By JAMES COHEN, SPORTS REPORTER and ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 04:22 BST, 12 July 2026 | Updated: 07:21 BST, 12 July 2026 Paddy Pimblett put his first UFC defeat firmly behind him, bouncing back in style at UFC 329 with a breathtaking win over Benoît Saint Denis.…
Conor McGregor’s UFC return ends in disaster as Irishman suffers brutal injury just ONE MINUTE into UFC 329 showdown against nemesis Max Holloway
Conor McGregor’s long-awaited comeback lasted barely a minute after the Irishman suffered a brutal injury in the opening moments of his fight at UFC 329 on Saturday. After five years away from the sport, McGregor, 37, made his long-awaited return against Max Holloway at a sold-out T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas –…
Argentina set up titanic World Cup semifinal against England with extra-time victory over Switzerland after Breel Embolo’s embarrassing red card
Here we go. Clear your calendars and stock up your fridge. Argentina vs. England in a World Cup semifinal and, for Lionel Messi, a rare first. What a night it should be and what a glorious quirk of Messi’s marathon international career that over the last 21 years, across six…
Switzerland’s Breel Embolo breaks down in TEARS after being sent off for diving during Argentina World Cup clash – as distraught striker becomes first player to receive a red card via new VAR rule over mistaken identity
By MICHAEL PAVITT, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 04:16 BST, 12 July 2026 | Updated: 04:17 BST, 12 July 2026 Switzerland star Breel Embolo was reduced to tears after a new rule contributed to him being sent off against Argentina in their World Cup quarter-final clash. Embolo, who had already been booked, went…
Defiant Thomas Tuchel clashes with ITV reporter in extraordinary interview as he demands more from his ‘lucky’ England team after World Cup win over Norway – before matchwinner Jude Bellingham hits back with ‘whatever’ jibe
Thomas Tuchel and Jude Bellingham offered two very different assessments of the Three Lions’ progression to the World Cup semi-final on a fraught night in Miami. The German branded his side ‘lucky’ after Bellingham’s brace and help from both VAR and a spider camera cable saw them creep past Norway…
England’s scrappy win over Norway unpacked: Why Thomas Tuchel was right to attack his players, the problem with the back four, the midfielder who went up a level and the difference between Harry Kane and Erling Haaland
After a night of drama and controversy in hot and sticky Miami, England are in to the semi-finals of the World Cup. Thomas Tuchel’s team may still be looking for their best form – and the England manager may not be happy – but that won’t matter until Wednesday in…
Argentina vs Switzerland – World Cup quarter-final LIVE: Lionel Messi and defending champions look to seal spot in semi-finals where England lie in wait
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR and DANIEL MATTHEWS IN KANSAS CITY Updated: 01:07 BST, 12 July 2026 Follow Daily Mail Sport’s live coverage of the latest updates as defending champions Argentina look to book their semi-final spot in a clash against Switzerland. World Cup 2026Lionel Messi Share or…
Seattle Seahawks owners agree to sell team for record $9.6BILLION five months after winning Super Bowl
By ALEX RASKIN, US SPORTS NEWS EDITOR Published: 23:48 BST, 11 July 2026 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 12 July 2026 The Seattle Seahawks are being sold to one of their division rival’s minority owners in another record-breaking deal for the NFL. As first reported by ESPN, a group of investors…
HUGH FARRELLY: O’Gara to Leinster… are you for real, boy? All the talk of ROG succeeding Leo Cullen is a waste of time, here is the real reason why it is NEVER going to happen
Sunday, April 27, 2003 and Leinster are hosting Perpignan in the semi-final of the European Cup in Lansdowne Road. About 250 kilometres away, in what was then the East Village bar in the well-heeled Cork city suburb of Douglas, a group of Cork-based Munster players gather to watch the Leinster…
Townsend’s torment: Scotland head coach sees his dream of historic win over South Africa go up in smoke
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend admitted he dared to dream that his team were on course to clinch an historic victory over South Africa. Seeking to claim a first ever win over the Springboks on their own soil, Scotland fell agonisingly short of what would have been a seismic result.…