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Rahm case casts shadow over Ryder Cup as PGA Tour-LIV rupture still runs deep

Jon Rahm has made his second decision. Only time will tell if this proves more successful than his first. If not, Europe’s Ryder Cup scene is about to get messier than anybody could have expected. By his own admission, Rahm anticipated the pace of play towards collaboration in elite men’s golf to be considerably sharper than has proven the case. He probably even expected his switch to LIV last December to accelerate talks between Saudi Arabia’s...

2024-09-16T07:00:38Z

Franco Colapinto Enters Frame For 2025 Audi-Sauber Seat

Another rookie may have entered the frame to snap up the final Formula 1 race seat for 2025. Roger Benoit, a veteran journalist for the…

2024-09-16T10:58:45Z

Can Any Of The Promoted Sides Stay in the Premier League? - Opinion

The Premier League is known to be relentless and cruel, with the three promoted sides seemingly out of their depth yet again, but do any of them actually stand a chance of staying up this season? Leicester City The Foxes were previously Premier League mainstays, playing in all three European competitions during their stay and winning a few trophies along the way, but relegation hit their squad hard. The likes of Kelechi Iheanacho, Youri...

2024-09-16T09:30:49Z

Jon Rahm's net worth still lags behind Rory McIlroy despite £16.6million LIV Golf win

Jon Rahm was crowned LIV Golf individual champion on Sunday and took home an incredible payday - but Rory McIlroy still has a greater net worth.

2024-09-16T10:41:15Z

Championship TOTW - Wayne Rooney's Plymouth Argyle Deny History-Chasing Sunderland

Sunderland went into the weekend’s round of Championship fixtures seeking a fifth successive league win to start a league season for the first time in the club’s history but a five-goal thriller saw Wayne Rooney pick up his first league win as Plymouth Argyle manager thanks to a late winner from captain Joe Edwards. Plymouth Argyle beating the league leaders heading into matchday five leads to them being awarded The Deck’s Championship Team of...

2024-09-16T21:46:43Z

Christian Horner explains why Verstappen was slow in Baku as Red Bull star hung out to dry

Max Verstappen was by far the slowest of the two Red Bulls at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

2024-09-15T17:40:47Z

Leaders Circle: The IndyCar championship you may not know about

A championship within the championship, IndyCar's "Leaders Circle" determines who earns a bonus $1 million at the end of the year.

2024-09-16T21:32:13Z

Unai Emery says Aston Villa hope to do Gary Shaw proud on their return to Europe's elite competition after the club's former striker died aged 63

TOM COLLOMOSSE IN BERN: Shaw was there on Villa's greatest night, when they beat Bayern in Rotterdam in 1982 to lift the European Cup, and there can be no greater motivation for the current generation.

2024-09-16T21:36:22Z

How a "massive war zone" on track helped produce an unprecedented F1 stat

Oliver Bearman completed a late overtake on his Haas teammate to ensure he scored the final point in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Nico Hulkenberg had trouble and confusion when emerging from the debris of Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez's crash. He went through what he branded a "war zone".

2024-09-16T13:09:21Z

Alan Shearer believes Newcastle ace with 105 appearances has given Howe selection headache

Premier League legend Alan Shearer believes Joe Willock’s performance against Wolves has given Eddie Howe a big decision to make. Newcastle continued their unbeaten start to the season as they came from a goal down to beat Wolves 2-1 at Molineux on Sunday thanks to brilliant strikes from Fabian Schar and Harvey Barnes.

2024-09-16T22:12:10Z

Why are there Champions League games taking place on Thursday? Plus why the Carabao Cup is also on? Here is everything you need to know about the new European club schedule

This week after much anticipation the Champion League is set get underway. However fans looking to watch Arsenal will have to wait until Thursday because of the new format, here's why.

2024-09-16T13:21:19Z

Arsenal star Jorginho makes Premier League history in North London derby win

Jorginho picked up the 60th card of the weekend in the Premier League - more than has ever been dished out in a single of round of fixtures

2024-09-16T04:02:31Z

Hamilton relegated at Azerbaijan GP as Ricciardo caught in surprise engagement - GPFans F1 Recap

Catch up on another wild day of F1 news!

2024-09-15T22:21:17Z

It’s significant – Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag stresses importance of Carabao Cup

It’s significant – Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag stresses importance of Carabao Cup - United host League One Barnsley in the third round of the competition on Tuesday evening.

2024-09-16T17:05:10Z

Anthony Joshua vs Daniel Dubois facing second blow as world title fight yet to be approved

Anthony Joshua and Daniel Dubois's blockbuster Wembley card has faced several problems, with an ex-champion pulling out and a title fight still to be approved

2024-09-16T11:11:12Z

BMW PGA Championship Celebrity Pro-Am Tee Times 2024

Find out which pros are due to play at Wentworth on Wednesday and which celebrities they have been paired with

2024-09-16T16:01:20Z

Managers who didn't play football at the highest level

A look at some high-profile football managers who didn't play the game at the highest level, but still worked their way to the top as coaches...

