WE’VE been hearing a lot about the miracle of Ajax – and rightly so. Yet Tottenham’s Champions League semi-final opponents do not have a monopoly on extraordinary over-achievement. Just as financial logic dictates that Ajax should never have denied both Real Madrid and Cristiano Ronaldo a fourth successive European Cup, the balance sheets also state that Tottenham shouldn’t even be […]

FLEETWOOD manager Joey Barton has "emphatically" denied claims he attacked Barnsley boss Daniel Stendel. A man was arrested for an alleged racially aggravated assault following Saturday's League One clash. He has been bailed until May and South Yorkshire Police are investigating the incident. German boss Stendel, 45, lost two teeth in a tunnel scuffle after an incident in the tunnel. […]

UNAI EMERY hailed his Arsenal heroes after they booked their place in the Europa League semi-finals. But the Gunners boss fears that Aaron Ramsey could have played his last game for the club after suffering a hamstring injury during last night’s 1-0 win at Napoli. Ramsey, who leaves for Juventus at the end of the season, limped away from the […]

We take a look back at the career of Ronnie O’Sullivan as ‘The Rocket’ aims to join Steve Davis and Ray Reardon as a six-time World Champion at the Crucible. He’s the most naturally gifted player of a generation and the fans’ favourite, so will the genius that is O’Sullivan add to his title haul at the iconic Crucible Theatre? […]

The two best snooker players on the planet right now are Australian, and that might come as a surprise ahead of the world championships beginning in Sheffield this weekend. There’s Neil Robertson, the affable, peroxide blond 37-year-old who proudly draped himself in an Australian flag when he won the 2010 title at the Crucible Theatre – something no Australian had […]

WINNIPEG – Jaden Schwartz scored with 15 seconds remaining in the third period, lifting the Blues to a 3-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Thursday and handing St. Louis a 3-2 series lead in their Western Conference quarterfinal. Ryan O’Reilly and Brayden Schenn also scored for the Blues, who host Game 6 of the best-of-seven series on Saturday. Jordan […]

CHELSEA progress through to the Europa League semi-finals after seeing off Czech outfit Slavia Prague in what was a Stamford Bridge thriller. The Blues made hard work of it on the night winning 4-3 – despite building an early three goal advantage. Maurizio Sarri's men now turn their attention to Burnley in the league on Monday as they chase a […]

No one disputes the greatness of Saquon Barkley, a player who actually more than lived up to what sounded like overzealous hype one year ago. The Giants did not take him with the No. 2 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft as much as they anointed him and he responded with a breathtaking debut season. Barkley was nearly flawless, on […]

With just over five minutes left in the third period, Carolina’s Warren Foegele gave a shove to TJ Oshie right on the numbers and sent the Washington player into the boards while he was chasing after the puck. Oshie remained down on the ice for an extended period of time in pain, but was able to leave under his own […]

Winnipeg’s Eddie Steele indicated on Thursday he’s retiring from the CFL. Steele released the statement on Twitter and Instagram, thanking his former teams “for giving a kid from Winnipeg an opportunity to live out his dream.” The defensive lineman spent nine seasons in the CFL with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, Edmonton Eskimos, and Saskatchewan Roughriders. He played the last two seasons […]