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Frankie Dettori is expecting a “massive run” from Hazapour in the Investec Derby after travelling to Ireland to partner Dermot Weld’s charge in a gallop on Tuesday morning. Frankie Dettori is expecting a “massive run” from Hazapour in the Investec Derby after travelling to Ireland to partner Dermot Weld’s charge in a gallop on Tuesday morning. With his stable jockey Pat Smullen having been out of action since late March after being diagnosed with a tumour, Weld has turned to the popular Italian to partner his Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial winner at Epsom. READ MORE.....

Sergio Ramos has won three successive Champions League titles since being appointed Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos has avoided disciplinary action from UEFA for his off-the-ball clash with Loris Karius in Saturday’s Champions League final. The Real Madrid captain struck Liverpool’s goalkeeper in the head with his right elbow during a Real Madrid attack. READ MORE....

Spain Barcelona have identified Tottenham’s Christian Eriksen as a possible replacement for Andres Iniesta. Barca still expect to complete the £87m signing of Antoine Griezmann from Atletico Madrid but are concerned at a lack of creativity in their midfield following the departure of Iniesta to Vissel Kobe in Japan. Eriksen has emerged as the club’s preferred candidate to fill that void but Barca are unsure if they can afford the Danish playmaker.  (Sport) READ MORE....

James Tate is relishing a potential rematch between Invincible Army and Sands Of Mali in the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot next month. The Tate-trained Invincible Army made an impressive start to his three-year-old campaign in the Pavilion Stakes at Ascot at the start of May and was a well-backed favourite to follow up in Saturday’s Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock. He ultimately failed to reel in Richard Fahey’s all-the-way winner Sands Of Mali, but there was just a nose between them at the line and Tate is hoping for a different result in Berkshire. READ MORE...

Severn Stars beat Surrey Storm to maintain their hopes of a best ever finish in the Vitality Superleague Check out the highlights from Monday’s night’s Vitality Superleague action as Severn Stars beat Surrey Storm to continue their impressive form. Stars made it four wins from their last five games and completed a Bank Holiday double by beating the hosts at Surrey Sports Park. READ MORE.....

After fighting a niggling shoulder injury for nearly a year, Sky Sports Scholar Max Litchfield finally made his competitive return at the weekend. Times were irrelevant. Climbing out of the pool without pain was everything. Relief. Joy. Hope. “Nothing flashy,” he said. “But now ready to kick on.” The 23-year-old from Sheffield swam in the Derventio Excel meeting in front of his home crowd and is delighted to get back on his journey towards the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. READ MORE.....

The Ladies European Tour, the European Golf Association , and the Professional Golfers’ Association are among the organisations to have already committed to the document, along with the governing bodies of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. “Signatories call on everyone involved in golf to play their part in developing a culture that values women’s involvement in every aspect of the sport, from participating to pursuing a career,” states the charter. READ MORE....

We take a look at Ryan Sessegnon’s best and key moments in his career so far Ryan Sessegnon will be a Fulham player next season in the Premier League even if he is sold and loaned back, says owner Shahid Khan. The 18-year-old has attracted interest from  Manchester United   and  Tottenham  after 16 goals and seven assists saw him win  Sky Bet Championship Player of the Season  and Young Player of the Season at the EFL awards. READ MORE.....

Rory McIlroy and Graeme McDowell led the chorus of approval for the West Course at Wentworth following the huge renovation project, and Paul McGinley is delighted with the feedback. The feedback from the players at the BMW PGA Championship has been fantastic, and that vindicates what we’re doing at Wentworth and the investment from the owners. There are four or five phases to the redevelopment, which started with the redesign of the West Course and the replacement of all the greens which was completed shortly before last year’s tournament. READ MORE....

Minjee Lee celebrated her 22nd birthday with victory in the LPGA’s Volvik Championship in Michigan, a birdie at the final hole lifting her to a one-shot win over Kim In-Kyung. Australian Lee , who took a two-shot lead into the final round in Michigan, fired a four-under par 68 for a 16-under par total of 272. A three-putt bogey at 17 had dropped her into a tie for the lead with Kim, who had capped her 67 with a tap-in birdie at the last for a 15-under total of 273. READ MORE......

