Iconic former Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr died on Sunday in Birmingham, Ala. Starr, who was 85, suffered a major stroke in 2014 and his health had been failing in the years since. The family of Starr released a statement through the Packers. “We are saddened to note the passing of our husband, father, grandfather, and friend, Bart Starr,” […]

The Stadio Olimpico was an emotional place on Sunday night. It wasn’t just because Roma failed to qualify for next season’s Champions League – it was also because manager Claudio Ranieri and captain Daniele de Rossi said a tearful goodbye to the club. Earlier this month, Italy World Cup winner De Rossi, 35, announced he would leave the club after […]

Will England triumph on home soil? Will a resurgent Australia retain their crown? Check out part one of our World Cup guide… England vs S Africa May 30, 2019, 9:30am Live on AFGHANISTAN World Cup best: Group stage (2015)2015 result: As aboveSky Bet odds: 80/1 Hazrat: Afghanistan’s six machine Talking point: The decision to axe Asghar Afghan as captain. The […]

BENOIT PAIRE is looking for glory at Australian Open as he begins the Grand Slam competition against Dominic Thiem. He will be the underdog when he faces the world number eight, but will be cheered on by stunning girlfriend Tamara Marthe. Who is Tamara Marthe? Tamara Marthe was born in 1985 in Trappes, a suburb west of Paris, to a […]

TOTTENHAM captain Harry Kane will fly to Spain with his team-mates on Wednesday in a bid to be fit for the Champions League final. Spurs meet Premier League rivals Liverpool on Saturday in Madrid but face the threat of entering the game without skipper Kane. The 25-year-old England striker picked up a ligament injury in April during the quarter-final against […]

PARIS — Endure long enough in professional tennis and the familiar becomes unfamiliar. At the Miami Open last month, Roger Federer, 37, found himself winning the title in a professional football stadium instead of the more intimate confines of Key Biscayne. “That took some getting used to,” he said. On Sunday, he walked on court to play his first French […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Yankees seemed to be lined up for yet another win against a JV-level team when they tied the game with three runs in the top of the ninth Sunday, but they couldn’t take the lead and Jonathan Holder gave up a game-winning single to Whit Merrifield in the bottom of the 10th in an 8-7 […]

JOE COLE is among a small band of men to have seen Eden Hazard angry. The ex-England midfielder was on loan at French side Lille for an unforgettable season alongside Hazard in 2011-12 as the Belgian wizard crossed the threshold into stardom. Cole, 37, played with and against the most gifted and accomplished professionals in the business during his time […]

Fandi Ahmad signing autographs after leading 142 parent-and-child pairs into the Singapore Book of Records during a football coaching clinic at the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central campus at Ang Mo Kio on Friday. The turnout was the largest gathering of parents and children at a football clinic. Fandi was one of the coaches at the event organised […]

MANCHESTER UNITED transfer target Matthijs de Ligt would "suit the club very well", according to club legend Jaap Stam. The sought-after Ajax defender is on the radar of the Red Devils and Barcelona as well as a host of other European giants. The 19-year-old seemed destined to follow teammate Frenkie de Jong to the La Liga giants but he has […]