MARK WOOD received a big boost yesterday when told his latest foot injury should not keep him out the World Cup. Fast bowler Wood, 29, was in despair on Saturday when forced to leave the field after bowling just 3.1 overs in England’s warm-up defeat to Australia. He suffered pain in his left foot – the same foot on which […]

Sir Alex Ferguson returned to the dugout and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was back on the scoresheet as Manchester United beat Bayern Munich 5-0 in their 1999 Treble reunion game at Old Trafford. It was the first time Ferguson, 77, had managed a United team since his retirement in 2013. He sat with ex-England boss Steve McClaren, his assistant 20 years […]

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bart Starr, the gentlemanly quarterback and catalyst of Vince Lombardi’s powerhouse Green Bay Packers teams of the 1960s whose sneak won the famed “Ice Bowl” in 1967, has died. He was 85. The Packers announced Sunday that Starr had died, citing his family. He had been in failing health since suffering two strokes and a heart […]

CHARLTON defender Mouhamadou-Naby Sarr scored the "most stupid own goal" to give Sunderland an early lead in the play-off final. Fans could not believe their eyes after the French defender's back pass flew past Dillon Phillips and into the net. Just five minutes into the showdown at Wembley, Sunderland took an unexpected lead. Sarr passed the ball back to Phillips, […]

ANOTHER week has flown by in the world of racing. There's been plenty to discuss on and off the track. Take a look at our latest instalment of Hotpots and Howlers, where we pick out the good, the bad and the downright ugly from the past seven days. Hotpots Jamie Spencer is a jockey who very often divides opinion. There […]

The Jets continue to reach out to potential general manager candidates as they set up interviews to fill the vacant role. The latest names to surface are Vikings assistant general manager George Paton and Seahawks co-director of player personnel Scott Fitterer. The Jets have requested permission to interview both men, according to the NFL Network. The other reported candidates are […]

BOSTON — At 42, Zdeno Chara is 14 years older than the next oldest Bruins defenseman, Torey Krug. Of the four other blue liners who will take the ice for Boston against the St. Louis Blues in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup finals on Monday night, the next oldest is a second-year defenseman, Matt Grzelcyk, 25, and the youngest […]

Virginia reached the NCAA men’s lacrosse final after Ian Laviano’s goal in the second overtime handed the Cavaliers a 13-12 victory over ACC rival Duke on Saturday in Philadelphia. The Cavaliers will play defending champion Yale in Monday’s final. The fifth-seeded Bulldogs beat No. 1 Penn State in Saturday’s other semifinal at Lincoln Financial Field, 21-17. Virginia, seeded third, snapped […]

DAVE KITSON: First things first — you saw Harry Kane the other night, how is he looking? PAUL MILLER: Harry came to a charity dinner, 14 of us from the Uefa Cup final were there. The organisers knew Harry was coming but nobody else did, it was brilliant. There was a young boy, Marshall, who lost his legs and hands […]

DERBY will have first go at signing Harry Wilson on loan from Liverpool next season — if they win tomorrow’s play-off final. Frank Lampard’s Premier League wannabes are desperate to keep hold of the Welsh midfield ace, 22, who has been a regular for them this season. However, the Rams will have to go up to the Prem to seal […]