Alexander Zverev is making all the right steps in his tennis education as he seeks to bridge the troublesome hurdle of replicating his tour-level form on the Grand Slam stage. Ability is not in doubt but the 21-year-old still has to solve the puzzle of success at the pinnacle of the sport. The challenge for players to break through and take tennis to new heights is immense, as greats of the game in Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal continue to excel at the four majors and beyond but the gap isn’t insurmountable and Zverev leads the chasing pack. READ MORE.... \

One of the talking points from the weekend of the BMW PGA Championship involved players not giving a verbal shout after a wayward shot to warn the crowd, and Mark Roe says that is unacceptable … It’s been another great week at Wentworth , but it’s a shame that one of the talking points among golf fans has been about players not shouting “fore” to warn the galleries of imminent danger. However, anybody who is critical of that, I support their views wholeheartedly. READ MORE......

Tim Paine says England cricket fans will see a better behaved Australian team during next month’s limited overs series. But that does not mean they can expect the World Cup holders to play with any less intensity. Australia leave on Monday for the series in England, where they can expect a hostile reaction after being embroiled in a ball-tampering scandal in South Africa \in late March. The sides will play five one-day matches and a Twenty20 international. READ MORE.....

“I’ve been playing pretty solid the whole year,” said Lee, whose five prior top-10 finishes in 2018 included a play-off loss to Lydia Ko in San Francisco in April. “It’s nice to have a win before the Open,” added Lee, already looking ahead to the US Women’s Open that starts Thursday in Shoal Creek in Alabama. “Next week is going to be a totally different week, so I’ll just try my best. I know I’m hitting it pretty solid, I’m putting solid, so hopefully I’ll have a good week.” READ MORE.....

Watch the moment Daniel Ricciardo returned to the Red Bull Energy Station to cheers and high-fives before he embraced his family  Watch the moment Daniel Ricciardo returned to the Red Bull Energy Station to cheers and high-fives before he embraced his family Daniel Ricciardo and Christian Horner, his boss at Red Bull, believe the Australian reached a new career peak during his victory in Monaco. READ MORE....

Celtic defender Erik Sviatchenko has rejoined Danish club FC Midtjylland on a permanent basis. The 26-year-old joined Celtic from Midtjylland in January 26 but spent the second half of this season on loan with the club, helping them win the Danish title. Sviatchenko won two Scottish Premierships , two League Cups and the Scottish Cup during his time in Glasgow, playing a major part in their unbeaten 2016/17 season. READ MORE.....

Zack Steffen recorded his sixth consecutive clean sheet as Columbus Crew overcame playing a man down for the entire second half to hold hosts Sporting Kansas City to a goalless draw on Sunday. Columbus played the second half with just 10 players after midfielder Federico Higuain received a red card late in first-half stoppage time. However, Sporting Kansas City could not get past Steffen, who established a franchise goalkeeper record for most minutes without allowing a goal (495) while recording his MLS-leading seventh shutout of the season. READ MORE.....

LeBron James is the only player in NBA history to play in at least four Finals with two different teams. LeBron James reached the NBA Finals for the eighth consecutive season as the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated Boston Celtics 87-79 on Sunday. James registered 35 points, 15 rebounds and nine assists while playing all 48 minutes of the Game Seven Eastern Conference decider. READ MORE......

Pakistan’s players have been told to stop wearing smartwatches during play to avoid any allegations of match-fixing, bowler Hasan Ali has said. The International Cricket Council’s anti-corruption team met the tourists after  the opening day of the first Test against England at Lord’s  and warned the players against wearing the watches, which are capable of transmitting text or voice messages and functioning like a phone. READ MORE....

