On Thursday night, the CFL will hold its 2019 Canadian College Draft. The Edmonton Eskimos currently hold the third overall selection in the draft, their highest position in the first round since the 2011 draft when they held the second overall pick. In total, the Eskimos hold eight picks in Thursday’s draft: 1st Round: 3rd pick, 3rd overall 2nd Round: […]

Eoin Morgan said he and the six most senior players in the England ODI side felt it was best that Alex Hales was deselected from the World Cup squad after his reported 21-day ban for using recreational drugs. Morgan, speaking ahead of England’s one-day international against Ireland on Friday – live on Sky Sports Cricket from 10.30am – said Hales […]

LIONEL MESSI has now scored 600 times for Barcelona – which includes almost a quarter of the club's Champions League goals and even one with his left HAND. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner reached the milestone with an incredible free kick during Wednesday's 3-0 win over Liverpool at the Nou Camp. Messi scored his 600th club goal in all competitions […]

CARDIFF star Callum Paterson revealed his laptop, bags and passport have all been stolen by thieves who ransacked his car. The Scottish international revealed the news on Twitter as he urged fans to keep on the lookout for anything with his name on it. He said: “Troops. My car has been broken into in town centre Cardiff. “And whoever has […]

CAPE TOWN (REUTERS) – Athletics South Africa (ASA) is considering approaching the Swiss Federal Tribunal after the Court of Arbitration for Sport(CAS) dismissed Caster Semenya’s appeal against regulations to limit naturally-occurring testosterone levels in athletes with differences of sexual development (DSDs). The national governing body for athletics was “deeply disappointed and profoundly shocked” as a CAS panel dismissed the appeal […]

GARY WILSON will not be fazed by the semi-final spotlight — having starred on Big Break aged nine. The former factory worker and cabbie yesterday beat Ali Carter 13-9 to reach the last four of the World Championship. It will be qualifier Wilson’s biggest TV appearance since he went on the BBC show’s Stars of the Future series in 1995. […]

IKER CASILLAS had no idea he had suffered a heart attack until he got to hospital, his agent has revealed. Carlos Cutropia also admitted the key to the Casillas' survival had been that his health scare had happened while he was training with medical experts nearby. And he described the fact that the World Cup winner was now back to […]

While aware it is scarcely the diet of champions, exciting Adelaide Thunderbirds recruit Shamera Sterling is sticking with a successful recipe. Specifically, a BBQ Bacon Lovers Burger and McFlurry, washed down with a Caramel Frappe. "There is no McDonald’s in Jamaica, so I just take advantage of it when I get here, because I love it so much," laughs the […]

Jesse Winker is quickly trying to become a villain at Citi Field. The Reds left fielder has closed out both wins against the Mets this week by bidding the fans goodnight in emphatic fashion, waving to the crowd as he jogged to the infield. Wednesday he ended the game with a sliding catch as he slid into foul territory to […]

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