Gloucester forward Ed Slater is diagnosed with motor neurone disease and is forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect as his club open JustGiving page for the former Leicester Tigers captain Gloucester forward Ed Slater has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease  The 33-year-old has been forced to retire with immediate effect due to […]

RUGBY star Ed Slater has retired from the sport after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease aged 33. The Gloucester lock underwent six months of testing before learning the tragic news last week. An official statement on behalf of Slater and Gloucester Rugby read: "Gloucester Rugby is deeply pained to announce that Ed Slater has […]

LIVERPOOL have made Sporting Lisbon midfielder Matheus Nunes a top "priority" and are prepared to open negotiations for the player, according to reports. The 23-year-old central midfielder had a standout campaign last term, featuring 46 times across all competitions for Sporting. Elsewhere, the funds Bayern received for Robert Lewandowski are already being put to good […]

With the 2022 NFL season fast approaching, the South Florida Sun Sentinel takes a look at 10 storylines to watch for in a 10-part series ahead of the Miami Dolphins’ first day of training camp, which is set for July 27. If the second half of Tyreek Hill’s career matches the first six seasons, he’ll […]

CYCLING specialist Tadej Pogacar's relationship with Tour de France is special – and so is his relationship with fiancée Urska Zigart. The Slovenian icon secured Tour de France success in both 2021 and 2022. But Pogacar's true love story started last year when he got on one knee and asked Zigart for her hand in […]

CHELSEA’S new owners have agreed a staggering £800m debt package – but promised no negative impact on the club’s finances. Chairman Todd Boehly and private investment firm Clearlake Capital inked a deal that will see them taking on a £500m loan plus a further £300m fund with the vow that it will be spent on […]

RIC FLAIR has confirmed he is nursing an injury ahead of his final ever wrestling match. The WWE legend, 73, is preparing to take on Jay Lethal and ‘Double J’ Jeff Jarrett on July 31. Flair announced his opponents in a bizarre hype video that saw him beaten up by the duo in a parking […]

GERMAN runner Alica Schmidt has sent her followers wild with a gym video ahead of the Women's 4x400m relay at the World Championships this weekend. Dubbed the 'World's sexiest athlete', the 23-year-old is looking to improve on her last outing in the United States. Schmidt and her colleagues disappointed in the 4x400m mixed relay last […]

CHELSEA ace Armando Broja rubbed shoulders with Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt and other celebrities in London amid intense transfer speculation. Broja, 20, attended the UK Gala premiere of Pitt's latest movie Bullet Train at Leicester Square in casual dress as he donned a white T-shirt and jeans on the red carpet. The striker was joined […]

Peter Wright has no room for sentiment against his former lodger Dimitri van den Bergh at the World Matchplay on Thursday night, telling the Belgian: ‘The master will reign.’ The quarter-final meeting is a clash between the last two winners of the Matchplay and a repeat of last year’s final, which Wright won 18-9. That […]