By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 23:02 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 08:42 BST, 21 June 2026 Mark Hughes’ son, Alex, has died suddenly at the age of 38. Alex was player recruitment lead at Grimsby Town at the time of his death, having previously worked for Manchester City…
Iran hit with fresh World Cup plane chaos as FIFA leave them high and dry over travel to Los Angeles
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 05:13 BST, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 07:49 BST, 21 June 2026 Iran’s chaotic World Cup campaign took another twist when their players were left waiting – with their bags packed – after FIFA’s attempt to fix their travel woes failed. In…
NRL club boss Lorna McPherson reveals why Muslim officials put a fatwa out on her – leading to her fleeing Saudi Arabia
By SHAYNE BUGDEN, SPORTS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 06:16 BST, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 06:17 BST, 21 June 2026 PNG Chiefs CEO Lorna McPherson has revealed she fled Saudi Arabia after a fatwa was issued against her. The Scottish-born head of the Port Moresby-based NRL team was working in telecommunications when…
New York Knicks fan caught in ‘disgusting’ act during team’s NBA championship parade celebrations
One New York Knicks fan was caught committing a ‘disgusting’ act following the team’s championship parade on Thursday. The Knicks held an open-top bus parade throughout the streets of Manhattan on Thursday, after finally bringing an end to their 53-year wait to win an NBA championship. The Knicks – and…
Socceroos legends Mark Bosnich and Robbie Slater explain why Aussies lost match to USA before it had even started as they lash out at coach
By SHAYNE BUGDEN, SPORTS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA and ANNA HARRINGTON FOR AUSTRALIAN ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 04:44 BST, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 04:45 BST, 21 June 2026 Socceroos greats Mark Bosnich and Robbie Slater have blasted coach Tony Popovic’s team selections for the World Cup match against the USA, saying they damned…
Footy legend Garry Hocking reveals terrible moment man tried to crush him with his car as he tried to stop a brazen theft outside his home: ‘My wife was in tears’
By SHAYNE BUGDEN, SPORTS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 03:16 BST, 21 June 2026 | Updated: 03:46 BST, 21 June 2026 Geelong legend Garry Hocking has laughed off a scary theft next door to his home that saw the thief try to ‘squash’ him into a car when he intervened. The 57-year-old…
Olympian Scott Miller confesses: I wed Charlotte Dawson to flee ‘controlling’ Alan Jones – this was the radio star’s jealous reaction
Olympic swimmer turned drug dealer Scott Miller has revealed he married model and TV personality Charlotte Dawson to escape the ‘controlling’ influence of broadcaster Alan Jones. Miller lived with Jones at the radio host’s Newtown home in Sydney’s inner-west in the late 1990s while he was in a relationship with…
Can the USMNT really win the World Cup? Zlatan Ibrahimovic says yes… here Mauricio Pochettino’s players give their verdict as America begins to dream
Round and round the players went – singing, smiling, soaking it up. The crowd in Seattle, which had marched to the ground and later caused tremors that registered on the nearby seismic stations, burst into song. During a victory lap around Lumen Field, Mauricio Pochettino and his USMNT were serenaded…
Superfan Harry Kane forced to leave Ella Langley gig early – to avoid breaking Thomas Tuchel curfew in Kansas City
By CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 22:00 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 00:36 BST, 21 June 2026 Harry Kane attended a country and western concert in preparation for England’s second World Cup match – but he missed the final three songs because of Thomas Tuchel’s curfew. The skipper…
Deniz Undav gives Germany a natural predator as substitute’s double from the bench downs Ivory Coast – while £100m Liverpool target Yan Diomande sparkles again, writes MATT BARLOW
Deniz Undav flickered with promise without ever settling in the Premier League. Eight goals was not a bad return from his 30 appearances for Brighton in 2022/23, but he was gone after one season, returning to Germany where he has excelled since at Stuttgart. In Toronto, however, the 29-year-old made…