And to think that in early January the Rangers’ interest was piqued indeed by chatter out of St. Louis that Vladimir Tarasenko would become available if the Blues were to put out their own version of The Letter and proceed with a facelift. Two weeks into 2019, the Rangers were ahead of St. Louis in the overall standings and, somewhat […]

TRANMERE ROVERS secured promotion to League One after Connor Jennings scored a last-gasp winner in the 119th minute. Premier League referee Mike Dean was in attendance to watch Micky Mellon's men take on Newport County. Neither side were able to break the deadlock after 90 minutes of end-to-end football at Wembley. Newport were denied a huge penalty shout just minutes […]

So much for somebody other than a Mercedes driver pulling off a surprising qualifying result and stealing the Monaco Grand Prix pole from the F1 team that has dominated the 2019 season thus far. Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton took the pole for the Monaco Grand Prix with the fastest time in qualifying on Saturday. His teammate, Valterri Bottas, will start second […]

NIKI LAUDA has passed away, aged 70. The Austrian F1 legend died on Monday, May 20. What was is cause of death? His cause of death has not been revealed – although he had a lung transplant eight months ago. The driver was severely burned in a near-fatal crash in 1976 and incredibly came back to the sport, winning his […]

STEVE SMITH was booed as he reached his century on his first appearance in England since serving his ball tampering ban – with David Warner also jeered. The Australia pair were given a frosty reception as they returned to England for Saturday's World Cup warm-up game after serving their suspensions. Both were slapped with year-long bans for tampering with the […]

SARACENS owner Nigel Wray has again defended his controversial business deals with his star players. Like Manchester City, the European Champions are under investigation by Premiership Rugby for a potential breach of the £7m salary cap regulations relating to co-investment. Multi-millionaire Wray has business arrangements with England captain Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, and Mako and Billy Vunipola. And it has […]

NANNING, CHINA (AFP) – Hosts China closed in on an 11th Sudirman Cup title as they ruthlessly dismantled Thailand to reach Sunday’s (May 26) final of the mixed-team badminton world championship. China’s comfortable 3-0 victory sets them up for a tournament decider against top seeds Japan or Indonesia, who play their semi-final later on Saturday (May 25). China went 2-0 […]

Responding to criticism about its treatment of its sponsored athletes who become pregnant, the sportswear giant Nike committed on Friday to ensuring that such athletes are not financially penalized. Nike said it would waive performance-pay reductions for 12 months for athletes “who decide to have a baby,” promising to add terms that reinforce this policy into the company’s contracts with […]

The Seattle Storm would have entered this season as a favorite to repeat their 2018 WNBA title — until an injury that Breanna Stewart suffered while she was playing overseas changed 2019 for the Storm. So which team does that leave as the favorite? There is no longer an obvious answer. The absence of Stewart and some other WNBA stars […]

Olympic short-track speedskating champion Samuel Girard has announced his retirement from the sport. The 22-year-old from Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., won a gold medal in the men’s 1,000 metres and helped Canada to a bronze in the 5,000-metre relay at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. “I leave my sport satisfied with what I have accomplished,” Girard said Friday in […]