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• Stokes in good spirits - Durham boss Campbell

  16-06-2026 11:49 via bbc.com
  
  England Test captain Ben Stokes is in good spirits and working hard, says Durham head coach Ryan Campbell.
  
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• BBC will drop revered tennis broadcaster Andrew Castle after Wimbledon - ending his 23-year spell as lead commentator

  16-06-2026 19:07 via dailymail.com
  
  The former top-100 player and host of the GMTV breakfast show, Castle, 62, has been one of the voices of the tournament.
  
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• England's selection crisis takes latest turn: Jamie Smith to miss second Test against New Zealand with Joe Root set to field THREE debutants

  16-06-2026 18:59 via dailymail.com
  
  RICHARD GIBSON: Smith's second child was born on Tuesday, and he will now spend time with his young family, providing the chance for Somerset's James Rew to take the gloves.
  
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• Grinning Kansas City Chiefs star Rashee Rice runs away from cameras as he is released from jail

  16-06-2026 18:46 via dailymail.com
  
  The NFL star, 26, has just served 30 days behind bars after violating the terms of his probation by testing positive for marijuana last month, according to court documents.
  
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• Ex-NHL star and Team Canada world champion dead at 47 after 'short illness': Hockey world pays tribute

  16-06-2026 18:27 via dailymail.com
  
  Former Chicago Blackhawks forward Kyle Calder has died at the age of 47.
  
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• Fans fume as longest-running sports show in TV history is SCRAPPED after 74 years in bombshell decision

  16-06-2026 18:25 via dailymail.com
  
  After seven decades of being on the air, Hockey Night in Canada - the world's longest continually broadcast sports show - is ending its run.
  
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• Vegas Golden Knights fire second head coach in just three months after brutal collapse in Stanley Cup Finals

  16-06-2026 18:22 via dailymail.com
  
  The Vegas Golden Knights have fired coach John Tortorella after his team's failure to win the Stanley Cup.
  
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• UFC fighter who made vile Michelle Obama slur at Trump's White House event sparks more fury as he doubles down

  16-06-2026 18:05 via dailymail.com
  
  Josh Hokit, who was previously an NFL player, stunned the world on Sunday night when he used his platform to make the bizarre dig at the wife of former president Barack Obama.
  
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• Why Sandro Tonali is Roberto De Zerbi's Chosen One to lead Spurs revival - and why they're adamant they can snatch him from under Arsenal and Man United's noses, writes MATT BARLOW

  16-06-2026 18:04 via dailymail.com
  
  Roberto De Zerbi has identified Tonali as the player he wants at the heart of his midfield - he believes Newcastle's Italy international is a realistic target, someone with the elite quality Spurs need.
  
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• Meet Dastan Satpayev, the new 17-year-old Chelsea wonderkid that Xabi Alonso wanted at Real Madrid, is being mentored by Reece James' dad and can follow in the footsteps of Estevao Willian

  16-06-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  Kazakh champions Kairat will hold a special ceremony for a player after their game on Wednesday with speeches, a lap of appreciation and a video montage. But the player in question is only 17.
  
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• Harry Kane's burnout-proof mission to fire England to World Cup glory: The Bayern factor, a daily home delivery of schnitzels and a Spanish private physio - now the Germans are regretting giving us a helping hand!

  16-06-2026 18:00 via dailymail.com
  
  The worry for England is that Kane, in the steam room of North America, plays like the leaden-legged shadow of Euro 2024, when his body looked half a second behind his brain.
  
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• Girlfriend of tragic NFL star Marshawn Kneeland gives birth to baby boy seven months after his suicide

  16-06-2026 17:52 via dailymail.com
  
  Kneeland shocked the NFL world in November when he died by self-inflicted gunshot wound, and it was later revealed that his partner, Catalina Mancera, was expecting their first child.
  
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• John Terry accuses England of 'putting out Jude Bellingham and Morgan Rogers on a PR job to praise Jordan Henderson' after they appeared on podcast to defend controversial World Cup pick

  16-06-2026 17:38 via dailymail.com
  
  Henderson was deemed more worthy of a place in the 26-man squad than Phil Foden , Cole Palmer and Adam Wharton despite the fact he will turn 36 on Wednesday.
  
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• 'The World Cup? What's that?': This is what happened when OLIVER HOLT drove down Route 66 on his journey from Oklahoma to Texas in a desperate search for a TV showing the football... and locals who wanted to watch it!

  16-06-2026 17:09 via dailymail.com
  
  OLIVER HOLT: It was just after 9am when I drove over the bridge across the Arkansas River, hit Route 66 outside Tulsa and headed south-west through scrappy suburbs lined with industrial units.
  
