When Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam last April at The Masters, ending an 11-year wait for his elusive fifth major title, he opened his victory press conference with: “What are we all going to talk about next year?” Fast forward 12 months, and build-up to his title defence has been dominated by the…
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With little more than two months until the start of the World Cup, we finally know the full 48-team line-up for this summer’s tournament. The remaining six qualifying places have been decided by play-offs held in Mexico and across Europe, with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Czech Republic, Turkey, Sweden, DR Congo and Iraq securing their spots at the finals…
Terri Harper is adamant that “bad ego” and conditioning will be the downfall of her rival Caroline Dubois. Harper and Dubois meet on Sunday, live on Sky Sports, to unify the WBO and WBC lightweight world titles. The build-up to their Easter clash at London’s Olympia has been fractious, but Harper is convinced that has…
ATLANTA — Christian Pulisic said he feels the U.S. men’s national team is “closer than it may seem” after deflating back-to-back losses to Belgium and Portugal in this international window, but the attacking standout’s goal drought continues to be a major concern just over two months out from the World Cup. The AC Milan star…
Wales and Northern Ireland shared a 1-1 friendly draw at Cardiff City Stadium as they tried to get World Cup heartbreak out of their system. Jamie Donley raised hopes of a first Northern Ireland victory in this fixture since Noel Brotherston’s winner at Ninian Park 46 years ago. But Sorba Thomas secured a share of…
Tiger Woods has confirmed he will be ‘stepping away for a period of time’ from golf to ‘seek treatment’, following his latest car crash in Woods was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) on March 27 after being involved in a car crash in Jupiter Island, where his Land Rover rolled over in a…
Ten-man Italy missed out on a third consecutive World Cup after losing their play-off on penalties to Bosnia and Herzegovina. Newcastle’s Sandro Tonali was the only Italian player to score from the spot as Bosnia and Herzegovina found the net with all four of their penalties after taking advantage of Alessandro Bastoni’s first-half sending off….
Juventus and Dusan Vlahovic are edging closer to a contract renewal, but a formal meeting between all parties has yet to take place, and one is needed before any deal can be signed. According to CalcioMercato, Vlahovic’s father Milos visited his son in Turin this week, but the timing did not align for a summit…
Newly crowned Asian Cup winner Momoko Tanikawa was honoured for her achievement by FC Bayern Women director Bianca Rech ahead of the team’s Bundesliga game at home to Nürnberg on Saturday. The Bayern midfielder was part of the Japan squad that beat hosts Australia 1-0 in Sydney in last week’s final to claim the country’s…