By MICHAEL PONTICELLO FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 08:29 BST, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 08:31 BST, 22 June 2026 South Sydney Rabbitohs premiership winner George Burgess has been slammed for allegedly smelling of alcohol by his boxing opponent Nelson Asofa-Solomona – just before his role in preventing a suicide…
Declan Rice is at the centre of England ‘confusion’, struggling for identity in midfield and left as an NFL-style kicker – it’s time we saw the REAL Rice at this World Cup, writes CRAIG HOPE
Declan Rice bounced into England’s media HQ at the weekend wearing the smile of a man in good health and good spirits. The truth is, on the pitch, it has never quite looked as free and easy for his country. Take the opening game against Croatia last Wednesday. Rice was…
Luckless AFL star Taylor Adams is forced to retire after long-awaited return to the field ended in disaster: ‘No one wants to end their career like that’
By JOANNA GUELAS FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 05:56 BST, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 05:58 BST, 22 June 2026 Hard-luck Sydney midfielder Taylor Adams has called time on his AFL career after a tough run with soft-tissue injuries. Adams retired on Monday after 15 years in the sport, having…
World Cup fans brand goalie Maduka Okoye the sexiest footballer on the planet – even though he’s not playing in the tournament
His team didn’t even qualify for the World Cup, but the huge spotlight on football means many casual fans are just finding out who German-Nigerian goalie Maduka Okoye is – and they’re obsessed with his good looks. The 26-year-old and his countrymen are watching the tournament at home after falling…
Mohamed Salah stars as Egypt beat lowest-ranked New Zealand for first EVER World Cup win
By BEN NAGLE, US SPORTS EDITOR Published: 04:00 BST, 22 June 2026 | Updated: 04:02 BST, 22 June 2026 Egypt survived a scare to come from behind and beat New Zealand, with Mohamed Salah’s second-half goal enough to seal his country’s first ever win at the World Cup. The lowest-ranked…
Revealed: How AFL icon Tony Modra amazed his loved ones when he woke from surgery after truck crash that almost killed him
One of Tony Modra’s best mates has revealed the footy legend didn’t suffer a concussion or brain injury in the catastrophic truck accident that almost killed him last Thursday night. Modra’s former Adelaide Crows teammate Mark Ricciuto said the 57-year-old is due to have another bout of surgery after being…
Fuming Rory McIlroy blows US Open chances as he endures nightmare final round: ‘Just go home Rory, f****** hell’
By RIATH AL-SAMARRAI, CHIEF SPORTS FEATURE WRITER Published: 22:19 BST, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 01:18 BST, 22 June 2026 After three holes of his final round, having botched yet another wedge, Rory McIlroy snapped. Or to put it in his words: ‘Just go home Rory, f****** hell.’ To be…
Wyndham Clark withstands brutal crowd and final day struggles to cling on and win his second US Open title
It’s not just European golfers who get booed on Long Island. Eight months after the disgraceful behavior of crowds at the Ryder Cup, American galleries accompanied the redemption tale of one of their own, Wyndham Clark, with ugly choruses of disapproval on his way to a second US Open title…
Uruguay vs Cape Verde – World Cup Group H LIVE: Minnows look to continue dream debut after opening draw with Spain
By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Updated: 23:21 BST, 21 June 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage for the latest updates as Uruguay take on Cape Verde in Group H at the Miami Stadium. Share or comment on this article: Uruguay vs Cape Verde – World Cup Group H…
Iran defy World Cup chaos to draw with toothless Belgium after Nathan Ngoy red card… with ‘oppressed’ team dreaming of knockout stages
It turns out that arriving two days early isn’t the cure to all your concerns. Iran’s World Cup campaign has been engulfed in chaos around visas and travel restrictions and chief among their complaints of ‘oppression’? The US’ refusal to allow them to jet in from Tijuana more than 24…