Category: Sports

Andy Murray will need to get used to not being the centre of attention when he joins Novak Djokovic’s team, the Scot’s former coach has warned. The double Olympic champion shocked the tennis world by announcing he will coach his former rival at the Australian Open. The Serbian superstar, 37, failed to win a Grand […]

French tennis star Nicolas Mahut believes Novak Djokovic could aim “violent” outbursts towards Andy Murray when they begin working together. Djokovic has enlisted his long-time rival to be his new coach and Murray will join the Serb’s team during the off-season through into the Australian Open. But there could be fireworks. Both men are known […]

Joe Root has clapped back at former Australia coach Darren Lehmann after he suggested the England batsman was not among the all-time greats of cricket. Root will go into the upcoming series against New Zealand as the world’s top-ranked batter and has established himself as a legend of the English game over the course of […]

Juan Martin del Potro has detailed the heartbreaking reality of his knee injury as he takes “seven pills a day” and lives a “never-ending nightmare”. The former world No. 3 injured his knee at Queen’s in 2019 and has been in pain ever since, having multiple unsuccessful surgeries. Del Potro now wants to have prosthesis […]

Mercedes trackside engineering director Andrew Shovlin has revealed they were not expecting to fight for victory in Las Vegas. Ferrari were the favourites heading into the weekend but the Silver Arrows surprised everyone by claiming a one-two finish. “We didn’t come to Las Vegas thinking that this track would suit us, so it’s been great […]

Retailers across Ireland are being called to shun Conor McGregor’s stout and whiskey brands following a civil court jury’s verdict that found him liable for sexually assaulting hair colourist Nikita Hand. A prominent rape crisis organisation has declared that no store should endorse the products of an individual held accountable for such misconduct. This development […]

Conor McGregor has made a resolute statement promising to challenge the outcome of his civil sexual assault case, though he confessed to past “mistakes”. The ex-UFC champion must pay Nikita Hand a sum of £200,000 following a guilty ruling in a civil court. Accused of raping her in a Dublin hotel six years earlier, McGregor […]

Gary Lineker has taken a football management role following the revelation he won’t be working on Match of the Day next season. Lineker, 63, will take control of a team competing in the Baller League, that is launching in the UK and USA. The former Spurs striker will combine with Alan Shearer and Micah Richards […]

Luke Littler could start his World Darts Championship campaign with a mouth-watering second-round clash with Fallon Sherrock after the draw was completed on Monday evening. Reigning world champion Luke Humphries – who toppled Littler in last year’s final at Alexandra Palace – faces a meeting with Thibault Tricole or Joe Comito. Littler will share the […]