2024-09-16T09:02:46Z

British Media in awe of Norris after McLaren driver completes comeback

The media in the United Kingdom focused on two major storylines last Sunday, after the 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. While Oscar Piastri managed to complete an outstanding victory, Lando Norris could finish ahead of Max Verstappen after a difficult qualifying session for the Briton. Therefore, British media were full of praise for the McLaren drivers, but mainly for Norris.

2024-09-16T06:54:25Z

Ten fascinating and previously unknown things we learnt from Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas’ interview

It says a lot about how good Cesc Fabregas was at Arsenal, that despite winning the majority of his medals elsewhere, he will always be firstly associated with the Gunners.

2024-09-16T20:25:56Z

Christian Horner makes stance clear after crash involving Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz at Azerbaijan GP

Red Bull chief Christian Horner has admitted he finds the crash between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz 'very disappointing' following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Sunday. The two men collided in the dying stages of the race, with Oscar Piastri then proceeding to claim victory. It was disappointing for the duo, who had both been in contention to clai...

2024-09-15T14:59:37Z

Soccer-Palacios' late strike earns champions Al-Ain draw in Asian Champions League

By Michael Church HONG KONG (Reuters) - Defending champions Al-Ain salvaged a 1-1 draw from their Asian Champions League Elite opener against Qatar's Al-Sadd on Monday as Matias Palacios' late strike earned Hernan Crespo's side a point in the revamped competition. Palacios scored from distance with 10 minutes remaining for the side from the United Arab Emirates to cancel out Akram Afif's opener,

2024-09-16T20:53:47Z

Real Madrid scout travels to watch "outstanding" 165k-p/w Tottenham star

Real Madrid's chief scout was reportedly in attendance to watch one Tottenham Hotspur player in the North London derby.

2024-09-16T19:24:53Z

Erling Haaland tipped to smash Premier League records after stunning start to season

Erling Haaland has nine goals in four games already this season, with former Premier League defender William Gallas branding him a "beat" who is going to rewrite the record books this season

2024-09-16T11:02:34Z

George Russell demands 'serious conversations' after Baku F1 race - 'Not good enough'

George Russell finished third at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix but was frustrated with how his afternoon had gone as the performance in his Mercedes fluctuated so much

2024-09-15T16:47:20Z

Canelo's Probable 3-Fight Plan if He's Going to Keep Avoiding David Benavidez

There's a probable three-fight plan for Canelo if he keeps avoiding David Benavidez.

2024-09-16T18:03:33Z

Huge late crash proves costly as TWO drivers hit wall to end Azerbaijan GP hopes

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez of Red Bull were involved in a crash as they both chased a podium finish in the final stages of a dramatic Azerbaijan Grand Prix

2024-09-15T12:44:54Z

Luke Littler fires warning to rivals after beating Michael Smith to win World Series of Darts

Luke Littler has warned his rivals that he's set to keep winning after securing victory at the World Series of Darts on Sunday night. The 17-year-old went into the final on the back of impressive victories over the likes of Raymond van Barneveld, Chris Dobey and Michael van Gerwen. Littler cruised to victory over Smith, with the youngster showing h...

2024-09-16T07:59:51Z

Reigning champ Aryna Sabalenka, Iga Swiatek headline Wuhan entry list – as tournament returns after 5-year absence

The biggest names in the women's game are all heading back to Wuhan after a five-year absence.

2024-09-16T13:29:35Z

Theo Walcott claims Arsenal 'played almost like a Jose Mourinho side' in their triumphant 1-0 north London derby victory over Tottenham

Ex-Arsenal star Theo Walcott believes the Gunners 'played almost like a Jose Mourinho side' to keep Spurs at bay in the final stages of Sunday's north London derby.

2024-09-16T09:51:14Z

Emery and Youri Tielemans on Villa's Champions League return against Young boys

Emery and Youri Tielemans on Villa's Champions League return against Young boys 16/09/2024 UEFA24

2024-09-16T20:24:28Z

McLaren Can Scrap 'Papaya Rules' Now

Lando Norris is coming under ever more intense scrutiny in his quest to win the 2024 drivers’ world championship. On the face of it, the…

2024-09-16T10:50:48Z

Motor racing-Bahrain to host Formula One's 2025 pre-season testing

(Reuters) - Bahrain will host three days of Formula One testing next February before the 2025 season kicks off in Australia in March, the governing FIA confirmed on Monday. The Bahrain Grand Prix has been the opening race on the calendar since 2021 but will be the fourth round in 2025 to avoid a clash with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Testing will be on Feb. 26-28 at the Sakhir circuit for

2024-09-16T10:38:18Z

Verstappen disagrees with the stewards in Baku: "Why...?"

