You have to admire this Manchester United fan’s optimism ahead of the new Premier League season. Or laugh. Take your pick. The supporter – known only as Michael – joined The Sports Bar on Tuesday night to share his prediction for the upcoming campaign, and he certainly has high hopes. Not only does he believe United will finish big six rivals Tottenham, Chelsea and Arsenal in the table… …he also thinks Alexis Sanchez will be the man to fire them to a top-three with 20-plus goals. “You don’t just have a really good season at Arsenal and then come to Man United, score two goals in a season and just…

Liverpool conclude their tour of the United States of America on Thursday morning when they face Sporting Lisbon at the Yankee Stadium, New York. It’s been a pretty mixed pre-season for the Reds so far – winning their first two matches at Tranmere and Bradford respectively. However, since they touched down in the States, Jurgen Klopp’s men have suffered two straight defeats. They were beaten 3-2 by Borussia Dortmund before losing 2-1 to Sevilla. Their last match was overshadowed by a nasty challenge Sevilla man Joris Gnagnon inflicted on Liverpool youngster Yasser Larouci, hacking the full-back to the ground with a swipe at his leg. But the Reds will want…

Click:cnc turning Throughout the 2019 MLB season, Sporting News will run short interviews with players, highlighting their favorite foods, activities and more. In this edition, SN’s Joe Rivera got two minutes with Mets outfielder Dominic Smith. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial) SPORTING NEWS: It seems like everything is coming together for you in 2019. Can you put into perspective the last few seasons for you, the ups and downs and what it’s been like for you overall? Click Here: Arsenal FC Jerseys DOMINIC SMITH: Just baseball – just life. You go through your ups and downs, and you can only control what…

Allen Hurns is no longer a part of the Cowboys’ organization. Dallas, which is set to begin training camp later this week, wanted the 27-year-old wide receiver to take a pay cut and is reportedly planning to release him. Hurns discussed the situation Tuesday during a brief interview with NFL Network. “I’m good,” Hurns said. “Just wished they did this earlier, they asked me for a pay cut Monday, (a) couple days before camp.” Hurns signed a two-year deal, worth up to $12 million, with Dallas in March 2018. He caught 20 passes for 295 yards and two touchdowns in his first season with the team before suffering a serious…

Aaron Hicks reminded Twins fans he can still run ’em down at Target Field even though he’s wearing another team’s uniform. Hicks made one of the best catches those fans will ever see as he secured a wild 14-12, 10-inning Yankees victory Tuesday. The former Twins center fielder sprinted into the left-center field gap, dived and snagged Max Kepler’s two-out, bases-loaded drive, which likely would have won the game for the home team had it fallen. MORE: Watch live MLB games all season long on fuboTV (7-day free trial) The play ended a five-hour, three-minute epic that included the Yankees and Twins trading comebacks in the eighth and ninth innings,…

talkSPORT.com rounds up all the latest transfer news and football gossip from Tuesday’s papers and online… Newcastle have completed the signing of Brazilian Joelinton for a club record £40million on a six-year deal. The striker, 22, is the first signing under Steve Bruce’s management at Newcastle. – FULL STORY Callum Hudson-Odoi has agreed a five-year contract worth more than £100,000-per-week to stay at Chelsea – FULL STORY David de Gea has deserves his lucrative new contract at Manchester United, Danny Mills tells talkSPORT – FULL STORY Manchester United have ‘agreed’ a £67million deal to sign Sergej Milinkovic-Savic from Lazio, with the midfielder to pen a five-year contract at Old Trafford.…

Callum Hudson-Odoi has agreed a five-year contract worth more than £100,000-per-week to stay at Chelsea. The England international, 18, was tipped to leave Stamford Bridge and even handed in a transfer request in January after the club rejected a £35million bid from Bayern Munich. However, he’s now set to sign a new contract with his boyhood club before the start of the season. Click Here: highlanders rugby gear world It is understood Hudson-Odoi is encouraged by positive words from new Blues boss Frank Lampard, who made it clear he wanted the player to stay. The teenager is currently recovering from an Achilles injury suffered in April but could return to…

Sam Allardyce says Harry Maguire is ‘similar to Virgil van Dijk’ and would ‘go to another level’ if he signed for Manchester United. The centre-back has been chased by the Red Devils all summer, but Leicester City are playing hardball over their £80million valuation. United have already seen one bid rejected by the Foxes and while it was claimed last week an £80m deal has been agreed, it appears little progress has been made. The transfer window shuts in two weeks’ time, but latest reports on Wednesday claim United’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward remains confident they can complete the transfer. And former England manager believes the Three Lions international could rise…

The Giants’ trade deadline plans remain unclear. San Francisco was expected to be sellers this month and was reportedly planning to move ace Madison Bumgarner. The team, however, has won eight of its last nine and entered play Monday just 2 1/2 games out of the second wild-card spot. President of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi said the Giants were still evaluating their options when he spoke with reporters over the weekend. “It’s impossible to say what the next 10 days are going to present, both in terms of what our opportunity to contend is going to be and continue to be and what opportunities the market is going to present,”…