Pep Guardiola’s bizarre team selection shifted the dynamic of the final (Getty)When Pep Guardiola told the Manchester City players his starting line-up, some were surprised, but none said anything. Some have too much faith in him to question him. He has…

Cesar Azpilicueta has hailed N’Golo Kante as the world’s best midfielder after the France star powered Chelsea to Champions League glory. Chelsea captain Azpilicueta paid tribute to “humble” Kante, who constantly eschews praise but cannot avoid the limelight with his peerless performances.…

CHICAGO — Baseball is a game of adjustments, so it probably is time to adjust one of the standard measures of what constitutes an overmatched hitter. I’m referring to the Mendoza Line — a .200 batting average — which students of the…

(Getty) They will tell you that Brentford is a model club. After a season like this one, when they climbed back to the top flight of English football for the first time in 74 years, building up from humble beginnings to become…

Stephen Craigan has long been prepared to argue on David Turnbull’s behalf – now he says it is time the Celtic ace fought his own battles if he wants to convince Steve Clarke to make him a key man for Scotland this…

The brilliance of Chelsea's immovable object N’Golo Kante - Getty Images/BT Sport While his persona is at the other end of the scale to hell-raising, there is a touch of Dennis Rodman about N’Golo Kante, whose skillset is incomparable in his own…

May 30—A couple of Maine natives went for a training run earlier this month in the mountains of Arizona. In a few weeks, both Rachel Schneider of Sanford and Emily Durgin of Standish will be competing at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon,…

May 30—HAMPTON — He might pass him," the man standing on the grass inside the track at Winnacunnet High School yelled to no one in particular. "Yup. He's gonna pass him. He's gonna pass him!" The man was right. Londonderry High School's…

May 30—HAMPTON — When she started competing in outdoor track and field as a sixth-grader, Briana Danis wanted to be a hurdler. Then Danis found a different event, which has worked out well. "Originally I wanted to do hurdles actually, which was…

May 30—Tennessee's semifinal showdown Saturday afternoon against Florida in the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament did not go as planned for Volunteers coach Tony Vitello, and he was thrilled with that. After riding the pitching trio of Chad Dallas, Will Heflin and Blade…