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Bengaluru FC pick up ITB on first day, lean towards ISL

The Sunil Chhetri-led side created history by becoming the I-League champions in their first time of asking before adding more glory to their name by becoming t...

Chelsea seal fifth Premier League crown with West Brom victory

That decision changed our season. Chelsea's manager Antonio Conte, centre, celebrates with players after the English Premier League soccer match between West ...

Kevin King on Packers: 'They're Getting a Leader, They're Getting a Playmaker'

If King can work his way into his full potential, he will become the top corner in Green Bay and will be a Pro Bowler multiple times. Biegel checked off ano...

South Korea to attend China's Silk Road summit amid diplomatic rift

North Korea claims the primary suspect is a man identified only by the ubiquitous surname "Kim". It's not unprecedented for North Korea to directly contact th...

Mourinho: Europa semi is United's 'most important' match

A veritable murderers' row of superstar managers-Pep Guardiola and José Mourinho and Antonio Conte joining a league that already had Jürgen Klopp and Mauricio P...

Fabregas wants Chelsea to wrap up title in a hurry

Costa scored his 20th league goal of the season, converting a pass from the excellent Cesc Fabregas, and Alonso netted from a similar position before half-time ...

Chelsea wins English Premier League after beating West Brom

From tactical know-how to personable qualities and everything in-between, the Italian has ticked every box. Chelsea will have N'Golo Kante available as they...

Back on top: Chelsea wins the English Premier League

It didn't look like it was going to be Chelsea's day against a team mired in a six-match losing streak coming into Friday's contest. Antonio Conte's Chelse...

How do Chelsea stars rate this season?

Chelsea have played some sublime football at times throughout this campaign, although the victor was anything but - Gary Cahill's shanked shot finding its wa...

Coroner: Cause of bobsledder Steven Holcomb's death unclear

Holcomb was one of several bobsledders who do off-season weight training at East Tennessee State University. Holcomb was a native of Park City, Utah, and his ...

Antonio Conte allowing himself to relax a little

Also we must know that to play West Brome is not easy. "It was a big step forward to win against a side fighting for their lives". I must be honest, and I mus...

Boston Celtics commentary: C's will get their swagger back in Game 5

The NBA is suspending Washington's Kelly Oubre for Game 4 vs. Boston for altercation with Kelly Olynyk, league sources tell @TheVertical. I know he's not like...

McCann, McCullers lead MLB-best Astros past Yankees, 5-1

The visiting Houston Astros will carry a four-game winning streak and the best record in the majors into Friday's matchup against the New York Yankees in the ...

Klitschko wants rematch after Joshua loss

Klitschko got back to his feet both times, but as Joshua sense that victory was imminent, Joshua pushed Klitschko to the ropes to begin a flurry that forced the...

Joshua keen on Klitschko rematch

The only active sportsman during his career to the best of this writer's knowledge to ever go over the $1 billion dollar mark was golfer Tiger Woods. Joshua, ...

Thursday's Twins-Chicago White Sox game recap

He allowed one run in six innings but did not factor into a decision April 20 against Cleveland. Brandon Kintzler quickly got into trouble Thursday when he ...

Mets closer Familia has clot in shoulder, surgery possible

Any absence would further compromise a Mets bullpen that has been carrying a heavy workload, the effect of a starting rotation that has been banged up and under...

Cavs take 3-0 lead; Spurs up

But when it was winning time , the Cavaliers quickly put an end to the Raptors' resistance in Game 3 . The Raptors tried to counterbalance by not sending scre...

Daniel Cormier vs. Jon Jones at UFC 214 at Honda Center

One of the most eagerly anticipated rematches in UFC history is set . Daniel Cormier will put the light heavyweight title on the line against former champion ...

Chelsea not complacent ahead of West Brom tie, says Cahill

Matt Phillips (hamstring) will miss out while Hal Robson-Kanu will be on the bench but Jonny Evans (ankle) is fit after coming off in the 2-2 draw at Burnley ....

Sixers linked to impending free agent PG Kyle Lowry

LeBron James scored 35 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had six assists to lead the Cavaliers, who won the National Basketball Association championship last...

Man Utd, Ajax squeeze into Europa League final

JOSE MOURINHO claims Ajax have a big advantage for the Europa League final because of 12 days' extra rest. Although falling further behind on aggregate ha...

Wizards' Markieff Morris Says He'll Play In Game 2 Vs. Celtics

He attended her funeral on Saturday and returned to Boston early Sunday morning - just hours before the Celtics won 123-111 in a game where Thomas lost a tooth....

Lauda: Bottas' 'life is easier' after Sochi success

Bottas saw out the win in 1 hour 28 minutes 8.743 seconds to add a race victory to the first pole of his career from the previous Bahrain GP. 30, 2017. The sa...

Batshuayi delivers Chelsea Premier League title

Can Chelsea win the English Premier League in this game? "They want to make it boring for me in England, because everybody knows I love to play", Luiz said in...

Conte can not guarantee that Eden Hazard will stay at Chelsea

Conte intends to significantly strengthen Chelsea's squad this summer in preparation for a return to the Champions League next season and does not believe se...

Matt Harvey apologizes to Mets, explains why he didn't show up Saturday

If the Matt Harvey saga seemed a little unusual while it was unfolding, prepare for it to get a little stranger. 1B Lucas Duda (left elbow) played in his ...

Will remain in NBA Draft

Now, he's diving all the way into the draft pool. Sports' The Vertical , Jackson will remain in the 2017 NBA Draft and will hire an agent after all. 15 Flori...

Atletico recognizes it needs to improve to succeed in Europe

Despite a courageous performance and a 2-1 second leg victory, Atletico Madrid's attempt to overturn a 3-0 first leg deficit from their Champions League semi-fi...

The Celtics Have Taken Control

The Celtics led 67-51 heading into the third quarter and the Wizards never got closer than 13 points in a game that was never in doubt. Most every Wizard looked...