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• England are lucky to have model captain Joe Root to turn to once more in their hour of need - the low-maintenance batsman is the only adult left in the building, writes LAWRENCE BOOTH

  16-06-2026 17:00 via dailymail.com
  
  LAWRENCE BOOTH: There are hospital passes - and then there's the task that awaits Joe Root this week as English cricket tries to recover from its latest bout of self-sabotage.
  
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• 'The World Cup? What's that?': This is what happened when OLIVER HOLT drove down Route 66 from Oklahoma to Texas in a desperate search for a TV showing the football... and locals who wanted to watch it!

  16-06-2026 16:43 via dailymail.com
  
  OLIVER HOLT: It was just after 9am when I drove over the bridge across the Arkansas River, hit Route 66 outside Tulsa and headed south-west through scrappy suburbs lined with industrial units.
  
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• Zohran Mamdani finally CONFIRMS Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's New York wedding... as details emerge of secret facility building stage for the big day

  16-06-2026 16:31 via dailymail.com
  
  New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared to indicate the rumors suggesting Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding will take place at Madison Square Garden are true.
  
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• Inside FIFA boss Gianni Infantino's cringeworthy visit to Iran's World Cup locker room... as it emerges two of team's stars were held at US border after the game

  16-06-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Footage has emerged of the excruciatingly awkward moment FIFA president Gianni Infantino visited Iran's furious World Cup stars after their opening game... and even joked he could play for the team.
  
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• Daily Mail World Cup games: Play Trace, Quiz, Legends and Pass master

  16-06-2026 16:01 via dailymail.com
  
  Play Trace, Quiz, Legends and Pass master
  
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• Taylor Swift makes surprise cameo in Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast live show... as she pokes fun at her fiancée's 'childlike' eating habits

  16-06-2026 15:35 via dailymail.com
  
  While Travis Kelce may never live down the claims of his picky eating habits, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end is at least able to poke fun at himself because of it.
  
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• Peter Crouch and Danny Dyer hit out at sky high World Cup ticket prices as Paddy Power launch stunt by Hollywood sign

  16-06-2026 14:46 via dailymail.com
  
  Former England striker Peter Crouch and actor Danny Dyer have had enough, teaming up with bookmaker Paddy Power for a campaign featuring a cheeky stunt by the Hollywood sign.
  
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• England team's World Cup flight on notorious Trump plane that was used to deport Venezuelan gangsters

  16-06-2026 14:40 via dailymail.com
  
  The team touched down in Missouri on Saturday but eschewed private jets in favor of a charter plane that usually forms part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement's 'ICE Air' fleet.
  
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• England World Cup plans rocked with Tino Livramento flying home after suffering calf injury - with Chelsea star in line to replace him

  16-06-2026 14:35 via dailymail.com
  
  Tino Livramento is set to be ruled out of the World Cup through injury. The FA are yet to confirm the news, but the 23-year-old Newcastle right-back is understood to have suffered a calf injury.
  
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• Livramento's World Cup in major doubt after injury

  16-06-2026 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  England defender Tino Livramento could miss England's World Cup campaign after suffering a fresh injury on the eve of the Three Lions' tournament opener.
  
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• Livramento's World Cup in doubt as Chalobah poised to step in

  16-06-2026 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  England defender Tino Livramento could miss England's World Cup campaign after suffering a fresh injury on the eve of the Three Lions' tournament opener.
  
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• Livramento's World Cup in doubt after injury blow

  16-06-2026 13:46 via bbc.com
  
  England defender Tino Livramento could miss England's World Cup campaign after suffering a fresh injury on the eve of the Three Lions' tournament opener.
  
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• Would Hearts' McInnes be 'perfect fit' for Rangers?

  16-06-2026 13:38 via bbc.com
  
  With Derek McInnes reportedly on the verge of a switch from Hearts to Rangers, his former assistant Tony Docherty details why the move would be a 'perfect fit'.
  
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• England World Cup plans rocked with Tino Livramento injured in training and set to miss the tournament - with Chelsea star in line to replace him

  16-06-2026 13:31 via dailymail.com
  
  Tino Livramento is set to be ruled out of the World Cup through injury. The FA are yet to confirm the news, but The Telegraph have reported the 23-year-old right back has suffered a hamstring injury.
  
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• Parents face shelling out over £2,000 to fill kids' World Cup sticker albums - as makers Panini release EVEN MORE players including Brazil star Neymar in an 'update set', upping the costs again

  16-06-2026 13:30 via dailymail.com
  
  With an increased 48 teams competing at football's premium event this summer, there are more players and, thereby, stickers than ever for supporters to collect.
  
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• Iranian soccer players attack 'oppressive' World Cup treatment in USA and claim they have been FORCED to leave

  16-06-2026 13:28 via dailymail.com
  
  DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: In an extraordinary attack after the game in LA, striker Mehdi Taremi pleaded with FIFA to 'help' resolve their 'unfair' World Cup ordeal.
  
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