Entering the final laps of the race, the battle between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz for P3 ended in the barrier at the Azerbaijan GP. The Dutchman, who eventually finished the race in P5, did not understand the stewards decision of deploying only the VSC.

2024-09-15T20:09:06Z

Jack Draper aiming to end year on high after Davis Cup loss - 'the work's not done'

Draper suffered defeats to Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo and Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada as Great Britain bowed out of the competition

2024-09-16T15:47:38Z

9 positives to come out of this Newcastle United weekend

I know that The Mag normally asks somebody to do three Newcastle United positives and three negatives after each match. Don’t worry, I’m not after anybody’s job. However, I did want to put forward my own positives from the weekend. I actually have nine of them. Yes, NINE of them. As we all know, Newcastle United lined up against Wolves, kind of like this: Pope Livramento, Schar, Burn, Hall Joelinton, Bruno, Longstaff Jacob Murphy, Isak, Gordon...

2024-09-16T16:58:46Z

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz penalty decision made as FIA decide who to blame

Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz crashed out of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix late on

2024-09-15T16:55:46Z

Lando Norris sets record straight on Max Verstappen VSC radio snitch accusation

Max Verstappen was handed a warning for overtaking under VSC conditions after the chequered flag.

2024-09-16T06:01:57Z

Kroger Queen City Championship Prize Money Payout 2024

Minjee Lee defends her title in the LPGA Tour event, which is taking place at a new venue

2024-09-16T18:01:28Z

UEFA Champions League: Liverpool and Aston Villa kick-off this new era for European club football

Europe's premier club football competition has undergone a format change this year

2024-09-16T15:51:15Z

Springboks lock set for second appearance since Rugby World Cup final victory

Munster have been dealt a massive boost ahead of the start of the new season.

2024-09-16T12:44:39Z

USMNT star Christian Pulisic earns MVP honours at AC Milan after latest game-changing performance for Serie A giants

USMNT star Christian Pulisic has secured more MVP honours at AC Milan following his latest game-changing performance.

2024-09-16T11:28:33Z

F1 champ Max Verstappen under FIA investigation after CHAOTIC Azerbaijan GP

Max Verstappen has been placed under investigation in Baku

2024-09-15T16:21:12Z

F1 gets first-ever Olympic medallist on podium because of Oscar Piastri's Azerbaijan win

Oscar Piastri won his second race of the season with victory at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix and his race engineer was on hand to celebrate with him on the podium.

2024-09-16T06:56:05Z

Kilcoo do what they do to breeze beyond Mayobridge en route to semi spot

Morgan Fuels Down SFC quarter-final: Kilcoo 1-15 Mayobridge 0-8

2024-09-16T20:21:19Z

Eddie Howe’s Newcastle signings fight back as Harvey Barnes magic downs Wolves

It was the first match since Newcastle’s transfer policy under Eddie Howe was deemed “not fit for purpose”, so it was only fitting that one of his major signings scored a stunning winner to earn victory from the jaws of defeat. Paul Mitchell, the Newcastle sporting director, was sat in the directors’ box at Molineux with his clumsy interview during...

2024-09-15T18:32:44Z

Louis Rees-Zammit given NFL hope after Jacksonville Jaguars' poor start to new season

The Jacksonville Jaguars fell to a 18-13 defeat to the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, with quarterback Trevor Lawrence issuing a blunt assessment of their performance

2024-09-16T23:02:46Z

The 7 women with the highest career-winning percentage: Steffi Graf 3rd, Iga Swiatek with 82.11%

Who holds the record for highest career-winning percentage in women's tennis?

2024-09-16T13:29:33Z

Goretzka and Sané train with Bayern ahead of Champions League opener

Midfielder Leon Goretzka and winger Leroy Sané took part in the Bayern Munich training on Monday ahead of the Champions League opener against Dinamo Zagreb. Goretzka hasn't been included in the squad for recent matchdays after the club reportedly failed to sell him during the summer transfer window. However, Bayern said on Monday that defender Sach...

2024-09-16T15:20:33Z

Carlos Alcaraz expects 'weird' experience with rivals as Spaniard in unfamiliar territory

Carlos Alcaraz will make his Laver Cup debut this weekend.

2024-09-16T14:56:09Z

Arsenal proved they didn’t need Odegaard and Rice to seal victory in the North London Derby

There was concern surrounding The Gunners North London derby due to a couple of pivotal key players missing. Declan Rice was suspended following his sending off versus Brighton before the International Break, and captain Martin Odegaard picked up an ankle injury during the break for Norway inconveniently .

2024-09-16T13:10:50Z