Footy legend turned TV star Nick Riewoldt tackles ‘w**ker’ who left music star needing stitches after attack at Aussie concert

AFL great Nick Riewoldt has been caught up in incredible scenes at a country music concert as he restrained an unruly fan who threw their phone at a singer and left him needing stitches for a head wound. The St Kilda great has been a lifelong fan of country music,…

Phillies star Johan Rojas suspended for 80 games after failing drugs test… weeks on from Braves player’s 162-game suspension

By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 22:23 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 22:41 GMT, 16 March 2026 Philadelphia Phillies outfielder Johan Rojas has been suspended for 80 games without pay after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Major League Baseball has confirmed. Earlier this month it was revealed…

Concern as college star KC Concepcion, backed to be first-round NFL Draft pick, has knee surgery

By JACK BEZANTS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 21:16 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 21:39 GMT, 16 March 2026 Wide receiver KC Concepcion has undergone a knee procedure in news that could be a concern with the NFL Draft a little over a month away. Many have backed the…

Ex-college quarterback Rex Culpepper dead at 28, a month after getting engaged as devastated fiancee posts tribute

By OLIVER SALT, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 20:13 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 20:36 GMT, 16 March 2026 Former Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper has died at the age of 28, his fiancee announced on Monday. Culpepper, the son of ex-NFL star Brad Culpepper, only popped the question to…

Felon indicted for ‘posing as porn star to phish NFL and NBA stars in sex-trafficking scheme’ from behind bars

By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 19:02 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 19:33 GMT, 16 March 2026 A Georgia felon is facing federal sex-trafficking, identity-theft and computer-fraud charges for allegedly posing as an online porn star to target NFL and NBA players in a phishing scam. Kwamaine…

The SEVEN big-money transfers that sparked Chelsea’s Premier League punishment: MIKE KEEGAN’S Q&A on murky moves for Eden Hazard and Co

By MIKE KEEGAN, CHIEF SPORTS REPORTER Published: 14:39 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 18:33 GMT, 16 March 2026 Chelsea have been handed the biggest fine in Premier League history – £10.75million – for making a series of illicit payments to agents and others involved in the transfers of some of…

‘Liverpool let us down – they showed total disinterest’: Parade crash victims speak out for the first time and say nobody from the club contacted them

Victims of the car attack at Liverpool’s Premier League title parade have spoken out for the first time – revealing the health issues they have been suffering with and explaining why they feel they have been left out in the cold by the club after the incident that shook the city. In…

Alabama basketball star arrested on the eve of March Madness as cops swoop on his Tuscaloosa apartment

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 15:51 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 16:25 GMT, 16 March 2026 Alabama basketball star Aden Holloway was arrested Monday morning in Tuscaloosa on felony drug charges, just days before the team’s NCAA tournament opener. The guard was taken into custody by agents with…

Kansas City Chiefs trade for New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields in NFL bombshell

By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 15:01 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 15:23 GMT, 16 March 2026 The Kansas City Chiefs are trading for New York Jets quarterback Justin Fields in a huge shock. After watching back up quarterback Gardner Minshew leave for the Arizona Cardinals in free…

Marty Supreme star Kevin O’Leary wears iconic piece of sporting memorabilia worth up to $30 MILLION to the Oscars

By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 14:16 GMT, 16 March 2026 | Updated: 14:21 GMT, 16 March 2026 Marty Supreme star Kevin O’Leary may have lost a $1,000 bet at the Oscars but, if his attire on Sunday night told us anything, it’s that he wouldn’t have cared one bit. The 71-year-old…