English rugby star Danny Cipriani, whose ex-girlfriend Caroline Flack took her own life on Saturday, has revealed he was suicidal in his early 20s and tried to buy a gun to end his life. In a lengthy video posted to his Instagram account, an emotional Cipriani described how he tried to buy a gun, and…… MORE
Jose Mourinho may have a striker crisis on his hands at Tottenham Hotspur, but in the long run he will turn the north London’s club fortunes around, says Benni McCarthy, who played for the Portuguese coach when he managed Porto. Having been appointed manager at Spurs following his dismissal at Manchester United, Mourinho is having…… MORE
It’s almost time for the talking to stop as Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder make their final preparations ahead of Saturday’s hotly anticipated rematch. The pair will lock horns in Las Vegas for the WBC heavyweight title after their controversial fight in 2018 ended in a draw. Fury, the self-proclaimed “Gypsy King,” is confident the…… MORE
It was French maestro Zinedine Zidane who first inspired Lisa Zimouche to start kicking a football. The freestyler still remembers watching her hero lift the World Cup for France in 1998 and, from that moment, her heart was set. “I fell in love with how he played with the ball and I was like ‘Oh,…… MORE
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has promised to stay at the club despite its two-year ban from European competitions. City was punished by European football’s governing body for “serious breaches” of club licensing and financial fair play regulations and, as a result, will not be permitted to play in the Champions League for the next…… MORE
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been charged in Switzerland for criminal offenses around the awarding of media rights for various World Cups and Confederations Cups. Former FIFA secretary general Jerôme Valcke has been charged by the Office of the Attorney General of Switzerland (OAG) with accepting bribes, several counts of aggravated criminal mismanagement and…… MORE
Rugby is a sport renowned for big hits — but not necessarily the sort rock star Bono is used to churning out. The U2 frontman might not seem the obvious figure to inspire a team ahead of a big game, but coach Andy Farrell is hopeful he can get Ireland’s players singing from the same…… MORE
Roger Federer has pulled out of this year’s French Open after undergoing knee surgery. The Swiss star announced on his Twitter page that he had been dealing with pain in his right knee for a “little while.” The 38-year-old underwent arthroscopic surgery in Switzerland Wednesday which will rule him out for the second grand slam…… MORE
Sports stars often talk about being in the “zone,” that mythical place where good things happen. For Formula E driver Sam Bird, his “zone” moment came in what he calls the “race of my life” in Buenos Aires in 2016. The Briton led from the start and says he was at one with his car,…… MORE
Bundesliga club RB Leipzig outplayed Tottenham Hotspur to take charge of their Champions League last-16 tie. There was another winner from Wednesday’s game in Leipzig coach Julien Nagelsmann, who set up his team from the outset to outrun and outpress Jose Mourinho’s Spurs, as the 32-year-old German further burnished his growing reputation as a manager.…… MORE
