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…
Why Ray Houghton has high hopes for Pico Lopes and his Cape Verde battlers as he draws similarities with Ireland’s Italia ’90 adventure – and reveals what he told the Dubliner after their heroics against Spain…
Cape Verde’s exploits at the World Cup are ‘even bigger’ than Ireland’s at Italia ‘90, according to one of the heroes of that tournament Ray Houghton. And the Ireland legend has revealed what he said to Cape Verde’s Dubliner centre-back Roberto ‘Pico’ Lopes after the tiny African nation held favourites…
Brazil are a modest side that labour in the shadows of their past World Cup glories – they need one hell of a resurrection story from the great but unfit Neymar if they are to win a record sixth title, writes OLIVER HOLT
By OLIVER HOLT, CHIEF SPORTS WRITER Published: 17:00 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 21:29 BST, 20 June 2026 The setting sun was devoting the last of its fading light to the downtown skyline and the game was only a few minutes old when the ranks of Brazil supporters at…
Gary Lineker pokes fun at BBC exit in hilarious shock ITV appearance – and makes dig at Beeb’s ‘work from home’ World Cup
By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 20:11 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 20:34 BST, 20 June 2026 Gary Lineker poked fun at the BBC as he returned to terrestrial football coverage for the first time since leaving the corporation. In a move that shocked football fans when it was…
Germany vs Ivory Coast – World Cup Group E LIVE: Julian Nagelsmann’s side aim to qualify for the knockout stages
By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and LEWIS BROWNING, SPORTS REPORTER Updated: 19:22 BST, 20 June 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage for the latest updates as Germany take on the Ivory Coast in Group E at the Toronto Stadium. Share or comment on this article: Germany vs…
England rugby legend Lewis Moody given hero’s welcome at Premiership final after 500-mile charity cycle for MND
England’s Rugby World Cup-winning star Lewis Moody, who has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease, received a hero’s welcome at Twickenham after completing a 500-mile charity cycling challenge ahead of the PREM Rugby final. Moody – who starred for Leicester, England and the Lions – has channelled last year’s devastating…
Netherlands vs Sweden – World Cup Group F LIVE: The Dutch seek their first victory of the tournament against the group leaders
By HARRY BAMFORTH, LIVE SPORTS COVERAGE REPORTER and IAN HERBERT AT THE HOUSTON STADIUM Updated: 17:26 BST, 20 June 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage for the team news and latest updates as the Netherlands take on Sweden in Group F at the Houston Stadium. Share or comment on this…
World Cup star breaks his silence after becoming first player to be sent off for covering his mouth while talking to a rival
By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 16:06 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 16:12 BST, 20 June 2026 Paraguay attacker Miguel Almiron has broken his silence after he became the first player at the World Cup to be shown a red card for covering his mouth. The new…
‘There’s probably stuff in it that I don’t want to really know. That I don’t want to have to read,’ – Offaly hero Brian Duignan’s brutal honesty about his hurling legend father’s memoir in this compelling father/son interview
In one kitchen chair sits Michael. Double All-Ireland winner with Offaly in 1994 and 1998. An All-Star. RTÉ analyst and co-commentator and a long-time columnist for Mail Sport. Outspoken, driven, he took on the position of Offaly chairman in 2019 and became a figurehead in the county’s resurgence – in…
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani and his rarely-seen wife announce major family news
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 14:04 BST, 20 June 2026 | Updated: 14:22 BST, 20 June 2026 Los Angeles Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani is now a two-time father after he and his wife Mamiko announced the birth of their second child on Saturday. ‘We are again…