By WILL GOVE Published: 07:00 BST, 1 August 2026 | Updated: 07:00 BST, 1 August 2026 It’s enough to leave long-suffering football fans as sick as a parrot – the post-match press conference in which a manager reels off a string of cliches rather than an honest appraisal of their…
Higher intensity, a more hands-on approach and chats with his stars: How Andoni Iraola’s training sessions have injected a new lease of life into Liverpool – as Dominik Szoboszlai and Curtis Jones show they are best of friends again after bust-up
Like a celebrity couple wanting to dismiss rumours of a rift or break-up, Curtis Jones and Dominik Szoboszlai were eager to show the cameras there was no trouble in paradise. Not quite holding hands down the streets for the paparazzi but, after a public spat on the Yankee Stadium pitch…
Sophie Cunningham is booed in Portland over trans comments as WNBA star hits back by calling critics ‘losers’
Sophie Cunningham was greeted with boos in Portland days after the Indiana Fever forward ignited controversy among WNBA fans by objecting to transgender athletes in women’s sports. With a smattering of fans waving small transgender pride flags at Friday’s Fever-Fire game at Moda Center, Cunningham was audibly jeered when she…
Billionaire NBA/WNBA team owners divorce after 30 years as power couple admits relationship ‘evolved’
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 04:01 BST, 1 August 2026 | Updated: 04:09 BST, 1 August 2026 The owners of the NBA’s Brooklyn Nets and WNBA’s New York Liberty are divorcing after 30 years, but they’re insisting the teams’ respective chains of command will remain intact. ‘Clara…
MLB star’s 2am scooter crash puts remaining $11 million on his contract in jeopardy as team suspends pay
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 02:42 BST, 1 August 2026 | Updated: 02:45 BST, 1 August 2026 The San Francisco Giants centerfielder Harrison Bader is going to be missing some paydays as he recovers from the foot injury he aggravated in a bizarre late-night scooter crash. The…
WNBA’s trans uproar hits Portland as Sophie Cunningham’s supporters descend on Fire-Fever game after courtside spat in Seattle
Sophie Cunningham loyalists demonstrated in Portland on Friday to show support for the Indiana Fever forward at the center of the WNBA’s controversy over trans athletes in women’s sports. Judging by videos posted on a ‘Women Are Real’ X page, Friday’s protest did not appear to draw a large crowd…
FIFA president Gianni Infantino makes embarrassing U-turn over plans to sell the World Cup as under-fire chief admits it ‘created divisions’ and now hopes to unite football again
By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 00:39 BST, 1 August 2026 | Updated: 00:58 BST, 1 August 2026 Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in the World Cup is dead after the heroics of UEFA, CONCACAF, the AFC and two members of the FIFA hierarchy. While it appears the FIFA…
Rangers boss Derek McInnes rues ‘basic mistakes’ as Premiership title challenge begins with a whimper
McInnes was disappointed with several aspects of his side’s performance in their 1-1 draw against Dundee United. Thelo Aasgaard rescued the Ibrox men with a second-half leveller at Tannadice after Lachlan Rose had bundled the hosts in front before the break. The new manager has promised supporters that the club…
DUNDEE UTD 1 RANGERS 1: Derek McInnes fails to get off to winning start as old failings befall Ibrox men
It didn’t exactly require deep insight to ascertain why Rangers supporters flooded into Tannadice feeling both enthused and anxious at the outset of the new campaign. For the past three years, the sound of the starting pistol has caught their side off guard and seen it come stumbling out of…
Inter Milan willing to pay £30m for Curtis Jones – but Liverpool are holding out for more after rejecting initial offer
By SIMON JONES Published: 21:13 BST, 31 July 2026 | Updated: 21:13 BST, 31 July 2026 Inter Milan have intimated they are willing to pay £30million for Liverpool midfielder Curtis Jones. Notice was given via intermediaries but Liverpool maintain the 25-year-old, who has one year left on contract, is valued…