Bayern Munich boss Niko Kovac has revealed he is ‘confident’ that Manchester City forward Leroy Sane will join the Bundesliga champions this summer. Bayern are long-term admirers of the 23-year-old, who found regular playing time hard to come by at the Etihad last season. And while a deal to bring Sane to the Allianz Arena would require a lot of financial muscle, believed to be in the region of £90m, Kovac is optimistic of his side’s chances of landing the Germany international. Asked by ZDF whether a deal to sign Sane is realistic, the Bayern boss replied: “We want him and the club is working on it. But I’m confident…

Frank Lampard admits he is anxious for Willian and Callum Hudson-Odoi to commit their futures to Chelsea as contract talks rumble on. The pair both have one year left on their current deals at Stamford Bridge amid plenty of interest from other clubs. Brazil international Willian has been the subject of bids from both Barcelona and Atletico Madrid with the Blues said to have turned down £35million. Lampard said: “I know the club are talking to him (Willian). Willian and Callum (Hudson-Odoi) are both players I want in my squad. We’ve made some good moves this pre-season with Mason Mount and Ruben Loftus-Cheek signing new contracts, two young players nailed…

Gareth Bale reportedly still dreams of making a moving to Manchester United this summer. The Wales international was set for a move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning before the deal collapsed due Real Madrid’s demands. It is thought Real were demanding a transfer fee the Chinese side were willing to pay. Bale was set to earn £1million a week at the club but that move will not be going ahead as Suning chose to sign Ivan Santini. The 30-year-old now faces the prospect of staying at the LaLiga club or trying to find another side to join. Spanish newspaper Marca claim the forward ‘has dreams’ to play for…

Frank Lampard has pleaded with Chelsea fans to stop singing a chant which refers to West Ham supporters as ‘pikeys’. The new Blues boss was serenaded by the travelling fans during Chelsea’s pre-season victory over Reading at the Madejski Stadium on Sunday. Click Here: cheap Wallpape Besides the famous ‘Super Frank’ chant, Blues fans also have a song for Lampard which contains a derogatory reference to the travelling community. It celebrates his record-breaking 211 goals for the club and aims a dig at the Hammers, who sold him to Chelsea in 2001. “I didn’t hear the song in question and of course, if there’s a song in the modern day…

The 2019 Fortnite World Cup is here. Epic Games is handing out $30 million in total cash prizes for the weekend after already giving away $10 million during the World Cup qualifiers. Airwaks and RL Grime secured the first major bag of the weekend, winning Friday’s Pro-Am and the $1 million top prize that came with it. And Saturday’s Duos finals handed out $3 million to the champions aqua and Nyhrox. There’s another $15 million prize pool up for grabs Sunday at the Solos finals. First place pockets the $3 million winnings for the ultimate Victory Royale. We’ve compiled all of the information you need to know about the Fortnite…

Denny Hamlin came out on top in the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway on Sunday. The 38-year-old claimed his third win of the season, edging out Erik Jones and Martin Truex Jr., who finished in second and third place, respectively. Hamlin now has five career wins at Pocono Raceway after he avoided a wreck involving Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Kurt Busch and Michael McDowell – which sent the race to overtime. Hamlin jumped to fourth in the points standings and is tied for the second-most wins this season, alongside Brad Keselowski. NASCAR points standings 2019 Below are the new standings following the Gander RV 400 at Pocono Raceway. Winners are…

Who doesn’t love talking draft strategy? For a lot of fantasy football owners, it’s more fun than the actual draft (and certainly the season). Heading into your 2019 drafts, you’ll be armed with all levels of cheat sheets, sleepers and projections (and hopefully some food). But the difference in five spots on the quarterback rankings list doesn’t translate easily to a Top 200 or draft big board. That’s why many fantasy owners like to break things down into QB tiers. Football’s most important position is quarterback, but because of its depth, it doesn’t have to be a priority position in fantasy. However, if you have a bad QB, odds are…

Eric Reid is ready for more in 2019. The Panthers safety reported to training camp with Carolina for the first time last week as he prepares for his second season with the team, and Reid should feel much more comfortable than he did when he made his debut in October. “Last year I came in on the bye week and had to learn the playbook in a week,” Reid said Saturday, via the team’s official website. Reid, who will be entering his seventh season in the league, joined the Panthers after the team was derailed by injuries and immediately became the starter as he finished with 71 tackles, five passes…

July may be a time when most American sports take a break, but it also happens to be the month for the premier event of cycling. For the next three weeks, the best cyclists in the world will compete in the 106th Tour de France. The 23-day, 21-stage race spanning 3,480 kilometers (2,162 miles) will set forth from Brussels, Belgium, on July 6 and wrap up in Paris on July 28. This year marks the fifth time in the race’s history that the Grand Depart has left from Brussels. This year’s Tour de France consists of seven mountain stages with five summit finishes, five hilly stages, seven flat stages and…

Former Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele has told Gareth Bale to embrace Chinese culture as his move to Jiangsu Suning edges closer According to reports, the Wales international is in the final stages of negotiations ahead of his switch to the Far East, bringing his difficult spell with Real Madrid to an end. Bale will double his current £600,000-a-week wages in Spain to more than £1million-a-week. Dembele, who moved to Guangzhou R&F in January 2018 and played alongside Bale at Spurs for a year between 2012 to 2013, said his former team-mate is an ‘unbelievable player’. “Gareth will do very well here and it’s a league where he’ll fit in,” Dembele…