ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host The Boston Celtics, the consensus betting favorite to win the 2022-23 NBA title, have the highest projected win total for next season at 54.5 at Caesars Sportsbook, which released its numbers Wednesday. The Phoenix Suns have the next-highest total at 53.5 and are followed by the defending-champion […]

ESPN’s NBA Summer Forecast has revealed which elite teams will finish with the best regular-season records in the Eastern and Western conferences. But which contenders will rise in the playoffs? The Golden State Warriors shocked many around the NBA world — including our panel — by rebooting their dynasty and capturing the 2022 title. Are we predicting back-to-back championships for […]

British diving star Tom Daley may not have competed at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, but he did carry the Queen's baton during the opening ceremony. Despite deciding not to compete, the Commonwealth Games gold medallist has not retired – announcing before Birmingham that he was taking a year out from the sport to rest and spent time with family. […]

Tributes have been paid to iconic former cricket umpire Rudi Koertzen following his death at the age of 73 after he was involved in a road traffic collision in South Africa The passing of Koertzen, who stood in 108 Test matches and 209 One-Day Internationals between the years of 1992 and 2010 – also taking charge in 14 T20 internationals, […]

Welsh rugby legend Gareth Thomas has been accused of 'deceptively' transmitting HIV to an ex-partner. Ian Baum has alleged Mr Thomas failed to inform him he was HIV positive, and of 'failing to take reasonable care' to ensure he did not transmit the disease. Mr Baum is suing Thomas, who won 100 caps for his country and captained them to […]

Newly-married life looked good for LIV Golf's Brooks Koepka and stunning wife Jena Sims as they enjoyed a booze-fuelled boat party on Sunday. The couple got engaged in April last year and duly tied the knot in June in Turks and Caicos. And with Koepka's status in the world of golf, coupled with Sims' fame as actress and model, the […]

A freak slip while feeding her dogs was enough to rule South Africa captain Dane van Niekerk out of the World Cup. Cricket star Van Niekerk, 29, "knew straight away" her hopes of playing in New Zealand were over as soon as she "heard a snap," which turned out to be an ankle fracture. The all-rounder was on a high […]

The Premier of Niue – a small Oceanic island nation – competed for the minnows in lawn bowls at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. 54-year-old Dalton Tagelagi was part of Niue's four-man and two-man teams, but he failed to win a single match. The small nation finished bottom of their section in both disciplines of the sport – finishing with a […]

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An Italian athlete ended up last in his 400-metre race at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – after making the rash decision to go commando and having to run with his willy falling out of his loose-fitting shorts. Decathlete Alberto Nonino started off promisingly and went past two rivals in spectacular style on the last bend. But in the […]