Semenyo and Guehi entered negotiations with their eyes open. Both had the Premier League’s elite to choose from in January. Semenyo was a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham. Liverpool, too, were credited with an interest in the 26-year-old, who had a £65m release clause at Bournemouth. He prioritised a move to City. Guehi…
Usyk does not foresee Joshua encountering any issues against Prenga in what he calls “official sparring”, but has been advising him on how to overcome Fury. The Ukrainian is preparing to defend his WBC title against Rico Verhoeven on 23 May in Egypt and will welcome Joshua into his camp over the next couple of…
Zanardi found a seat back in Cart in 2001, driving for a team set up by his former Ganassi engineer Mo Nunn. He was leading the race at Germany’s Lausitzring oval held just four days after the 11 September attacks in the US when the accident that changed his life took place. Exiting the pits…
Wu Yize and Mark Allen produced a session of spellbinding snooker and finished locked at 11-11 to perfectly set up the final session of their World Championship semi-final at the Crucible Theatre. Resuming at 7-7 on Saturday, the third session of the match was a complete contrast to their epic slugfest on Friday, that produced…
Collectively, Arsenal’s starting XI in their Champions League semi-final first leg have played 32,508 minutes this season – more than any of their rivals left in the competition. Atletico’s starting XI have played 31,701, compared with Bayern’s 31,522 and PSG’s 29,968. The Gunners’ David Raya (4,140), Martin Zubimendi (4,096), Declan Rice (4,002) and William Saliba…
Sheffield Wednesday have announced that US consortium Arise Capital Partners has bought the club, officially bringing to an end Dejphon Chansiri’s ownership. The group is led by David Storch, 73, an American executive whose background is in the aviation services sector. The EFL confirmed the news on Saturday, and said it would not impose a…
Lakers advance From Broderick Turner: LeBron James knew what was at stake in this first-round playoff series and that it was on his shoulders to meet the moment and have his teammates follow his lead. James simply elevated his play like he has so many times over his illustrious 23-year NBA career, playing with a…
p]:text-cms-story-body-color-text clearfix”> Was it more fun to watch the Dodger offense return to form or to watch spoiled kid Pete Crow-Armstrong strike out four times on Saturday? Certainly in the long run, Dodger success is much more important to this engaged fan than the serial failure of a young player still playing like a rookie…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Every Kentucky Derby evokes emotion in the winning horse’s team, but the 1990 race brought it to a level even beyond a Hallmark movie. Trainer Carl Nafzger famously described Unbridled’s stretch run to 92-year-old owner Frances Genter, whose eyesight was failing. “He’s taking the lead. He’s on the lead, Mrs. Genter. He’s on the…
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — It’s Kentucky Derby Day, also known as the day everyone waits around for eight hours to watch a two-minute horse race. But that’s part of what makes the Derby what it is … not just a race, but an event. And maybe 8 a.m. PDT is a little early to begin your neighborhood party,…