GOLF's new era is underway with the second event of the controversial Saudi-backed LIV series taking place in Portland. After the inaugural event in London earlier this month, the players are ready to gather in Oregon to continue the show. Players who signed up were threatened with bans, fines and suspensions from the PGA Tour. […]

NICK KYRGIOS called himself one of the "most important players in tennis" and demanded respect after storming into the third round of Wimbledon. The Aussie hot-head, 27, thumped Filip Krajinovic 6-2 6-3 6-1 in a clinical display on Thursday to set up a date with Stefanos Tsitsipas. Kyrgios reminded fans just how talented he is […]

HARRIET DART was involved in a furious row with umpire Paula Vieira Souza after losing her second-round match at Wimbledon. The British No2 was upset that opponent Jessica Pegula – the richest tennis player in the world – was allowed to make a late challenge to a line call on match point. The Hawk-Eye replay went […]

Enough is enough! Lewis Hamilton calls for F1 legends like Sir Jackie Stewart, Bernie Ecclestone and Nelson Piquet to be SILENCED amid a series of controversial comments, as he insists ‘I don’t know why we’re giving these older voices a platform!’ Lewis Hamilton has questioned why controversial F1 legends are given a voice Hamilton said […]

CHELSEA have emerged as the odds on favourites to sign the Juventus centre back Matthijs de Ligt. The Netherlands international has been linked with a move away from Italy and Sky Bet are pricing a move to Stamford Bridge at 8/11. SKY BET – GET £30 FREE BETS* The Netherlands international joined Juventus in the […]

MANCHESTER CITY will tell rivals Chelsea to forget about re-signing centre-back Nathan Ake on the cheap this summer. Thomas Tuchel is targeting the Dutch international as he looks to re-build his defence at Stamford Bridge for the new season. However the champions have no plans to sell the former Bournemouth defender who only joined them […]

SIMEONE POWELL is trying to engineer a route to the top of the Professional Fighters League – and the million dollar prize that comes with it.  The light-heavyweight contender is signed to the American promotion, which stands as MMA’s only league format.  And next year, Powell hopes to join their winner-take-all season, where the champion […]

Wrong rugby! Nadine Dorries slips up at a Rugby League World Cup event, hilariously reminiscing over ‘that 2003 drop-goal’ by Jonny Wilkinson – in rugby UNION – and even her hosts brand the Culture Secretary ‘a bit disrespectful’ Nadine Dorries, Secretary of State for Culture Media and Sport has made a gaffe Cabinet minister confused […]

AS foundations go, Eddie Howe may well have just built the most rock-solid one seen in the Premier League at Newcastle. The Magpies had one of the worst defences in the league under Howe’s predecessor Steve Bruce. But after just eight weeks of transfer activity, across January and June, it has been transformed — all […]

CARL FROCH is well known for reminding people how many fans were at Wembley in 2014 to watch him knock out George Groves. And the former super-middleweight world champion can now add Oleksandr Usyk to the list of people he has told about boxing in front of 80,000 spectators. Usyk, 35, bumped into Froch, 44, […]