Discrimination is never OK, and even the noblest of intentions cannot excuse it. Remember that as you read the decision by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on South African sprinter Caster Semenya. CAS said Wednesday that international track rules supposedly designed to reduce naturally high testosterone levels in some female sprinters “are discriminatory” – its words, not mine. […]

Kerry have been dealt a fresh injury blow with the news that Peter Crowley will miss out on the summer campaign. The Laune Rangers man suffered a cruciate ligament injury while in action for his club, and Radio Kerry report that a scan has revealed his season is over. This comes as a blow to the Kingdom, as they build […]

JAMES McCLEAN has revealed he has been sent a death threat in the post over his Irish Republic beliefs. Stoke star McClean has spoken openly about his pride as an Irishman and desire to see Northern Ireland leave British rule. But he received a sickening birthday card with vile death threats in the post from an anonymous person who ranted […]

ARSENAL legend Dennis Bergkamp may have come back to haunt Spurs through his protege Donny van de Beek. The young Dutch superstar scored the only goal of the game as Ajax put one foot in the Champions League final against Tottenham on Tuesday. Bergkamp, 49, was working as a youth coach at Ajax when he first became aware of Van […]

ANDY RUIZ has warned he will bring “the speed, and combinations” to upset “big robot” Anthony Joshua and become unified heavyweight king. Mexican-American Ruiz, once called a "fat slob" by legendary promoter Bob Arum, has been handed the opportunity of a lifetime as he replaces three-time drug cheat Jarrell Miller on June 1 at Madison Sqaure Garden. Taking the fight […]

JAN VERTONGHEN has undergone brain scans today to discover if he has delayed concussion following his sickening clash of heads with Toby Alderweireld. Tottenham star Vertonghen had to be helped from the pitch unable to stand up after suffering the blow in the Champions League semi-final clash with Ajax last night. The 32-year-old is already ruled out of contention for […]

Edmonton has the chance to get back into the mix for the Commonwealth Games. A report heading to city council’s Community and Public Services Committee next week will detail what efforts will be needed to resurrect a bid for either the 2026 or 2030 games. Edmonton had representatives take part in a bid-briefing workshop in Toronto in January along with […]

As the calendar turns to May and "small sample size" gets larger, early-season trends start to become accepted realities. So far, the 2019 season has given us some unexpected performances, for better or worse. The world champions aren't far from last place. A shortstop who came into the season with a .697 OPS is the top hitter in the American League. The Tampa Bay […]

LIVERPOOL fans have been filmed pushing locals into a fountain in Barcelona. Hundreds of Reds supporters were enjoying the sunshine and beers in the Catalan city ahead of tonight's Champions League semi-final. But the festivities appeared to get out of hand with one supporter rugby tackling a local headfirst into the fountain at Placa Reial square, as captured on video. […]

ARSENAL’S summer spending plans have been thrown into chaos by boss Unai Emery’s demand for a world-class centre-half. Now the club are looking to sell stars including Mesut Ozil, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Shkodran Mustafi to finance the Spaniard’s rebuilding. But Emery has been warned that he will have to work with a budget of around £40million if Arsenal fail to […]