THIS is the £1,200 rocking horse that is key to Frankie Dettori’s incredible success in the saddle. A combination of metal, wood and leather, it has pride of place inside the gym at his sumptuous Newmarket home. The mechanical simulator looks more like a disgruntled donkey than the thoroughbred champions he is usually astride, but […]
INTER MILAN will make a fresh bid for Romelu Lukaku after manager Antonio Conte won over club chiefs. Former Chelsea boss Conte has been fuming at the delay in Inter meeting Manchester United’s £75million asking price. The Italian felt his club was breaking promises made to him when he decided to take charge at the […]
CLOSE friendship with late teenager Damary Dawkins has changed Raheem Sterling’s outlook on life. The former Crystal Palace youth player died at the age of 13 in March after a brave battle with leukaemia. The England ace had become pals with the youngster and tried to help find a stem cell donor – before kindly […]
SHEFFIELD UNITED are set to land Oliver McBurnie next in their summer spend. Chris Wilder has completed the season-long loan signing of keeper Dean Henderson from Manchester United and bought midfielder Ben Osborn for £3.5million from Nottingham Forest. And McBurnie is the next to arrive at Bramall Lane after talks stepped up over his £18million […]
DANIEL JAMES is not worried about the rough stuff this season — he is used to it! Manchester United’s Welsh winger was the main target for Tottenham in Thursday’s 2-1 win in Shanghai and even appeared to be stamped on by Moussa Sissoko. Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said James had refused to be […]
JOE ROOT admits he is shattered by his World Cup heroics just five days before he leads England into Ashes battle. England demolished Ireland for just 38 at Lord’s yesterday to win the Test by 143 runs. But they must play Australia in the First Test at Edgbaston on Thursday and, asked if he is […]
WOLVES will confirm the capture of Real Madrid centre-half Jesus Vallejo on a year-long loan today. The Spain Under-21 star completed a medical yesterday and is set to train with Wanderers on Monday. Vallejo, 22, who only had four Real starts last term due to injury, met his new team-mates after their 2-0 Europa League […]
TOTTENHAM are blanking enquiries for Kyle Walker-Peters because he looks set to start the season as their ONLY available right-back. Crystal Palace and Brighton were among those wanting KWP, 22, on a season-long loan but he will be staying put. Germans RB Leipzig also asked about adding him to their store of English talent. But […]
DEONTAY WILDER claims it is “disgusting” Oscar Rivas was not told Dillian Whyte had apparently failed a drugs test days before their title fight. The Brixton heavyweight won Saturday night’s showdown to line up a mega-money clash with WBC champ Wilder. But American Wilder raged: “It’s very wrong. Even if you had a tiny bit […]
RAHEEM STERLING felt no sense of jealousy when he watched his old Liverpool mates lift the Champions League last month. Because, deep down, he knew that three weeks earlier he had laid hands on the trophy which REALLY matters. For a second successive season, Sterling bagged a Premier League medal — pipping the Reds by […]
A DAUGHTER’S harrowing screams could be heard after her dad is said to have poured petrol all around their mobile home and set it alight. Jamey Newport, 22, died in the home in Paynesville, northwest of Minneapolis, she shared with her dad John Sean Newport, 46, on Tuesday evening. The young woman’s screams could be […]
FULHAM’S record signing has joined Villarreal on a season-long loan deal. Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa was just one of the disasters from last season after signing for £30million a year ago. The 23-year-old midfielder made just 16 Premier League starts as the Cottagers were relegated to the Championship. He did show some form towards the tale […]
GARETH BALE is on the verge of completing his shock move to China. The Real Madrid star has been locked in talks with Jiangsu Suning over the last 24 hours over a move which could be worth over £1million-a-week before tax. The club are based in Nanjing, population over six million, and they hope to […]
SPORTS Direct has revealed that Belgian authorities are demanding £605million in unpaid taxes. Founder Mike Ashley has pledged to fight the demand, which led to delays in his company publishing its full-year financial results. And to add to his woes, Mr Ashley said there would be more House of Fraser store closures after finding it […]
PIERS Morgan has paid a heartfelt tribute to his “brilliant and ferociously loyal” manager who died suddenly at 59. Super-agent John Ferriter – who also boasted Mark Wright, Peter Andre, and Gemma Collins as clients – died last night in unexplained circumstances. Morgan led the tributes with an emotional tweet about the “charismatic” manager. He […]
THE remaining Islanders were treated to their final dates in their couples, with Molly-Mae breaking down while reflecting on her time in the villa with Tommy. And given that it had just been days since the last shock elimination, contestants had now been rocked with the news that another pair was set to leave the […]