See the stunning detail you missed about Steve Smith’s shock cricket retirement

Old rivals Steve Smith and Virat Kohli shared a telling moment after the match

Cricket fans believe they have pinpointed the exact moment that Steve Smith revealed his retirement from one-day internationals on the field during an interaction with Virat Kohli. Smith, 35, announced his retirement from ODI matches after appearing in the format 170 times for his country. The shock move came after he led Australia to defeat … Read more

Premier League Darts Night 4 LIVE: Schedule, format and how to follow as Luke Littler looks to bounce back from shock defeat

Luke Littler holding Premier League Darts trophy.

Luke Littler will look to bounce back on Night 4 of the Premier League Darts this evening, live on talkSPORT 2. Littler was stunned by Gerwyn Price in their quarter-final at the start of night three, with the Iceman taking a 6-4 victory and then going on to win the whole night. 4 Defending Premier … Read more

Leaving Pluto in the dust: New Horizons probe gearing up for epic crossing of ‘termination shock’

up-close spacecraft photo of a brownish-red two-lobed deep-space object that looks a lot like a snowman

NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft conducted the first and only flyby of the Pluto system, culminating at the closest approach of that distant world in July 2015. Sailing onward, the probe carried out a Jan. 1, 2019 flyby of Arrokoth, a Kuiper Belt Object, or KBO, located in a region of space beyond Neptune called the … Read more

‘Boxing is a drug’ – Oleksandr Usyk finally reacts to Tyson Fury’s shock retirement

Usyk defeated Fury twice in May and December

Oleksandr Usyk doubts Tyson Fury is retired for good. ‘The Gypsy King’ had boxing fans with their heads in their hands when he hung up his gloves for a fourth time last month. 3 Usyk defeated Fury twice in May and DecemberCredit: Getty Before taking to social media to drop the bombshell, Saudi boxing chief … Read more

Chloe Kelly dropped by Sarina Wiegman as Lionesses manager explains shock decision

Kelly scored England’s winner in the Euro 2022 final and now faces a battle to be included for Euro 2025

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Liverpool out of FA Cup: Arne Slot defends team selection after Plymouth shock | Football News

Ryan Hardie scores from the spot to give Plymouth the lead against Liverpool

Arne Slot defended his team selection after his much-changed Liverpool side crashed out of the FA Cup to Championship bottom-club Plymouth. The Premier League leaders had been big pre-match favourites to march into round five of the competition, with talk of a possible quadruple even beginning to build following their qualification for the Carabao Cup … Read more

Manchester City avoid cup shock at Leyton Orient after Kevin De Bruyne winner

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How a Chelsea legend became a ‘Fulham man’: Inside Willian’s shock return to Premier League

Fulham vice-chairman Tony Khan has revealed Willian was ‘chomping at the bit’ to return to the club. The Brazilian rejoined the west Londoners until the end of the season after cancelling his contract at Greek side Olympiacos, having only left the Cottagers months earlier. 5 Willian is back at Fulham for the second timeCredit: Credit: … Read more

Jamie Donley vows to rattle Manchester City as Leyton Orient dream of cup shock

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‘That was very, very difficult’: LeBron James, Lakers still in shock over Anthony Davis trade

Melissa Rohlin FOX Sports NBA Writer After Anthony Davis found out he was traded to Dallas on Saturday evening, he FaceTimed LeBron James.  James declined to reveal the words that were exchanged, but he described the tenor of their conversation.  “If AD wants to talk about that moment, [he can], but it was definitely a … Read more