Monday, 30 May 2016

Kevin Harvick fights back from mediocre night for second-place finish

Kevin Harvick admitted he wasn't that good for the better part of 600 miles on Sunday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway, but he showed up at the front when counted the most.

Fighters react to Cody Garbrandt's first-round KO of Thomas Almeida

Michael Bisping, Chris Weidman and many more took to Twitter to react to Cody Garbrandt's knockout of Thomas

Lassana Diarra must pay Lokomotiv Moscow £6.8million for breachingcontract

France international Lassana Diarra has been ordered to pay former club Lokomotiv Moscow £6.8million for breaching his contract.

Breakfast Bulletin: Serena Williams, Ernests Gulbis, Elina Svitolina,Aljaz Bedene

Serena claims she had to 'be herself' to win, Gulbis sends his regards to Tsonga, Svitolina breaks hoodoo and some fancy footwork from Bedene.

Paper Round: Lewandowski holds talks with Real Madrid, Barca's £25m bidfor Stones

Robert Lewandowski could be leaving Bayern, Barca's interest in John Stones is reignited and Paul Pogba and Chelsea are in contact. It's Sunday's Paper Round.

England Under-21s win Toulon Tournament

Chelsea duo Lewis Baker and Ruben Loftus-Cheek fired England Under-21s to their first Toulon Tournament victory in 22 years in Sunday's 2-1 win over France.

Muguruza strolls past Kuznetsova into last eight

Spanish fourth seed Garbine Muguruza reached the French Open quarter-finals for the third year in a row when a solid display earned her a 6-3 6-4 victory against former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova on Sunday.

Ramos-Vinolas stuns Raonic to reach quarter-finals

Eighth seed Milos Raonic was swept aside 6-2 6-4 6-4 by Spanish claycourter Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday.

Monaco GP starts behind the safety car

Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix started behind the safety car on Sunday as rain fell steadily in the Mediterranean principality.

Sri Lanka face a battle after England enforce follow on

Sri Lanka were forced to follow on 397 runs adrift on the third morning of the second Test after England's bowlers took just 17 minutes to claim the final two wickets they needed at Durham.

Wawrinka beats Troicki in four sets to reach last eight

Stan Wawrinka overcame the loss of a second-set tiebreak to beat Viktor Troicki and reach the quarter-finals of the French Open.

Hamilton clinches Monaco win in wet to cut Rosberg lead in championship

Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win of the Formula One season at the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday after Mercedes told team-mate Nico Rosberg to move aside and Red Bull wrecked Daniel Ricciardo's chances.

Nibali crowned Giro d'Italia champion, Arndt wins stage 21

Italy's Vincenzo Nibali won his second Giro d'Italia title in Turin on a dramatic final day that saw sprinter Giacomo Nizzolo stripped of the stage victory, which was subsequently awarded to Germany’s Nikias Arndt.

Are Atletico at the end of an era that put them on cusp of Euro glory?

Atletico’s latest setback in pursuit of Champions League glory could bring about the end of an era, writes Tom Adams.

Andy Murray overcomes John Isner to reach French Open quarter-finals

Britain's Andy Murray secured his place in the quarter-finals of the French Open after beating American John Isner in straight sets at Roland Garros.

Sunday, 29 May 2016

Graziano Pelle gives Italy victory over Scotland

International friendly, Ta'Qali National Stadium - Italy 1 (Pelle 57) Scotland 0

Gasquet stuns Nishikori, to face Murray in French Open quarter-finals

France’s Richard Gasquet delighted the Paris crowd as he ousted fifth seed Kei Nishikori to set up a French Open quarter-final clash against Andy Murray at Roland Garros.

Happy Hamilton, raging Ricciardo in Monaco

Lewis Hamilton came from behind to win the Monaco Grand Prix - and Daniel Ricciardo was livid with his team. Carrie Dunn looks at the race.

French Open order of play, Day 9: Djokovic and Serena in action

The attention turns to Novak Djokovic and the Williams sisters on day nine...

Kristaps Porzingis sports sunglasses during Greek streetball game withAntetokounmpos

Lordzingis is back and in style

UC Davis student does LeBron's chalk toss at graduation ... again

This is the second time this has inexplicably happened.

Clayton Kershaw's historic season can be summed up with this one stat

Clayton Kershaw's historic season can be summed up with this one stat
Clayton Kershaw has an NL MVP and three Cy Young awards on his resume. But despite all that hardware, this year's version is arguably the best ever as the Los Angeles Dodgers lefty is authoring his best season of his nine-year career and one of the greatest ever.

Cody Garbrandt is a serious threat to everyone in the bantamweightdivision

Cody Garbrandt is a legitimate threat to everyone in the bantamweight division including champion Dominick Cruz

Fireball engulfs racetrack in motorcycle crash in Spain

All riders seem to have escaped major injury.

Friday, 27 May 2016

Ibrahimovic to United reeks of short-termism... but that does not makeit a mistake

Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s supposed move to Manchester United may appear counter-intuitive but it could prove a very astute piece of business, writes Richard Jolly.