It’s time for college baseball fans’ annual pilgrimage to middle America – Omaha, Nebraska, to be exact – for the 2019 College World Series. After an unpredictable run of regional and super regional games, the field of 64 has been narrowed down to the final eight teams, which will compete in a double elimination tournament over the next week and a half. The field is comprised of four SEC teams (Mississippi State, Arkansas, Auburn, Vanderbilt) and five national seeds, but the unpredictable nature of the CWS – five of the last seven winners have not been among the top eight national seeds – means that it is really anyone’s tournament…

Jose Mourinho’s words about Manchester United target Issa Diop will go down well with the Old Trafford faithful. The Red Devils are reportedly plotting a £45million bid plus a player for West Ham defender Diop. The 22-year-old, who only joined the Hammers in a £22million deal from Toulouse last summer, made 38 appearances in an impressive debut season in England. He played a starring role in West Ham’s shock 3-1 win over Manchester United last September, which heaped the pressure on Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford. Football's top transfers from the 2019 summer transfer window so far And the Portuguese coach, who was eventually sacked by United chiefs in December,…

Leeds United are set to bid £250,000 for Carlisle youngster Liam McCarron, reports claim. The Whites are believed to be rivalling Wolves, Sheffield United and Derby for the 18-year-old’s signature. Football's top transfers from the 2019 summer transfer window so far McCarron, who signed a new 18-month deal with the option of a further year last September, made 20 appearances in a breakthrough season for Carlisle in League Two. The Daily Mail report Leeds boss Marcelo Bielsa is keen to bring the midfielder to Elland Road before the start of pre-season. Leeds are understood to be leading Premier League duo Wolves and Sheffield United in the race to sign McCarron…

Manchester United are plotting a £45million bid for West Ham defender Issa Diop, according to reports. The France Under-21 international starred for the Hammers in his debut season in England, making 38 appearances in all competitions. Football's top transfers from the 2019 summer transfer window so far And the centre-half’s displays have caught the eye of United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Sky Sports claims the Red Devils are willing to pay £45million and offer a player for Diop, but West Ham will not entertain bids of less than £60million. Diop joined West Ham in a £22million deal from Toulouse last summer and has four years left on his contract. His…

Jesse Lingard and Marcus Rashford appear to be enjoying their holiday together in Miami. The Manchester United duo jetted to America following England’s Nations League third-place play-off win over Switzerland last weekend. Manchester United to make fresh contract offer in bid to tie down goalkeeper David de Gea And Manchester United fans were left bemused by an Instagram story uploaded by Lingard of him and Rashford chanting the word ‘beans’. Both players came under fire from United fans for the club’s poor end-of-season form which saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side win just two of their remaining nine Premier League games last season. And the light-hearted ‘beans’ video has put Lingard…

The Bulls could be looking to make some major changes. “There’s a growing belief around the league” Chicago is open to trading everyone on its roster except forwards Lauri Markkanen and Wendell Carter Jr., according to a report from The Athletic, which cites unidentified sources familiar with the team’s plans. The Bulls finished 2018-19 with a 22-60 record and missed the playoffs for a second straight season. They hold the No. 7 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, which is set for June 20, and are also looking to upgrade at point guard. “We have to get better at that position, there’s absolutely no question in my mind,” Bulls executive…

After an action-packed schedule of games during regionals and super regionals, the 2019 College World Series is here and features an SEC-heavy bracket. Four of the eight teams that will compete for NCAA baseball supremacy in Omaha play in the SEC: Mississippi State, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Auburn. The remaining four come from the ACC (Louisville, Florida State), Big Ten (Michigan) and Big 12 (Texas Tech). Noticeably absent from the field this year is a pair of Pac-12 schools: Defending champion Oregon State, which was knocked out in the regionals, and No. 1 UCLA, which became the seventh top overall seed to miss the CWS since 1999. Five of the eight…

Tiger Woods battled from the first hole at Pebble Beach on Saturday. The 15-time major winner shot an even-par 71 in Round 3 at the U.S. Open but that number doesn’t even begin to tell the story. Click Here: watford fc shirt Woods was repeatedly in the fairway throughout the day but he never figured out his iron play and it got him in tons of trouble. He made five bogeys and five birdies to finish out his round and is now even par for the tournament going into the final round. His putter got him in trouble on the front nine as he missed a putt for par at…

The White Sox might not be sellers at the trade deadline this year at all. According to MLB insider Ken Rosenthal, Chicago might be willing to go out and add a starting pitcher at the trade deadline. Now, the key part of this report is the White Sox are looking to add a controllable starter. That means they aren’t looking for a rental like Madison Bumgarner or maybe even a Marcus Stroman who has one year of arbitration left after this. Because they are looking for someone they can keep for a few years, that could mean some of their top prospects could be available and the White Sox have…

Eden Hazard becomes the 24th player to make the switch from the Premier League to Real Madrid. His transfer was completed this week in a deal worth up to £150million and he was presented to a 50,000 crowd at the Bernabeu on Thursday. He follows in the footsteps of some greats such as Cristiano Ronaldo and Luka Modric as well as some who would like to forget their time in Madrid. Here at talkSPORT.com we have ranked the other 23 players who have gone from England’s top flight to the Spanish club. 23. Jonathan Woodgate The new Middlesbrough head coach was a surprise Real Madrid signing when he joined from…