YO HO, yo ho, it’s been a pirate’s life for Aidan O’Brien. The Irishman has spent the last 25 years plundering Group 1s around the world – and yesterday he bagged his seventh Middle Park with the exciting Blackbeard. The hugely impressive victory showed that the tides have turned firmly back in O’Brien’s favour after […]

FLOYD MAYWEATHER and Manny Pacquiao renewed their rivalry with several verbal jabs at a press conference in Japan. The former rivals went face-to-face on Saturday ahead of Mayweather's clash with Japanese MMA star Mikuru Asakura at RIZIN 38 on Sunday morning. Mayweather and Pacquiao, 45 and 43, embraced before the presser got underway – but […]

CHELSEA defender Thiago Silva wants to carry on playing until he's 40. Silva celebrated his 38th birthday on Thursday, but revealed that he's hoping to continue in the professional game for another two years. For that to happen at Chelsea, he would have to sign a contract extension, though. That's because his current Blues terms […]

Woof. Week 2 was a sweat-sesh that didn’t pay out. Kudos to Nick Chubb for clearing the mark. Everyone else is on pause for the moment. Let’s right some ships (on the way to winning chips) in Week 3. Utilizing ESPN’s metrics database and some assistance from stats ace Kyle Soppe, I’m here to help […]

SOME England fans have called for ex-Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel to replace Gareth Southgate as national team boss. The Three Lions' winless run extended to five games on Friday night as they were beaten 1-0 by Italy in Milan. Southgate is England's most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey, guiding the team to the semi-finals […]

ROY KEANE will return for Manchester United in a legends' charity match against Liverpool at Anfield on Saturday afternoon. The Irishman, 51, joins the likes of Jaap Stam, Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Dimitar Berbatov on the Red Devils' team. It is the second of a two-legged tie against Liverpool – with United losing the […]

ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The betting market keeps fading No. 7 USC, and I am enjoying my courtside seats to the weekly stare down between respected and public money. The Trojans are six-point favorites at Oregon State on Saturday after the spread opened as a consensus […]

LIVERPOOL Legends will be determined to put their two-legged affair with the Manchester United Legends to bed TODAY at Anfield. The two teams are set to renew their historic fierce rivalry when a whole host of stars from the past clash once more for a charitable cause. And Liverpool should be confident having cruised to […]

LIONEL MESSI showed his genius once again with a delightful chip in a 3-0 win over Honduras. Argentina were on fire in the friendly as Inter Milan star Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring in the first half. Messi, 34, added a second from the penalty spot after Giovani Lo Celso was fouled in the area […]

IRAN fans revelled in their side's 1-0 win over Uruguay on Friday as World Cup Group B rivals England, USA and Wales all lost. Mehdi Taremi's 79th-minute strike saw Carlos Queiroz's men pull off the upset against the South Americans in a friendly match in Austria. Contrastingly, England were beaten 1-0 by Italy in Milan, […]