Tom Hicks met his match when he bought Liverpool
American businessman found out the hard way that owning a football club that was the heart of a city was no walkover
Baseball
From monkey elixir to fentanyl: Tyler Skaggs’s death is merely a chapter in baseball’s 136-year drug fix
As the LA Angels stand trial over the pitcher’s death in the quiet shadow of the World Series fanfare across town, a sport confronts a truth practically as old as the game itself
Shohei Ohtani is baseball’s biggest superstar in a century – the hysteria is justified
Ohtani hit three home runs and struck out 10 batters against the Milwaukee Brewers
Shohei Ohtani’s stunning display with bat and ball leads LA Dodgers back to World Series
Japanese sensation hits three home runs and strikes out 10 batters against the Milwaukee Brewers
Malachy Clerkin: All hail Pope Leo XIV, the world’s most famous sporting trash-talker
His Holiness didn’t allow the fact that his own team is terrible stop him from zinging a Chicago Cubs fan. Amen to that
Fan feuding and making children cry - boorish behaviour is on the rise in American sport
Class and dignity are increasingly rare qualities among fans watching sport in the US
The Ozzy Osbourne song heard in US sport arenas for nearly half a century
Crazy Train is played at every major US sports venue - at some places, it’s an even more integral part of the show
‘I was addicted. It was a rush’: Owner of sports memorabilia site worth $350m admits most was fake in suicide note
Owner of Mister Mancave admitted most of the $350m in merchandise he sold to collectors was not authentic
Dave Hannigan: White Sox declared ‘God’s team’ as Pope Leo XIV becomes their most-famous fan
Election of new pontiff has caused great excitement in American sports circles
Dave Hannigan: Life in the fast lane of elite sport sport no protection against mental health issues
Baseball star Jarren Duran and the NFL’s Braden Smith have done the wider community a service by revealing their own personal struggles
Bruce Springsteen’s Glory Days is a tribute to a late friend and unrealised teenage sporting potential
The universal theme of unrealised teenage sporting potential was immortalised in Springsteen’s ode to his friend Joe DePugh
Dave Hannigan: Rudy Giuliani paying the price for his inglorious role in forgotten drama
While other long-term denizens of Trumpworld prepare to wield power anew, the incoming president’s former lawyer is struggling to keep the court from seizing his assets
When Rickey Henderson died, baseball mourned the passing of one of its most eccentric characters
Henderson didn’t believe in warming up before games. Famously, he never bothered to learn the names of team-mates or assistant coaches
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Stardust
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