Spring, and the return of proper racing, is just around the corner, while there is some cracking action at Kempton on Wednesday to keep us Flat fans happy. The first one that has caught my eye is LIEUTENANT CONDE (1.50) in the opener. The Hughie Morrison-trained three-year-old was last of four in a tactical contest over 7f at Lingfield on […]

The American three-time Olympic medallist, 34, clipped a flag and hit the ground hard in a sickening fall at the super-G event at the World Championships in Sweden. Fortunately, Vonn was able to get back to her feet and finish the race after medics desperately scrambled to check on her wellbeing. Vonn announced last week that she would be quitting skiing […]

Spanish newspaper Marca claims the good friends could be reunited in Turin this summer when Rodriguez’s Bayern Munich loan comes to an end. Ronaldo is loving life at Juventus after joining them from Real Madrid after last year’s World Cup. And Rodriguez could now be set to follow in the Portuguese’s path when he returns to the Bernabeu at the […]

Luke Voit knows there are still plenty of skeptics who believe he’s the Yankees’ next version of Kevin Maas or Shane Spencer, and expect him to crash to Earth after his stunning emergence in the latter part of last season. That’s when Voit — who had played in just 70 games in the majors before the Yankees acquired him, and […]

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — Mickey Callaway arrives at First Data Field at 4:30 in the morning, gets in a workout and prepares for the day. That is his daily routine. He never wants to feel like he is playing catch-up. This has been a winter of change for the Mets with the many moves made by new GM Brodie […]

The Mets didn’t bolster their rotation with a free-agent addition until after spring training began last year and could take the same approach to Port St. Lucie, Fla., this season. With several veteran pitchers still on the market and the Mets searching for a proven arm to add depth, general manager Brodie Van Wagenen suggested Monday the team might take […]

It was all good just a month ago. In the run-up to Liverpool’s marquee match-up against Manchester City on January 4, the focus wasn’t on staving off its primary challenger, but rather on how much they could distance themselves from Pep Guardiola’s side. Even with a close away loss, Liverpool still had to be the favorites to claim its first […]

The Maccabi Netanya star wowed an Israeli crowd by nicking the ball between the legs of FOUR Hapoel Be'er Sheva players in a row. The former Dinamo Zagreb frontrunner had the balls to show off his nuts in the tightest of situations. With the Israel Premier League game balanced at 1-1, and despite being closely marked, Beciraj twisted inside and […]

The NFL's conference championship games couldn't have provided much of a better platform for the league's stars. All four of the teams remaining boast a Pro Bowl passer, as the Patriots' Tom Brady, Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes, Saints' Drew Brees and Rams' Jared Goff will all be in action on Sunday. And yet there's plenty of other skill-position talent that will […]