By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 19:44 GMT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 19:46 GMT, 19 March 2026 Atlanta Braves star Jurickson Profar will miss the entire 2026 MLB season after his appeal of a positive test for performance-enhancing drugs was reportedly denied. Profar, 33, will now have to serve a 162-game…
More than half of March Madness brackets ruined in opening game as NCAA Tournament starts with a thriller
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 18:48 GMT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 19:10 GMT, 19 March 2026 Millions of basketball fans saw their hopes of a perfect bracket dashed after the very first game of March Madness. On Thursday afternoon, No 9 TCU edged out No 8…
Hearts boss Derek McInnes admits he was ‘disappointed but not surprised’ that none of his table toppers made Steve Clarke’s Scotland squad for World Cup warm-ups
Derek McInnes admits he can’t comprehend why none of his table-topping Hearts players were included in Steve Clarke’s latest Scotland squad. Ahead of the forthcoming double header against Japan and Ivory Coast, the national team manager named a 26-man party for the friendlies which will go a long way to…
So, why did FOUR different managers keep selecting Kasper Schmeichel when all the available evidence suggested something was badly wrong?
As he wound up his weekly press conference at Lennoxtown last Friday, Martin O’Neill gave his customary update on Celtic’s walking wounded. Kasper Schmeichel hadn’t made the past four match day squads, but there appeared to be a reasonable chance the Dane might play some part against Motherwell. ‘He’s much,…
Underwhelming Champions League performances from English clubs proves golden age of Premier League may be over – but it would be naive to think our clubs are in terminal decline, writes IAN LADYMAN
As Pep Guardiola walked off the field at the Etihad Stadium this week it was impossible not to wonder about the imminent sporting passing of one of the Premier League’s most iconic and influential coaches, but also about recent steps taken backwards by the game in this country. All good things…
Ex-WWE star facing decades behind bars after claims he ‘bought $1m home and boat with stolen welfare funds’
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 15:01 GMT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 15:04 GMT, 19 March 2026 Former WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase Jr. bought a house, boat, tractor and truck – worth a combined $1.5million – with stolen welfare funds, prosecutors claim. The son of Ted DiBiase…
NBA superstar Cade Cunningham ruled out indefinitely after suffering a collapsed lung in terrifying health scare
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 13:24 GMT, 19 March 2026 | Updated: 13:59 GMT, 19 March 2026 Detroit Pistons star Cade Cunningham is set to spend an extended period of time on the sidelines after suffering a concerning health scare. The guard, 24, exited Tuesday’s game against…
‘My relationship with Tyson is destroyed COMPLETELY’: Emotional John Fury reveals breakdown with his son and wants NO part of his boxing return after Gypsy King’s retirement U-turn
The road tightens until it feels like you are slipping off the map, hedgerows closing in before the landscape suddenly opens into a bare field. There is no grand entrance, no hint that one of boxing’s most recognisable names lives here, just a fire burning against the cold, a pot…
Aryna Sabalenka flashes engagement ring as she’s spotted out for lavish dinner at Bad Bunny’s Miami restaurant
Newly engaged Aryna Sabalenka stepped out with her fiancé as she partied at a South Florida hotspot ahead of the Miami Open this week. The World No 1 will look to defend her title at the tournament when it gets underway at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami on Thursday.…
Michail Antonio opens up on ‘terrifying’ moment he saw bombs raining down in Qatar after moving to the Middle East just TWO days after Iran war
Michail Antonio has revealed he was left ‘terrified’ on his debut day for new club Al Sailiya due to bombings, as tensions continue to rise across the Middle East. The former West Ham striker officially joined the Qatari side two days after the outbreak of war in the region, having…