AC Milan step up pursuit of Fikayo Tomori as Serie A leaders discuss loan deal with £27m option to buy for Chelsea defender despite Frank Lampard insisting his long-term future remains at Stamford Bridge AC Milan had been hoping to sign Strasbourg defender Mohamed Simakan But he looks set to join RB Leipzig meaning Milan […]
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Rival of Pearson faces eight-year ban for anti-doping ‘tampering’
Olympic gold-winning hurdler Brianna Rollins-McNeal – a long time rival of Sally Pearson – could be banned for eight years after being provisionally suspended for an anti-doping violation, track and field's doping agency announced on Thursday. Rollins-McNeal is the reigning 100-metre hurdles Olympic champion after winning in Rio, and in 2013 she became a world […]
English football confident of finishing the season
English football confident of finishing the season as the Premier League join forces with the FA, EFL and WSL to call on players and managers to ‘set the right example’ amid backlash over social distancing rule breaches In a joint statement, the Football Association, Premier League, EFL and Women’s Super League said they were […]
The mark of champions? How Manchester United compare to past Premier League title winners
Pogba celebrates his winning goal against Burnley The underlying numbers are no better. Solskjaer’s side are averaging 1.7 xG each game while conceding 1.3, giving a xG goal difference of +0.4. That is unsurprisingly a long way off Guardiola’s City title winners (+1.5), behind last year’s Liverpool (+0.8), less than both of Chelsea’s two most […]
Atlanta United's head of technical recruitment Lucy Rushton tells Sky Sports what it's like to be a female scout
Lucy Rushton is one of very few females involved in the world of recruiting male football players. As head of technical recruitment and analysis at Atlanta United in Major League Soccer, she is one of even fewer females with the responsibility of running a club’s entire scouting operation. Sky Sports Transfer Centre LIVE! Inter Miami […]
Manchester United reminded of the difference a year makes by starting crucial week against Burnley
Solskjaer said he is “very happy” with his players’ mentality now, having sensed the mood gradually shift during his two years in charge. “I expect them to go into every single game with a mental readiness, to work hard for your team to win it and the results will come. “We have some good characters […]
ESPN ‘aware’ of complaints over College Football Playoff graphic
Many viewers did not like ESPN’s color choice for the network’s broadcast of Friday night’s College Football Playoff games. ESPN introduced a new score bug for the special occasion, featuring a new design for the score, down marker and more. While the overall presentation was fine, viewers had a complaint with one item in particular: […]
Calvert-Lewin ruled OUT of Everton's Premier League clash at Wolves
Dominic Calvert-Lewin ruled OUT of Everton’s Premier League clash at Wolves due to a hamstring injury but Carlo Ancelotti claims it is only a minor problem Carlo Ancelotti’s Everton travel to Wolves in the Premier League on Tuesday However, they will be without their top goalscorer Dominic Calvert-Lewin The striker has been ruled out of […]
Browns enjoy every ounce of JuJu Smith-Schuster’s foolish remark after playoff win
Situated at home rather than Heinz Field, injured Browns defensive back Greedy Williams got to take shots at Steelers receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster before any of his eager teammates. Williams narrated one of Cleveland’s four interceptions Sunday night on his Instagram account, making sure to point out Smith-Schuster, who had talked trash in the build-up to […]
Nickelodeon broadcast of Saints vs. Bears features SpongeBob, emojis and oodles of slime
Are you ready, kids? Play-by-play announcer Noah Eagle, flanked by Nate Burleson and Gabriella Nevaeh Green, headed up an alternate broadcast of the Bears vs. Saints NFL wild-card game on Sunday aired exclusively on Nickelodeon — that’s right, the cable network for kids and home of Doug Funnie, SpongeBob SquarePants and Invader Zim. Featuring ample references to […]