McDonnell has held the WBA bantamweight title for four years and despite talk of moving up, the champion is never afraid to travel or take a risk, and Naoya Inoue brings both to the table. The Japanese ‘Monster ’ might be making his first appearance at 118lbs, but is not only the home fighter – he also carries a frightening 87 per cent KO ration with him. READ MORE.....

After ending the season 19 points adrift of Manchester City , many expect a summer of upheaval at Manchester United as Jose Mourinho goes about bridging the gap to the Premier League champions. With an endless stream of players linked with moves to Old Trafford and the futures of some of the current squad up for debate, it remains to be seen what changes take place on the field. Things off the field, however, have moved at a much quicker pace, with the departure of Mourinho’s trusted assistant Rui Faria sparking a flurry of activity behind the scenes. READ MORE.....

Kal Yafai is back in action this weekend to make his long-awaited American debut, so with major fights seemingly imminent for the WBA champ , we look at the leading players in the division? Yafai goes from Birmingham to Fresno, California, on Sunday morning to take on tough Mexican David Carmona , live on  Sky Sports,  as he looks to push himself closer to unification opportunities. READ MORE...

Simon Yates saw his lead in the Giro d’Italia halved by defending champion Tom Dumoulin, while Max Schachmann won stage 18 out of the day’s breakaway. Yates cracked on the climb to the summit finish at Prato Nevoso when Dumoulin followed an attack from Team Sky’s Chris Froome inside the final two kilometres of the 196km stage from Abbiategrasso. Team Sunweb’s Dumoulin took 28 seconds out of Mitchelton-Scott’s Yates, halving the 25-year-old Briton’s advantage in the battle for the leader’s pink jersey. READ MORE....

Simon Yates saw his lead in the Giro d’Italia halved by defending champion Tom Dumoulin , while Max Schachmann won stage 18 out of the day’s breakaway. Yates cracked on the climb to the summit finish at Prato Nevoso when Dumoulin followed an attack from Team Sky’s Chris Froome inside the final two kilometres of the 196km stage from Abbiategrasso. Team Sunweb’s Dumoulin took 28 seconds out of Mitchelton-Scott’s Yates, halving the 25-year-old Briton’s advantage in the battle for the leader’s pink jersey. READ MORE....

Saturday’s play-off final between Fulham and Aston Villa is worth approximately £170m to the winner The Sky Bet Championship play-off final between Aston Villa and Fulham on Saturday is worth approximately £170m for the winners. Villa and Fulham hope to join Wolves and Cardiff in the Premier League next season and the prize on offer in the annual winner-takes-all clash at Wembley is still the biggest in world football. READ MORE.....

Applause as the first overseas passenger flight in almost 20 years touched down at Broome International Airport . READ MORE.....

Australian nun Patricia Fox has called on the Philippines government not to arrest or forcibly deport her pending a new appeal to the nation’s Department of Justice alleging unfair treatment by immigration officials. However, supporters fear the 71-year-old will be arrested in coming days. A deadline set for her to leave has either already expired or will do so on May 25, depending on how the wording of the deportation order is construed. READ MORE....

Chvrches’ frontwoman Lauren Mayberry admits they are surprised to be one of the biggest electronic groups in the world. READ MORE.....

The star-studded Pro-Am ahead of the BMW PGA Championship featured a huge variety of high-profile celebrities, and Nick Dougherty believes their passion for golf can have a huge impact on the game … Having the calibre of sporting stars and celebrities definitely attracts people through the gates that wouldn’t normally come to a golf tournament. Too many people still regard the sport of golf as an “old man’s game”, and they are reluctant to give it a chance. But that’s where the Pro-Am at Wentworth can help widen the audience. READ MORE....

Irish trio Ash’s new LP Islands is something of a post-break-up album for vocalist-guitarist Tim Wheeler, but it seems songwriting has always helped him find his way through the fog. “Very much,” he says, down the line from London. “I think, in a way, it prolongs the grief if you’re going through some kind of mourning for a person or a great relationship. It definitely makes it a bit harder if you’re still working on songs a long time after it’s over, but it’s very cathartic when you finish, and it helps you get it out of your system and move on and understand things. I think that’s one of the big perks of songwriting , doing art and writing.” READ MORE....

