Xander Bogaerts thrashed a 451-foot, three-run homer in the first inning as the Boston Red Sox claimed a history-making 19-3 win over the New York Yankees at Fenway Park.

The Minnesota Twins set an MLB record in their clash with the Texas Rangers while two teams played through an earthquake last night.

Defending World Series champions the Boston Red Sox slumped to their third loss in a row as the New York Yankees claimed a 4-1 home win.

James Paxton struck out 12 as the New York Yankees thrashed bitter rivals the Boston Red Sox 8-0.

The Los Angeles Dodgers set a record for home runs on the opening day of a Major League Baseball season with eight in the 12-5 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Now that Derek Jeter has left baseball, the rest of the sport can focus on the real business of October, the play-offs and the suddenly dramatic road to the World Series.

The mourners filled an enormous church to remember Michael Brown – a “gentle giant,” aspiring rapper and recent high school graduate on his way to a technical college but the funeral that unfolded today was about much more than the black 18-year-old who lay in the closed coffin after being shot to death by a white police officer.

Hundreds of people have lined up in sweltering heat to say goodbye to the 18-year-old US man shot dead by a police officer in an incident that sparked almost two weeks of street protests.

As mourners filed past the coffin of the slain John F Kennedy in the US capital, 140 miles away the Washington Redskins kicked off against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The way the Boston Red Sox clinched the World Series this past week is almost too corny to be true.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers is confident his side can mount a sustained challenge to bring Champions League football back to Anfield next year.

Forever burned into my memory from the New York Jets game this past Sunday will be my good friend Rob Gallo leaning back at an almost impossible angle, silent joy gripping his face, his eyes wide, his happiness complete.

Chelsea and Manchester City will pay their respects to the victims of the Oklahoma tornado in tonight’s match at Busch Stadium in St Louis.

A piece of advice if you ever get the chance to visit Miami: avoid the F-Word at all costs.

THE HEADLINES ebb and flow but this last week in American sport gushed in an entertaining torrent of confusion. It didn’t matter if the moment was glorious, seedy, violent or downright miraculous, skill and common sense ranked low and we, the humble onlookers, were all the better for it.

The St Louis Cardinals secured an 11th World Series success as they beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 in the seventh and final game between the two.

THERE’S a lot to dislike about the state of Texas but its baseball teams are hard to hate.

IT’S the top of the 10th inning in Houston and the St Louis Cardinals are battling for the right to keep playing in October, baseball’s favourite month.

Two finals, three semi-finals and an awful lot of heartache; the near misses are scratched into the soul of every Munster supporter. Yet a dip into the sporting archives reveals that those who follow the advice of ancient Scottish king Robert The Bruce, to try, try and try again if at first they do not succeed, are very often rewarded. Eventually. SIMON LEWIS investigates.

Boston Red Sox, 2004’s World Series winners, were thrashed 14-2 by Chicago White Sox in game one of their American League Division Series yesterday.

Pedro Martinez allowed only three hits in seven scoreless innings as the Boston Red Sox posted a 4-1 triumph over the St Louis Cardinals in Game Three of the 100th World Series.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner have gone public with their romance for the first time after the movie hunk treated his new Jen to a baseball treat at the weekend.

New York is still in shock today after their beloved baseball team the Yankees suffered a surprise defeat to arch rivals, the Boston Red Sox.

The Boston Red Sox completed a stunning comeback to win the seven-game American League Championship Series 4-3 with a 10-3 victory over New York Yankees last night.

More than 70,000 people caught Mark Roberts’ last performance in Houston. Only six will be needed for the next one.