PETER CROUCH is using the off-season to spend some quality time with giraffes – who he refers to as his ‘family’. The 6ft 7in striker – who is the second-tallest player in the Premier League behind Costel Pantilimon – hung out with the tallest land animals in the world at a zoo. Summer for me […]
THIS is the moment athletics fans witnessed a first as a long-jumper’s WIG fell off in the sand. Blessing Okagbare was competing in the Diamond League meeting in Oslo when her event took a rather unusual turn. The Nigerian performed a near-perfect run followed by the hop, skip and jump and all seemed like it […]
LEEDS goalkeeper Rob Green partied at the 2017 Isle of Wight festival dressed as 1980’s cartoon hero Danger Mouse. The former England stopper helped his Championship side finish a respectable seventh after playing a whopping 46 games. The 37-year-old endured a horrendous start to the season by losing 3-0 to old club QPR. But there […]
WINNING the Premier League is certainly something to be celebrated wildly… but you don’t need to tell Diego Costa twice. The Brazilian-born forward, 28, had a phenomenal Friday night after unlikely hero Michy Batshuayi popped up in the 82nd-minute to beat West Brom 1-0 and clinch the title. But Costa took his celebrations to an […]
YAYA Toure’s agent has urged Manchester City’s fans to show their appreciation for the midfielder- by turning up with birthday cakes to the Etihad on Saturday. Toure will turn 34 on the day that City host Leicester City, a game that Pep Guardiola’s men need to win in order to strengthen their grip on the top […]