ARSENAL'S £30million splurge on Martin Odegaard last summer looks to be one of the best bargains in recent Premier League history. The 23-year-old playmaker was instrumental in the Gunners' push for a top-four finish last season and has been a key cog in their well-oiled machine this campaign. Odegaard's fine form this season – in […]

FIFA have introduced a new concussion protocol ahead of the 2022 World Cup – to avoid a repeat of the horror in 2014. Should a concussion occur, protocol now allows for a single additional permanent concussion substitution (APCS). This sub allows a team to withdraw a player who has suffered a head injury but does […]

CARLO ANCELOTTI has joined legendary Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson to have the most Champions League wins as a manager. The Italian, 63, has won Europe's top club competition four times – which is a record in itself. But after Champions League holders Real Madrid beat Celtic 5-1 at the Bernabeu, Ancelotti reached another […]

PREMIER LEAGUE chiefs have been urged to CANCEL the last round of fixtures before the World Cup. That’s as injuries begin to pile up for Gareth Southgate and England. Ben Chilwell became the latest Three Lions star to pick up a problem ahead of this month’s tournament in Qatar. The left-back looked to suffer a […]

LIONEL MESSI "lost his mind" in a passionate speech before Argentina's Copa America final win over Brazil last year. The legendary Argentine, 35, hadn't had the best of luck on the international stage until then. He racked up a World Cup final loss to Germany in 2014 and finished runner-up on three different occasions in […]

DENIS ZAKARIA has provided a positive injury update ahead of Chelsea's clash with Arsenal on Sunday. The forgotten man finally announced himself at Stamford Bridge by scoring in the Blues' Champions League dead rubber against Dinamo Zagreb last night. The goal came on his belated debut as the deadline day loan signing finally made his […]

EDDIE HEARN has warned the failed talks for Anthony Joshua to fight Tyson Fury could still pave the way for a deal to one day get done. The pair of heavyweight rivals were in talks for a shock December 3 Battle of Britain in Cardiff. But opposing promoters could not get a deal done in […]

WOLVES will be hoping they can bring the soaring Seagulls back down to earth with three points at Molineux. Brighton made sure that Graham Potter had the worst possible return back to Amex by hammering Chelsea 4-1 in their recent Premier League outing. And they'll be desperate to build on that win against struggling Wolves […]

When is it? Bivol vs Ramirez will take place on Saturday 5 November at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. The main card will begin at 5.30pm GMT (10.30am PT, 12.30pm CT, 1.30pm ET), with ring walks for the main event expected to take place at 9pm GMT (2pm PT, 4pm CT, 5pm ET). How […]

IRELAND host South Africa in the autumn international match-up this weekend. The reigning champions travel to Dublin in the first of three autumn internationals for Ireland. The last time the two sides played, Ireland demolished South Africa 38-3 in 2017. And now the visitors will be looking for revenge as they face Ireland this weekend. […]