Nadal. Chasing a record-extending 12th title at the French Open, Nadal posted a 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 win over Yannick Maden on Wednesday to reach the third round of the clay-court Grand Slam tournament. Nadal lost only six games in the first round against Yannick Hanfmann. He was on the verge […]

ANGEL GOMES has revealed that his mentor at Manchester United is close childhood pal Marcus Rashford. The 18-year-old is one of United's golden academy players and has played three times for The Reds since his debut in 2017 when he replaced Wayne Rooney against Crystal Palace. In a recent interview with SoccerBible, the midfielder said: "Marcus Rashford [is my mentor] […]

Join the Sky Sports WWE team as they discuss whether Brock Lesnar did the right thing by hanging onto his ‘Beast Box’ on this week’s podcast. Anton says he’s on the verge of joining the dark side and is very close to booing Roman Reigns. In other news, Dean Ambrose (or Jon Moxley) has joined AEW – what does that […]

A Game Of Two Halves Ep 35: Dream Team ’94 players Lim Tong Hai, Lee Man Hon preview the Spurs-Liverpool Champions League final 13:25 mins Synopsis: A Game of Two Halves is The Straits Times’ weekly sports podcast that is out every Tuesday but this is a special edition with new guests. Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur meet on Sunday morning (Singapore time) in […]

THE eye was very much on the Flat on Tuesday as Brighton, Leicester and Redcar lit up what would otherwise have been a mundane afternoon. We've been keeping a close eye on the action here at Sun Racing HQ and picked out some snippets you won't want to have missed. A horse on the up ? Mulan – 4.10 Leicester […]

CHICAGO — A Chicago White Sox employee of the month got to throw out a first pitch. And, to put it mildly, she was just a little bit off target. The rookie right-hander uncorked one of the most wayward first pitches ever when she plunked a team photographer standing close by, between the mound and first base line prior to […]

LOS ANGELES — RJ Barrett said all the right things, but you could sense he can’t wait to become a Knick. “It would be a lot of fun, definitely, playing in the Garden, those bright lights and they have so much history,’’ the Duke swingman said Tuesday at the BDA Sports Management Pro Day at UCLA, his first comments to […]

GENNARO GATTUSO has left AC Milan by mutual consent with immediate affect following a disastrous season. The Rossoneri finished 22 points behind Serie A winners Juventus down in fifth and missed out on Champions League qualification. Speaking recently, Gattuso told Republica: "Deciding to leave Milan's bench is not easy. But it's a decision I had to make. "There was not […]

TWO Arsenal supporters have been stopped by police in Baku after wearing shirts with Henrikh Mkhitaryan's name on the back. The 30-year-old hasn't travelled with his team-mates to face Chelsea in the Europa League final over concerns of his safety. Due to the rising political tensions between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Mkhitaryan opted to stay at home, with Gunners chief Vinai […]

London rivals Chelsea and Arsenal meet in an all-English Europa League final on Wednesday, 2,500 miles from home. There is speculation that, win or lose in Baku’s Olympic Stadium, it could be Blues boss Maurizio Sarri’s final game in charge. He refused to discuss reports linking him with Italian side Juventus on the eve of the final, saying: “I have […]