BRITISH golfer Tyrrell Hatton celebrated his first US Tour victory on Sunday after winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational, despite carding a two-over-par 74 on the final day at a tough Bay Hill course. He had the luxury of dropping shots thanks to a two stroke overnight lead and the fact that none of the challengers really chased him down. Rory McIlroy had been in second place before teeing off and the...
ENGLAND prop Joe Marler could be facing retrospective action after footage has emerged of him grabbing the groin of Welsh captain Alun Wyn Jones during the weekends five nations match at the weekend. The bizarre moment went unnoticed by officials at the time and Jones admitted he hadn’t been sure how to react so let it pass. England went on to win the game by 33-30, and while Wales had eaten into what...
MANCHESTER United chalked up their third successive derby win against their City rivals, a 2-0 result thanks to goals from Martial and Scott McTominay, the latter returning from a long injury spell with a last minute 40 metre belter. The result further helped a Liverpool team that hardly need it at this stage and are now 25 points clear after a 2-1 win at Anfield against struggling Bournemouth. Other teams...
FORMER Barcelona and Brazil legend Ronaldinho was arrested last week after allegedly entering Paraguay on a false passport. The 39-year-old, full name Ronaldinho de Assis Moreira, was travelling to the South American country with his brother, who the police also want to speak to. Last week he was arrested in the capital city of Asuncion where he was staying in a hotel. Police had noted that the passports...
ONE of the handful of major sporting events that is still free to all in the UK, the Six Nations Rugby, may soon join the growing ranks of those where viewers have to pay to watch. Six Nations Chief Executive Benjamin Morel refused to rule out the controversial move when the current contract with ITV and BBC runs out after next year’s championship. Rumours are that Sky is the most likely to win any...
BRITAIN’S number 2 tennis player, Heather Watson, leapt into the world Top 50 after a hard fought victory in the Mexican Open on Sunday. She was playing teenage rising star Leylah Fernandez (Canada) and finally won in the third set after failing to take nine previous match points. Five of those were in the second set which she eventually lost 8-10 on the tiebreak. Despite missing further championship...
LIVERPOOL’S dreams of an unbeaten Premier League season were dashed at the weekend by the unlikely source of lowly Watford who were comfortable 3-0 winners at Vicarage Road. Watford are probably not the prettiest side in the division, but their physicality and heart are never in doubt and this proved the case against a nervous looking Liverpool. Although things were level at half time the Hornets had...
SIX years after announcing he would be setting up a new Major League Soccer (MLS) club franchise, David Beckham’s Inter Miami finally played their first game at the weekend. Inability to find a suitable stadium has been the main sticking point along with financing problems, while even now the new team lack a permanent home. Wife Victoria and chef Gordon Ramsay were among the celebrity friends and family...
BOXER Anthony Joshua has been lined up to fight Bulgarian Kubrat “The Cobra” Pulev in June, a possible prelude to a big fight against newly crowned world champion Tyson Fury. Pulev is the mandatory IBF challenger, one of the four belts Joshua currently holds after beating Andy Ruiz Jr in a rematch at the end of last year. The 38-year-old challenger is not seen as a major test for AJ, but he will also...
Mercedes drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton set the fastest times at last week´s first session of pre-season F1 testing in Barcelona. What was worrying for rival teams in Barcelona last week was Mercedes saying that their new car is “a big step forward” compared with their world championship-winning predecessor. The second and final pre-season test runs at the Catalan circuit from...