MMA fans were quick to comment on Conor McGregor's physique as he arrived at the UFC Apex to begin filming The Ultimate Fighter. The Notorious touched down in Las Vegas on Thursday to begin filming season 31 of the reality TV show, in which he'll coach opposite Michael Chandler. McGregor, 34, arrived for the first […]

MIKEL ARTETA has called on the Premier League to scrap Saturday lunchtime kick-offs for teams involved in Wednesday night games. The Arsenal boss is unhappy with the timing of tomorrow’s 12.30 trip to Aston Villa just 63 hours after their midweek defeat by Manchester City. And now he wants Prem bosses to extend the protection […]

FORMER rugby league star Issac Luke has been left heartbroken after his dad was killed in Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand. George Luke died following a landslide on the North Island, according to the New Zealand Herald. George and partner Mau Goodman were driving by car from Rotorua to Hastings on Monday night. A search […]

OUT-OF-WORK Thomas Tuchel is being lined up for a return to Paris Saint-Germain with boss Christophe Galtier struggling to get a tune out of the super team, reports say. The Parisians have lost their last three outings – including Tuesday's Champions League round of 16 first leg AT HOME to Bayern Munich. And according to […]

TOP jockey Tom Scudamore has announced his shock retirement from the saddle. The 40-year-old rode over 1,500 winners during a stellar 25-year career with 10 Cheltenham Festival winners and a King George success to his name. Scudamore rode at Leicester on Thursday and was unseated from the 11-8 favourite Ya Know Yaseff on his final […]

ITALY legend Daniele De Rossi has been sacked as manager after only four months at Serie B strugglers SPAL. The 39-year-old was in only his first job in football management but could not replicate his on-pitch talent in the dugout. De Rossi lost his job after only 16 league games in charge, managing just three […]

PHILADELPHIA — Steven Katz, a lawyer representing the N.C.A.A., had barely cleared his throat Wednesday while appearing before a three-judge panel for a federal appeals court when he was peppered with questions. As Katz was asserting that the case before the court — the former Villanova defensive back Trey Johnson argues he and other Division […]

A SPURS fan has admitted kicking Arsenal keeper Aaron Ramsdale during the North London derby. Joseph Watts, 35, was held after tensions flared at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month. Ramsdale, 24, was booted in the back as he went to get his gloves and bottle from the side of the goal. Watts had clambered onto […]

HARRY REDKNAPP once told a reporter to "F*** off" after being called a "Wheeler-dealer" in a TV interview – but it's fair to say the former West Ham and Tottenham manager did have a nose for a bargain. Despite bringing Paolo Di Canio to West Ham, Robbie Keane to Tottenham and Niko Kranjcar to three […]

ANDY RUIZ JR is on course to face Filip Hrgovic following a purse bid order from the IBF. The former unified heavyweight champion was seemingly set for a huge domestic dust-up with Deontay Wilder after the WBC ordered the bout last November. But the fight was thrown into jeopardy when Wilder began to entertain "all […]