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…
Former Man United striker and Uruguay legend appointed as national team head coach after Marcelo Bielsa exit
By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 09:00 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 09:13 BST, 7 August 2026 Diego Forlan has been appointed as head coach of Uruguay’s national team and their Under-20s side. Forlan succeeds Marcelo Bielsa, who stepped down as Uruguay boss after their failure to progress from…
Arsenal express interest in Tottenham captain Cristian Romero: Gunners ask star’s agent about potential deal but Atletico Madrid strong favourites to land Spurs defender
By SIMON JONES Published: 23:35 BST, 6 August 2026 | Updated: 08:00 BST, 7 August 2026 Atletico Madrid remain favourites to sign Cristian Romero from Tottenham despite interest from fierce rivals Arsenal. The Premier League champions are understood to have asked the agents of the Spurs captain what the deal…
Luka Doncic’s ex demands $50m and more custody of their children in fresh lawsuit… just days after vowing to resolve it ‘amicably’
By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 02:44 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 03:40 BST, 7 August 2026 Luka Doncic’s ex-fiancee has reportedly filed a new lawsuit against the NBA star just days after dropping her court case over child support for their children. Doncic, 27, has been…
WNBA star admits she would ‘welcome’ a trans player on her team as divided league’s culture war rages on
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 05:03 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 05:06 BST, 7 August 2026 Not everyone is aligning themselves with Sophie Cunningham’s position on transgender athletes in women’s sports. Golden State Valkyries star Gabby Williams said in a recently surfaced interview that she would…
NFL fans left stunned as Cardinals rookie Carson Beck dazzles against the Panthers in his pro debut
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 04:02 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 04:09 BST, 7 August 2026 Arizona Cardinals rookie quarterback Carson Beck is threatening to start over veteran Jacoby Brissett after an impressive debut performance against the Carolina Panthers in Thursday’s Hall of Fame Game. Ahead…
Sophie Cunningham and her Fever teammates get hero’s welcome back in Indianapolis after hostile backlash to her stance on trans athletes
Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark and their Indiana Fever teammates received a welcome respite from the glaring spotlight following the team on Thursday night. Back home, in Indiana, the rallies that stirred up so much discussion during their most recent road trip were virtually non-existent and the boos they heard repeatedly…
Ex-NFL star arrested for allegedly having booze-fuelled sex in public at a Florida mall
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 01:08 BST, 7 August 2026 | Updated: 01:09 BST, 7 August 2026 A former NFL wide receiver was arrested last week after allegedly getting caught having sex at a bowling and arcade establishment in a South Florida mall. Stedman Bailey, who played…
Saints rookie and son of WWE Hall of Famer gets six-game ban for violating NFL’s drug policy
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 23:53 BST, 6 August 2026 | Updated: 00:02 BST, 7 August 2026 Undrafted New Orleans Saints rookie receiver Brock Rechsteiner has been suspended for the first six games of his pro career for violating the NFL-NFLPA policy on performance-enhancing drugs. The news was…
Lions make Jahmyr Gibbs the highest-paid running back in NFL history… just days after Falcons’ Bijan Robinson took the crown
By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 22:35 BST, 6 August 2026 | Updated: 22:56 BST, 6 August 2026 The Detroit Lions have made Jahmyr Gibbs the highest-paid running back in NFL history. Gibbs signed a new three-year deal with Dan Campbell’s team on Thursday. It is worth $75.75…