Ahead of St Johnstone’s opening-day meeting with Kilmarnock last weekend, manager Simo Valakari warned of his side’s need to be ‘solid’ and ‘streetwise’ this season or else face up to the prospect of a speedy return to the second tier. How boring. The more seven-goal thrillers they produce this season,…
Freddie Flintoff leaves England Lions coaching job: Cricket legend announces departure after two-year stint – with role ‘saving’ him after life-changing Top Gear crash
By WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 18:38 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 18:43 BST, 7 August 2026 Andrew ‘Freddie’ Flintoff has stepped away from his role as England Lions head coach after almost two years in the role. Flintoff, one of England’s greatest cricketers of all-time, took on the…
Martin O’Neill COULD be in the dugout for Kilmarnock clash as assistant Shaun Maloney reveals Celtic boss is out of hospital after a minor procedure
Shaun Maloney believes Martin O’Neill has an outside chance of being in the dugout at Kilmarnock after being released from hospital on Thursday. The veteran Celtic manager needed to undergo a minor medical procedure this week but is now recuperating at home. Reporting that he found the 74-year-old to be…
Stunning wife of NFL QB Zach Wilson shares first family photo with newborn baby… as she details scary stay in ICU after seven-week premature birth
By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 16:32 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 16:33 BST, 7 August 2026 NFL star Zach Wilson and his wife, Nicolette, have shared the first photos of their newborn daughter following a scary seven-week stay in ICU. Nicolette took to Instagram on Thursday to post…
Top football executive linked with replacing Gianni Infantino reports FIFA president to Ethics Committee – following failed plan to sell the World Cup, overturning of Florian Balogun’s suspension and award of Peace Prize to President Trump
By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 13:48 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 15:30 BST, 7 August 2026 Norwegian FA president Lise Klaveness will report Gianni Infantino to FIFA’s Ethics Committee as European football intensifies pressure on the FIFA president. UEFA have already pledged to boycott FIFA tournaments so long…
Trump welcomes Team USA’s Winter Olympics heroes to the White House… but there’s no sign of athlete he branded a ‘real loser’
President Donald Trump welcomed dozens of Winter Olympians and Paralympians to the White House on Thursday, where the freestyle skier he once labelled a ‘real loser’ was conspicuously absent. Nearly half of the Team USA athletes who competed in Italy came to the East Room reception, according to the White House,…
New York Times-owned podcast hosts slam Sophie Cunningham and Riley Gaines amid WNBA’s trans war
Two podcast hosts for the New York Times-owned The Athletic have launched a scathing attack on Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham and Riley Gaines. Hosts Charlotte Wilder and Madeline Hill seemingly claimed Cunningham and Gaines promoted a ‘right-wing grift’ through their vocal defense of women’s sports. The comments were made…
Rodri tells Real Madrid he wishes to join Barcelona as Man City legend prepares to leave Premier League – as Atletico Madrid push on with deal for Cristian Romero: WINDOW WATCH
For all of yesterday’s developments – including Man City targeting new goalkeeper after James Trafford sale – click HERE See more Daily Mail on Google – save us as a Preferred Source By SIMON JONES Published: 09:46 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 12:19 BST, 7 August 2026 It’s that…
Aston Villa transfer briefing: Players fear losing Ezri Konsa, the latest on Nicolas Jackson move and UEFA stumbling block, Matteo Ruggeri deal close and wingers on radar after Johan Manzambi injury blow
Aston Villa supporters could be forgiven for feeling angry and confused. Barely two months after one of the greatest nights in their history, they have lost two of their most important players and more are expected to follow. Under Unai Emery, the club have finished seventh, fourth, sixth and fourth…
Roy Keane and Micah Richards dress up as traditional Victorian gentlemen, perform pigskin keepy-uppies and enjoy a day out at the terraces as they turn back the clock for Sky Bet’s new ‘Game’s Back’ advert
By BEN WILLCOCKS, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 08:21 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 10:26 BST, 7 August 2026 Roy Keane and Micah Richards have embraced football’s roots by dressing as Victorian gentlemen for Sky Bet’s latest ‘Game’s Back’ campaign. Revisiting football’s earliest days ahead of the new Premier League…