In his speech to the adoring sellout crowd, Jeter opened with a shout-out to all the moms out there and his pregnant wife, Hannah, who joined him on the field for the 40-minute lovefest. "We'd have guys come in and a few months later being here, I'd have them come up to me and say 'I knew he was a good player but I never realized how good he was, '" Torre said. Lire la suite »

Manchester City, in fourth meanwhile, are seven points ahead of United with two games to play. Romero has featured as United's second-choice keeper in the Premier League, although the experienced worldwide has been an imperious presence for the Red Devils during their progression to the Europa League final. Lire la suite »

With the final whistle at The Hawthornswere looking for the reasons Chelsea had managed to turn the horror of a 10th-place finish past year into a championship-winning season. Antonio Conte's Chelsea side are top of the Premier League table with 87 points from 36 games this season, coming off the back of four consecutive wins ahead of Monday's clash. Lire la suite »

Antonio Conte was fielding a question in his post-match news conference when David Luiz and Diego Costa appeared from out of nowhere, barged past a couple of reporters and dragged their manager out of his chair and out of the room. Question: Can players get better? Batshuayi is interesting West Ham who lost the race to sign the Frenchman last summer when Chelsea entered the bidding. Lire la suite »

Arsenal came away from St. Mary's Stadium with a 2-0 win over Southampton in a rescheduled Premier League match on Wednesday night. "Maybe the FA Cup semi-final win against Manchester City gave us confidence but we can't get ahead of ourselves and go too quickly". Lire la suite »

Parker left the game with 8:43 remaining after he missed a floater in the paint and fell to the floor awkwardly. Spurs officials said Parker will undergo an MRI on Thursday morning and update his status after, but Spurs coach Gregg Popovich said following that game that "its not good". Lire la suite »

The night got off to an unusual start when the microphone failed to work as Canadian country singer Brett Kissel came out to sing the USA anthem, decked out in an Oilers jersey and guitar. McDavid tied it at 8:40 as he spun and cut back to lose defender Sami Vatanen and rifled a shot over Gibson's left elbow. "It's a good test", said Getzlaf, who has seven points in five playoff games. Lire la suite »

What a painful stretch it has been for Isaiah Thomas . His heroics came a day after attending his sister's funeral and despite having a left front tooth knocked out of his mouth in the first quarter when struck by an elbow from Washington's Otto Porter . Lire la suite »

San Antonio led 97-83 at the time of Parker's injury. When he didn't, for the most part, the Spurs lost. The injury took some of the joy out of a dominant fourth quarter that led to a 121-96 victory and tied the Western Conference semifinal series at a game each. Lire la suite »

That gave Saracens a six-point lead with seven minutes remaining but - just as everyone watching knew he would - Owen Farrell nailed the hard touchline conversion to make it a two-score game as Saracens eventually prevailed 28-17 to retain the title. Lire la suite »

PARIS, 14 mai (Reuters) - Emmanuel Macron rencontrera mardi la commission d'évaluation du Comité international olympique (CIO) pour défendre la candidature de Paris pour l'organisation des Jeux Olympiques en 2024. "Cela n'a pas d'impact sur notre travail, les membres de notre commission ont tous beaucoup d'expérience sur les questions des comités d'organisation et des comités olympiques nationaux", a insisté M. Lire la suite »

But when I analyse my work, I analyse it in the globality because better than anyone, I know what I did. "I'm serious. I think he made one mistake". We won the Community Shield. Asked what his approach to selection would be, he said: "The same". Wenger said: "I was not happy with the referee because he gave them many free-kicks in the centre of the park". Lire la suite »

They have to win both their remaining matches to stay in contention for the play-offs berth. Mumbai Indians were the first team to make the playoffs and a win on Thursday will confirm a top two finish which means they will have home advantage in Qualifier 1 here on May 16. Lire la suite »

Schalke 04's DS Christian Heidel has not taken Sky's speculation very well , especially because it came just one hour before Schalke's league clash against Hambuerger SV. "But for a young player like Leon, it's definitely a question of when. If I judge him correctly, he would have said something to me if he had already made his decision to join another club". Lire la suite »

Both clubs won comprehensively yesterday putting them clear of United in the Premier League. The win against United at White Hart Lane on Sunday evening means that Spurs will end the Premier League season in second place. Mauricio Pochettino's Tottenham Hotspur side are now second in the Premier League table with 77 points from 35 games this season, coming off the back of five wins from their last six outings. Lire la suite »

It's weird to want Spurs to win a game, but our need for a top-four finish is our new objective, and them beating United will give us a boost. "Obviously we are very disappointed because it's a north London derby, it means a lot to the fans and it meant a lot to the club, to us". Lire la suite »

Manchester United might finish the season with two trophies, a place in the Champions League and a genuine sense that the club's old aura is slowly being restored. "We're having a season where things have been a bit more hard but I'm convinced that in the coming years we can show another side". The Spanish side need to win at Old Trafford in the second leg of their semi-final tie on Thursday night to have any chance of reaching the final and Manchester United have not lost a game at home ... Lire la suite »

He did not put it down to Canelo hurting him early on or his own decision to retreat from him and decline to engage. Reaction to the fight announcement was inevitably enthusiastic. "I came here to win, not just fight", Chavez said. Junior did not fault his gameplan. [Trainer] Nacho [Beristain] told me to do that, but the strategy didn't work. Lire la suite »

The Watford fixture was rearranged from March after Chelsea progressed to play Manchester United in the FA Cup quarter-final. "I think that Tottenham have an advantage, if you compare Tottenham to Chelsea", the Italian said. Conte faces a challenge to hold on to key members of the Blues squad with striker Diego Costa reportedly a target for several Chinese Super League clubs, while Real Madrid are linked with winger Eden Hazard . Lire la suite »

While Joshua and Ukrainian veteran Klitschko retained a respectful tone towards one another both before and after their epic fight, the same can not be said of Joshua's relationship with Fury which has been marked by a series of back-and-forth taunts. Lire la suite »

Later on in the video, other players like Jason Smith echoed the "next man up" mentality. "I think we've got to control our emotions", Brooks said after Game 3 in relation to Oubre's aggression. There isn't a whole lot of evidence out there proving he's a dirty player, but he certainly has the reputation for being one. Green has dealt with questions about his own on-court demeanor. Lire la suite »

At the moment, the Premier League matches are the ones we don't want to play". 6' - GOAL! Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Manchester United: Alli wins an opening corner off Bailly. Their visitors today are Manchester United , who squeezed into the final of the Europa League on Thursday night with a 2-1 aggregate win over Spanish side Celta Vigo in the semi-finals. Lire la suite »

City began Guardiola's reign with 10 straight wins and rising optimism but will end the campaign trophy-less, with the likelihood of a Champions League place their only tonic. Toure has never missed a penalty for City but gave spot kick duties to youngster Gabriel Jesus, who's never taken a penalty for the club. "It's a huge result for us", said Clement, whose side host West Brom on the season's final day. Lire la suite »

In his first outing since splitting with his long-time coaching team Djokovic had to dig deep before eventually despatching Nicolas Almagro 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 in his second round tie. "I heard that I am the first player who does three finals here this tournament", said Halep. 'I can not promise to play or pull out right now. “After one match of the quallies where I lost and I was booking my flight back to home, ” said Coric. Lire la suite »

Goals from Victor Wanyama and Harry Kane ensured a happy farewell to the club's 118-year-old home, before they move to Wembley next season while their new stadium is completed. Fittingly, it was Tottenham's local favourite Kane who scored his side's second goal before Rooney stabbed home from close range with 19 minutes remaining. Lire la suite »