Football: Patrice Evra denies homophobia after social media spat with PSGPARIS (AFP) - Patrice Evra has hit back at accusations of homophobia after Paris Saint-Germain blasted the former France captain for calling the Ligue 1 club "a bunch of queers" in the aftermath of their Champions League exit to Manchester United.Earlier,...

Football: Everton probe Jordan Pickford bar brawl allegationsLONDON (AFP) - England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is under investigation by his club Everton about his alleged involvement in a brawl in Sunderland on Sunday (March 31).The 25-year-old - who shone at last year's World Cup - is believed to have reacted when revellers...

Football: Pele remains under 'observation' in Brazil hospital, say doctorsSAO PAULO (AFP) - Pele remains under "observation" in a Brazilian hospital, his doctors said on Thursday (April 11), describing the three-time World Cup winner as "clinically stable".The latest update on the Brazilian football great's health comes...

AskST@NLB: An eye on perfection as Ser aims for the skyThe maximum score a shooter can achieve with an air rifle is 10.9. During training, national shooter Jasmine Ser is given a target of 52.5 for a set of five shots, and she must achieve this for eight sets.Sometimes she misses by less than a hair's breadth and records...

Loss to Hungary not a tragedy: Croatia coachBUDAPEST • The signs were there after Croatia got their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign off to a shaky start with a "more difficult than expected" home win over minnows Azerbaijan last Friday.And those same bundle of nerves were again on display as Hungary ran out deserving 2-1...

Football: West Ham pass evidence to police on racist abuse of Liverpool's Salah during EPL gameLONDON (REUTERS) - West Ham have handed evidence to the police after completing an investigation into racist abuse shouted at Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah during their English Premier League match at the London Stadium on...