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Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Right.  That’s it.  The Premier League season is finally over.  No more football until…the FA Cup final next weekend.  But then after that it’s all finished for the summer…until the Champions League Final on the 6th of June.  And then there are European Championship qualifiers after that.  But then there’s a break, right?  Oh I forgot – the Copa America is happening this summer.  By the time that’s...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport So then there were four.  We have reached the Conference Final stages of the NBA season, which will see Houston Rockets play Golden State Warriors in the West.  Then, in the East, the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Atlanta Hawks. To start in the West, Houston Rockets turned around a 3-1 deficit against the LA Clippers to win the series 4-3 in dramatic style.  The Clippers are known as 'Lob City' for their...

Sport News 24/7 By Joe Heywood  @Joe_Heywood  @TLE_Sport Olivier Giroud is a fantastic striker.  He’s one of the best finishers in the league, can strike a ball with thunderous venom and his link-up play can be staggering sublime at times.  But should the Frenchman lead Arsenal’s attack next season? Like a lot of Arsenal players in the last five years or so, Giroud divides opinion.  On one hand, there are games where he completely dominates – he scores emphatic goals...

Sport News 24/7 By Richard de Winter  @rgdewinter  @TLE_Sport Well, at least it was quick.  Rather than clinging on for dear life with an unexpected victory, or even doing what Rangers have specialised in over the last couple of months and losing to a late goal after a spirited yet ultimately futile effort, the Rs saw any lingering hope of avoiding relegation brutally extinguished after an utterly supine performance, reminding everyone in the process that they are the worst team...

Sport News 24/7 By David de Winter - Sports Editor @davidjdewinter  @TLE_Sport Well, what a busy couple of days it has been at the ECB headquarters.  I say busy but given the soap opera-esque goings-on at the ECB for the past two years it just seems like another day at the office.  First they sack the coach, Peter Moores, and then, having seemingly offered exiled star batsman Kevin Pietersen a possible route back into the national team (and who scored...

By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport The NFL Draft occurred a few weeks ago and as the dust settles, here’s a little glance at who went where and who is going to do well going professional. Jameis Winston was the number one pick which was expected in the NFL world.  The Tampa Bay Buccaneers didn't pass up on the chance to grab the much talked about QB.  Known as 'Famous Jameis' he’s fully set and ready for life in the NFL....

Sport News 24/7 By Adam Clark  @AdamClarkers Tim Sherwood has defied the doubters.  ‘Tactics Tim’, he of the gilet and the 59% win ratio, is fast becoming a folk hero in the Claret and Blue half of Birmingham. Sherwood has led Aston Villa in this relegation struggle with a style that has delighted the fans.  When the Villa executives finally pulled the plug on Paul Lambert’s reign, there were no relegation specialists of the Tony Pulis type available.  Sherwood was...

Sport News 24/7 By Sean Simara  @Sean_FootyMad  @TLE_Sport Round Two is underway in the NBA Playoffs.  From my first round picks I got 6 from 8 on the predictions correct so let’s see how I get on in the second round. In the East, Washington Wizards and Chicago Bulls took early leads in their games against Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers respectively.  When it’s all said and done though I can see Cleveland Cavaliers progressing, even without Kevin Love who...

By Rob Mchugh  @mchughr  @TLE_Sport It is with great sadness that I write this piece, but it is on a subject which has struck a personal chord with me, and is a cause which I firmly believe should receive all the attention possible.  On Sunday May 3rd, the world of Rugby League (and sport in general) suffered the tragic loss of Danny Jones, who died of a heart attack during a match.  Danny Jones, who was playing for Keighley Cougars,...