Hi there and welcome along to our live blog as England and Pakistan prepare to do battle on the opening day of the first Test at Lord’s. You won’t miss a thing as we build up to the first session of what’s bound to be an enthralling two-match series. READ MORE...

Hundreds of young players have hit the court for the highly successful Great Southern junior netball carnival held at Albany Leisure and Aquatic Centre last Sunday. It was the first time Albany Netball Association had hosted the event, run by Denmark Netball Club, which attracted 36 teams from seven different associations. READ MORE....

St Kilda hasn’t won a game since the opening round of the season, despite openly having top-four expectations. And the Western Bulldogs seemingly can’t beat any contending sides as they battle for a second straight year to replicate their 2016 premiership form. Footy fans survey: have your say for the chance to win a trip for two to the 2018 Toyota AFL Grand Final .  Take the ultimate footy survey . READ MORE....

An Ipswich councillor has urged the Queensland government not to sack the entire council and instead appoint a committee to watch what it’s doing. The council has until close of business on Thursday to tell the government why it shouldn’t be sacked outright, with two successive mayors facing serious charges. But senior councillor Paul Tully said he has a solution that would ensure innocent parties didn’t suffer. READ MORE.....

An archbishop has been found guilty of concealing child sex abuse by a priest, making him the most senior member of the Catholic Church to be convicted of such a charge. Philip Wilson, the archbishop of Adelaide , now faces up to two years in prison and is due to be sentenced by an Australian court in June. The 67-year-old was accused of covering up abuse by another priest, James Fletcher, after he was told about it in 1976 as an assistant parish priest in New South Wales READ MORE....

An advertising campaign from the 1950s advising people to “go to work on an egg” was thoroughly good advice, according to new research. The study of more than 400,000 people in China suggests that an egg a day may reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease. It found that daily consumers had lower rates of strokes and heart disease when compared to those who did not eat eggs. READ MORE...

The issue of Down’s syndrome has been front and centre of Ireland’s abortion referendum . The No campaign claims prenatal screening teamed with legal abortion would lead to the eradication of people with the condition if the Irish constitution is changed. They point to countries like Iceland, where they suggest the number of foetuses diagnosed with Down’s syndrome aborted is close to 100%. READ MORE...

The Broncos were on the field Tuesday at Dove Valley for the first of their 10 organized team activities. A recap of OTA No. 1: Five players did not participate because of injuries: Guard Ronald Leary (knee soreness), right tackle Jared Veldheer (foot), tight end Troy Fumagalli (sports hernia) and defensive lineman Clinton McDonald (shoulder). Veldheer did side field work — he ended last year with Arizona on injured reserve. READ MORE...

Kiz:  Woke up, rubbed the sleep from my eyes and checked how the Rockies actually won a game with only three hits, by reading all the details online (only 99 cents for the first month). Then, between sips of coffee, I muttered: How in the world could this scuffling Colorado team be anywhere near first place at this point in the season? I guess the Dodgers ain’t what they used to be. Could a humble 90-72 record be good enough for the Rockies to win the first division title in their history? Saunders:   Kiz, as I quite vividly recall, you picked the Rox to win 92 games, so you are actually dissing this mighty juggernaut.  I, on the other hand, picked the LoDo Boys to win 89 games. Given the state of the division, those 89 wins just might be enough for the Rockies to wear their first division crown. It’s a weird year. I mean, DBacks slumping first baseman Paul Goldschmidt is slashing .140/.321/.209 — at home. READ MORE...

Anadarko Petroleum Corp . this week demolished the home at 6310 Twilight Ave. in Firestone that sat next door to the site of last year’s deadly home explosion related to an uncapped gas flowline. The house was purchased by the company from its previous owners as part of a settlement agreement after the blast that killed Mark Martinez and Joey Irwin, and injured Martinez’s wife, Erin, on April 27, 2017, said Anadarko spokeswoman Jennifer Brice. READ MORE....