By BOBBY MANZI, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 13:16 BST, 7 July 2026 | Updated: 14:14 BST, 7 July 2026 The BBC have decided not to send their presenters and pundits to the United States for their TV coverage of this week’s World Cup quarter-finals. Having maintained throughout the tournament that their broadcast plans…
Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran dies aged 38 from a rare immune condition
By GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 12:55 BST, 7 July 2026 | Updated: 13:09 BST, 7 July 2026 Trailblazing Afghanistan cricketer Shapoor Zadran has died at a New Delhi hospital aged 38. The fast bowler, who played 80 times for his country in all formats, was reportedly receiving treatment for a…
FIFA face being FLOODED with appeals after Folarin Balogun red card scandal: France complain over Michael Olise’s YELLOW, English FA consider raising Jarell Quansah’s dismissal… and the five Three Lions stars on bookings!
By LUKE POWER, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 12:01 BST, 7 July 2026 | Updated: 12:01 BST, 7 July 2026 FIFA have opened a can of worms with their tone-deaf decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card for the USA’s match against Belgium. They now face being flooded with appeals about disciplinary…
Newcastle agree deal for highly-rated Ajax midfielder, 18, worth up to £22.6m – and continue talks for £40m-rated World Cup star Johan Manzambi
By SIMON JONES and CRAIG HOPE, CHIEF FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 10:56 BST, 7 July 2026 | Updated: 10:58 BST, 7 July 2026 Newcastle United have agreed a £19.6million deal with Ajax for Sean Steur. The fee will rise to £22.6m with add-ons for the 18-year-old midfielder who is set to…
Latest on Alejandro Garnacho’s future with Champions League clubs circling – as Newcastle agree deal for highly-rated Ajax midfielder: WINDOW WATCH
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‘Something has changed… he’s like a different person’: How an upgraded version of Mohamed Salah got Egyptians believing they can take down Lionel Messi – and the latest on Liverpool legend’s future as top clubs battle for his signature
The streets of Egypt are awash with optimism. Reaching out to friends and sources based in the football-mad country, the replies all follow a similar theme. Omar Elbanouby, a sports reporter and author, tells us: ‘My friend, what is happening here is nothing short of madness. ‘The Egyptian fans here…
The world mocks USA as they’re dumped out of World Cup in 4-1 thrashing by Belgium after Trump overturned red card ban
The United States have been dumped out of the World Cup, humiliated 4-1 by Belgium – and the gleeful reaction of the rest of the world that followed. After FIFA reversed the red-card suspension of USA star Folarin Balogun following pressure from President Donald Trump, critics had warned that the integrity…
Devastated USA fans react to World Cup exit after humiliating defeat as Dave Portnoy leads fury over ‘pathetic and embarrassing’ performance
Disappointment quickly turned to anger on Monday night as USA fans turned on the players and slammed their ‘pathetic’ World Cup exit at the hands of Belgium. The woeful Americans conceded four goals in front of a sold-out Seattle crowd to end their adventure, falling well below what fans had…
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino breaks ranks from Trump to defend ‘suspect’ referee slammed by president… as he faces calls to RESIGN from his role
FIFA President Gianni Infantino defied Donald Trump’s World Cup narrative on Monday as he defended the tournament’s referees amid criticism from the President. Infantino, who has ingratiated himself with Trump over the past year awarding him the FIFA Peace Prize, appeared to have bowed to the Commander-in-Chief yet again on…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancee Georgina Rodriguez breaks her silence on his heartbreaking final World Cup game… after he left the pitch in tears
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 04:49 BST, 7 July 2026 | Updated: 04:49 BST, 7 July 2026 Cristiano Ronaldo’s fiancée showed her support for the soccer superstar after his World Cup dreams came to an end for good. The striker’s hopes of ever clinching the sport’s greatest…