By LEWIS STEELE, FOOTBALL REPORTER Published: 14:37 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 16:11 BST, 30 June 2026 Virgil van Dijk has been accused of ‘ruining Dutch football’ and told that his ‘time is up’ as local media tore into the Netherlands after their insipid exit from the World Cup.…
Team USA legend Apolo Ohno sues his ex-girlfriend for refusing to return his precious Olympics memorabilia
By ISABEL BALDWIN, US ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Published: 15:11 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 15:11 BST, 30 June 2026 USA Olympic hero Apolo Ohno has sued his ex-girlfriend for refusing to return his cherished personal property, according to a report. Ohno, the USA’s most-decorated Winter Olympian of all time,…
The DR will see you now! Why Congo are NOT the walkover England want before World Cup gets tough: Prepare for not many goals, some under-rated Premier League stars – and a FLORIST as their boss!
England’s next hurdle at the World Cup as the knock-out stages begin is against the Democratic Republic of the Congo. And while they may not be a household football name to a UK audience, Congo were the first sub-Saharan African team to qualify for the World Cup and twice won…
Wimbledon FINALLY sees a Brit win – but Katie Boulter flops to join the 11 first-round local losers (but at least they bank £880,000 between them!)
By MATTHEW LAMBWELL, TENNIS REPORTER and KIERAN GILL, MAIL SPORT REPORTER Published: 12:43 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 13:11 BST, 30 June 2026 At long last, a British winner at Wimbledon. There had been 11 losses for our other representatives in a calamitous clean sweep at SW19, though each…
Furious Wimbledon fans hit out at BBC coverage after they missed crucial break points in Novak Djokovic’s first round match… to show Eastenders!
By LEWIS STEELE, FOOTBALL REPORTER and GETHIN HICKS, REPORTER Published: 22:18 BST, 29 June 2026 | Updated: 12:02 BST, 30 June 2026 A BBC bungle led to a decisive moment in Novak Djokovic’s Wimbledon match being missed by furious punters at home. With the seven-time winner a set point down…
Germany are OUT of the World Cup! Kai Havertz and Nick Woltemade miss crucial penalties as Paraguay produce shock of the tournament to reach last-16
For those who want to see Jurgen Klopp back on a touchline in the near future, then Germany may have performed at least one good deed at this World Cup. To all other ends, they failed dismally. By the time their demise was sealed by Paraguay, via Jose Canale’s strike…
German media label shock World Cup exit a ‘colossal disgrace’ as national team ’embarrassed to the bone’ – with Julian Nagelsmann ‘beyond saving’ after shock last-32 exit to Paraguay
German media have labelled their World Cup exit a ‘colossal disgrace’ and declared that Julian Nagelsmann ‘grossly overestimated his team and his own abilities’. Nagelsmann’s side were beaten 4-3 on penalties by Paraguay – the first time Germany have lost a World Cup shoot-out – after the South Americans had held…
World Cup partying at 6am on the streets in Holland… but it’s MOROCCO fans lighting flares and celebrating as Dutch riot police launch crackdown with morning arrests after seeing their nation knocked out on penalties
By WILL GRIFFEE Published: 09:02 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 09:05 BST, 30 June 2026 Imagine staying up to watch your team cruelly knocked out of the World Cup on penalties, then pulling back the curtains to rival fans celebrating in your face at 6am. That was the unpalatable…
Japanese World Cup fan goes viral with epic meltdown after their heartbreaking elimination by Brazil… but is all as it seems?
By JAKE FENNER, US SPORTS WRITER Published: 23:37 BST, 29 June 2026 | Updated: 07:51 BST, 30 June 2026 A Japan soccer fan’s agony has gone viral after his home nation lost a heartbreaker against Brazil in the World Cup. But is all as it seems? The Samurai Blue took…
Cody Gakpo left in tears as he scores just days after miscarriage tragedy… before Morocco dump the Netherlands out of the World Cup
By MAX WINTERS, US DEPUTY SPORTS EDITOR Published: 05:13 BST, 30 June 2026 | Updated: 06:56 BST, 30 June 2026 Cody Gakpo broke down in tears after scoring for the Netherlands against Morocco at the World Cup just days after he and his partner suffered a miscarriage. The Liverpool forward…