By WILL PICKWORTH, SPORTS REPORTER Published: 08:07 BST, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 08:23 BST, 9 August 2026 Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has already hit out at Bernardo Silva after his debut for the club. Mourinho returned to the Bernabeu earlier this summer, 13 years after his first spell, and…
49ers coach Kyle Shanahan reveals shocking detail about horror car crash that nearly cost him his eye
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER and ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: 23:42 BST, 8 August 2026 | Updated: 06:12 BST, 9 August 2026 Kyle Shanahan has revealed that his horror offseason car crash occurred while his Tesla was in autopilot mode, with the San Francisco 49ers coach still unsure exactly what…
Victory for Caitlin Clark as her WNBA suspension is OVERTURNED after Fever star was embroiled in another clash with officials
By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 22:38 BST, 8 August 2026 | Updated: 01:33 BST, 9 August 2026 Caitlin Clark has escaped a one-game suspension after the WNBA rescinded her technical foul against the Chicago Sky on Saturday. In the third quarter of the Indiana Fever’s matchup with the…
40 years on: How Graeme Souness saw red in an explosive debut as Rangers player-manager… in a match that ended with 21 players booked!
Forty years ago, this weekend, Hibernian and Rangers met in the opening game of season 1986-87. The first clash of the new campaign would have been a highly anticipated affair in any event. But given it was the first match since Graeme Souness had arrived at Ibrox as player-manager, the…
‘If we maximise everything, it’s achievable’: TOM CLEVERLEY on Plymouth’s promotion charge, working 14-hour days and asking old friend Michael Carrick for help with signings
As a man who sang Stand By Me at his Aston Villa initiation in 2014, Tom Cleverley is grateful that Plymouth Argyle got the message more than a decade on. He is preparing for a second campaign in charge of a club with which he has hit the depths –…
Lionel Messi lands back in Rosario after father Jorge’s death at 68… as Inter Miami teammate pays heartfelt tribute during game
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 01:57 BST, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 02:15 BST, 9 August 2026 Lionel Messi has returned to his hometown of Rosario following the death of his father, Jorge. Messi missed Inter Miami’s Leagues Cup clash with Monterrey to fly back to Argentina where,…
Sophie Cunningham slams WNBA rival for ‘playing the race card’ after she claimed ‘white privilege’ caused her to be kicked off the court for brutal foul that left Fever star bloodied
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 00:27 BST, 9 August 2026 | Updated: 01:06 BST, 9 August 2026 Sophie Cunningham has slammed DiJonai Carrington for ‘playing’ the race ‘card’ after the Chicago Sky star appeared to suggest her rival benefited from ‘white privilege’ during Saturday’s shocking fracas. Carrington was…
Newest NFL Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri causes carnage live on ESPN as he makes brutal swipe at Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson… before NSFW joke about Pat McAfee
By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 23:43 BST, 8 August 2026 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 9 August 2026 Despite the formality of the occasion, legendary NFL kicker Adam Vinatieri turned his Hall of Fame induction speech into a roast of his former teammates and coaches. The four-time Super Bowl…
Inside Matthias Jaissle’s first 72 hours as Newcastle boss: A magician, a new training ground mantra and the banned topic of discussion among Toon bosses – plus insiders reveal how 38-year-old dazzled in job interview
In a restaurant in Murcia on Friday night, Newcastle head coach Matthias Jaissle was struck by two things about the magician entertaining him and his squad. Firstly, the magic, and a sleight of hand that saw members of his party relieved of expensive watches, much to the amusement of those…
Sophie Cunningham embroiled in WNBA race war as rival claims ‘white privilege’ after Fever star is slammed in the face: ‘Why the f*** would you do that?’
By DANIEL MATTHEWS, US SENIOR SPORTS WRITER Published: 21:30 BST, 8 August 2026 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 8 August 2026 A bloodied Sophie Cunningham found herself at the center of a WNBA race scandal after she was floored in a brutal clash with DiJonai Carrington, who later accused her rival of benefiting…