AMIR KHAN was pulled out of his world title fight with Terence Crawford after a controversial low blow finish. The Brit was outclassed before being struck between the legs, and his trainer Virgil Hunter had seen enough, with the fight ending in the sixth. Khan in trouble already in the 1st round! pic.twitter.com/I5JxRw56UK The 31-year-old American bruiser retained his WBO […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid was back on the court for Game 4 against the Nets after missing a game with knee tendinitis, bulldozing bodies as if they were bowling pins. And in a game that had its fair share of flying bodies — including a third-quarter brawl that, yes, involved Embiid — he was the difference maker. The Sixers’ […]

Christian Yelich is putting on the best performance at home since Macaulay Culkin got left behind at Christmas. Yelich continued his love affair with Miller Park on Saturday night, pounding two more home runs to spark the Brewers to a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, snapping a three-game losing streak in the process. Yelich has been incredible at home […]

Kate Smith’s family said they are “heartbroken” that the Yankees and Flyers distanced themselves from the “God Bless America Singer” after learning she sang two racially insensitive songs in the 1930s. Smith’s niece, Suzy Andron, and her husband Bob told USA Today Sports on Saturday night that they were surprised and upset by the recent stories that cast the late […]

PHILIPPE COUTINHO was jeered by Barcelona fans at the Nou Camp as he came on as a substitute on Saturday night. The Brazilian midfielder has struggled to fit into the Catalan side after his mega-money move from Liverpool last year. And Coutinho was met with whistles and boos when he replaced Ousmane Dembele during the 2-1 win over Real Sociedad. […]

WATCH all the goals and best bits from Saturday's six Premier League games right here. Manchester City are back on top of the pile after a nervy 1-0 win over Tottenham thanks to Phil Foden's early header. Elsewhere, Ayoze Perez hit a hat-trick for Newcastle against Southampton at St James' Park. Watch the highlights from those games and the rest […]

SCIENTOLOGISTS booked a suite at Man United’s Old Trafford stadium for a recruitment event targeting footie fans. The controversial group, founded by sci-fi writer L Ron Hubbard, mocked up a pic of a player and created a footie-style crest to plug “Manchester: A Movement United”. Critics of last Sunday’s gathering fear the group is using the name of the club, […]

The Yankees had a three-run Gleyber Torres homer taken off the board in the third inning that led to an Aaron Boone ejection Saturday. Yet at the two-thirds mark of this matinee, this actually was setting up as one of the best days of their 2019 season. Before the game, Boone had mentioned Gary Sanchez could be back from the […]

OLE GUNNAR SOLSKJAER warned Manchester United fans that Old Trafford will be a building site for years. He may have breezed into the job as replacement for Jose Mourinho like a breath of fresh air, quickly blowing away the cobwebs of Mourinho’s stuffy era and going on an eight-game winning run. But United have now lost five of their last […]

MANCHESTER CITY hope to buy Argentina starlet Thiago Almada — dubbed the new Lionel Messi — in a £20million deal. And City are so keen to land the Velez Sarsfield prospect they are even willing to let Spanish partner club Girona take him first if they are hit by a Fifa transfer ban. Spies for boss Pep Guardiola have made […]