First published in The Age on September 16, 1998 Thorpe leads the gold rush The skyrocketing fortunes of star schoolboy Ian Thorpe continued last night when he demolished the world’s best opposition, fellow Australians Grant Hackett and Daniel Kowalski, in the 400 metres freestyle, and finished a stroke short of matching one of the greatest […]
Giannis ejected, Greece eliminated from tourney
BERLIN — Giannis Antetokounmpo got ejected, and Greece’s hopes of bringing home a European championship ended not long afterward. Germany, meanwhile, is taking full advantage of its home-court edge. Dennis Schroder scored 26 points, Daniel Theis had a 13-point, 16-rebound effort and host Germany moved into the EuroBasket semifinals with a 107-96 win over Greece […]
Tottenham and Sporting Lisbon honour the Queen in minute's silence but section of home fans refuse to take part | The Sun
A SECTION of Sporting Lisbon fans refused to honour Queen Elizabeth II during the minute's silence ahead of their Champions League clash against Tottenham. Both teams were paying their respect to the late Queen, who sadly passed away at the age of 96 last week. Spurs, who had their clash with Manchester City postponed following […]
'I never expected that' – Miralem Pjanic fires parting shot at Barcelona after sealing transfer to UAE side Sharjah | The Sun
FORMER Barcelona star Miralem Pjanic has hit out at the club after leaving for United Arab Emirates based side Sharjah FC. The central-midfielder joined the Catalan giants back in 2020 and stayed for two seasons but last year he was on loan at Besiktas. Barca then forced Pjanic out the club amid their financial difficulties […]
Bayern Munich star Thomas Muller has his say on Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi GOAT debate | The Sun
BAYERN MUNICH ace Thomas Muller has had his say on who he thinks is best between Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi. The German shared his opinion on the GOAT debate and he has come to an unique way of deciding between the two. Muller cites his own record against both to come to his conclusion. […]
Horse racing tips: Templegate NAP will be far too good for rivals under William Buick after impressive Royal Ascot show | The Sun
TEMPLEGATE takes on Wednesday's racing confident of banging in a few big winners. Read on for our man's top tips and back a horse by clicking their odds below. BAYSIDE BOY (3.35 Sandown, nap) He went close in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot before not being the first horse to […]
Chelsea 'offer PSG chief Luis Campos £135k a week to take over as sporting director and spearhead £261m transfer spree' | The Sun
CHELSEA offered Paris Saint-Germain football advisor Luis Campos a whopping £7m salary to move to Stamford Bridge and spearhead their next transfer spree. New owner Todd Boehly is continuing to shake things up after sacking Thomas Tuchel and replacing him with Graham Potter as he also wants to hire Campos, 58, as the club's new […]
'Cristiano Ronaldo's last World Cup and they give him THIS?' – Portugal's Qatar 2022 kit 'leaked' and fans are horrified | The Sun
FANS HAVE been left horrified after it emerged that Cristiano Ronaldo will be wearing a "cheap pyjama top" in what is expected to be his final World Cup. The Manchester United ace and Portugal captain, 37, expects the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to be his last. And he'll be hoping to add the one […]
How much will Aces zone defense disrupt Sun in WNBA Finals?
Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Game 1 of the 2022 WNBA Finals brought a strategic twist we haven’t seen often lately at the highest levels of playoff competition: The Las Vegas Aces using a zone defense to help slow down the Connecticut […]
Sporting Lisbon vs Tottenham LIVE: Stream, TV channel, team news as Richarlison STARTS Champions League clash – updates | The Sun
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR continue their Champions League campaign with a tough trip to Portugal on tonight where Sporting Lisbon await. Spurs will be full of confidence having comfortably dispatched Marseille in their opening Group D game, but Sporting also won their opener 3-0 against Frankfurt. Start time: 5.45pm BST TV/Live stream: BT Sport 4 Sporting Lisbon […]