The 14-year-old hero of Liverpool’s stunning fightback: Fans salute ballboy who quickly threw new ball to Alexander-Arnold for corner which caught out Barca – as Souness calls for him to be rewarded with tickets for the final Trent Alexander-Arnold’s moment of quick-thinking caught Barcelona off guard  However, Liverpool fans have been quick to heap praise the ball boy, too He […]

The FC Barcelona team bus left Lionel Messi at Anfield on Tuesday because the player took too long to pee. Barça had just been beaten in the Champions League semi-final, and nobody seemed as dejected as Messi. The forward cut a forlorn figure, hurried through the mixed zone without speaking to the media, and had to submit a random urine […]

JORDAN NOBBS has become one of Arsenal and England's star performers in recent seasons. The 26-year-old has won 12 trophies since joining the Gunners in 2010 and was named Player of the Year for the Lionesses three years ago – but she will not be taking part in the Women's World Cup this summer. Why is Jordan Nobbs not playing […]

Queensland Firebirds defender Tara Hinchliffe has escaped penalty for the elbow contact that left Magpies shooter Nat Medhurst requiring multiple stitches to a split lip during Saturday’s dramatic draw, and which prompted Collingwood to lodge a report with Netball Australia. In a willing, highly-physical and at-times-undisciplined Suncorp Super Netball match in Brisbane that featured a whopping 117 contact penalties, Medhurst […]

ARSENAL fans have managed to take some sort of comfort from Liverpool's thrashing of Barcelona last night. The Gunners have often been on the receiving end of a thumping at Anfield having conceded 14 goals in their last four trips to Merseyside. The most recent came in December when Unai Emery's side crashed to an embarrassing 5-1 defeat. A year […]

England welcome back a number of star names for the first one-day international against Pakistan but Moeen Ali has been ruled out with a rib injury. Jason Roy is unlikely to feature at The Oval on Wednesday due to a back problem but Jonny Bairstow, Jos Buttler, Ben Stokes and Chris Woakes are all in contention again, having been rested […]

BARCELONA made such a quick getaway after their Champions League humiliation they left star player Lionel Messi behind. The Spanish giants were left stunned as they crashed to a 4-0 defeat to Liverpool which saw them dumped out of Europe. Barca's belief that their 3-0 victory in the first-leg had sealed the tie went up in smoke as they collapsed […]

ARSENAL are planning on a major summer overhaul of their squad – with Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan among at least five senior stars they want out of the club. Unai Emery wants to make major changes to his group after deciding the squad he inherited from Arsene Wenger is not good enough for what he needs to deliver success. […]

SAN DIEGO — Amazing season? No, not in the traditional sense for these Mets. Amazing player, though? As the calendar’s pages turn, so grows Pete Alonso’s legend. The Mets’ torturous losing streak ended at four games Tuesday night at Petco Park because their boisterous rookie, who had departed work the previous night declaring this one “a must,’ backed up his […]

THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE is now down to the final four Tottenham are facing Ajax while Liverpool are taking on Barcelona. And when the knockout games roll into their second-legs, the prospect of extra time and penalties come into the mix. As ever, there are different rules in this competition to others regarding the crucial away goals. Do away goals count […]