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• Will fearsome Shinnecock bring MacIntyre major redemption?

  16-06-2026 11:49 via bbc.com
  
  Robert MacIntyre had the US Open ripped from his grasp in 2025 and returns to the championship hoping to turn around a modest 2026.
  
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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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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
  
  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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• Argentina fans still see their side as 'Lionel Messi and 10 others'... but in his sixth World Cup and aged 38, the maestro may be more peripheral than ever before, writes IAN HERBERT

  16-06-2026 13:21
  
  It was unclear after the crowning achievement of his career in Doha, three and a half years ago, whether he would appear at the World Cup again.
  
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• Stag-do drag to World Cup - the rise of Scotland's other national anthem

  16-06-2026 13:19 via bbc.com
  
  From stag-do drag to Fenway Park, how did a 1970s disco hit become the soundtrack of the Tartan Army?
  
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• Tuchel's England deal includes performance clause

  16-06-2026 13:14 via bbc.com
  
  Thomas Tuchel's England contract extension is subject to a performance clause, says FA chief executive Mark Bullingham.
  
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• The World Cup's most unlikely hero! Roberto 'Pico' Lopes is the product of an Irish holiday romance and almost missed his call-up via LinkedIn fearing it was spam. Now the office worker-turned-defender has shut out Spain

  16-06-2026 13:06
  
  NATHAN SALT: When the dust settles on Roberto Lopes' story, he'll look back on a tale that had the potential to be full of what ifs. What if, while at college, he had not set up a LinkedIn profile?
  
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• Why Croatia can't stand 'arrogant' England: SLAVEN BILIC reveals the lack of 'respect', how Luka Modric - at 40 - can take down Jude Bellingham and why Thomas Tuchel playing 'like a Premier League team' won't work

  16-06-2026 13:05
  
  As the players who had ended England 's World Cup dreams filed past, they sang their version of a famous song. 'It's not coming home, it's not coming home,' Luka Modric and his team sang.
  
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• FA back Thomas Tuchel to lead England into home Euros in 2028... but hint they CAN ditch him if the World Cup turns sour

  16-06-2026 13:00
  
  As the Three Lions prepare for Wednesday's tournament opener against Croatia in Dallas, FA chief executive Mark Bullingham revealed that Tuchel's extended contract contains performance clauses.
  
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• Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon! Seven-time champion gets doubles wildcard - and will play alongside sister Venus

  16-06-2026 12:45
  
  Serena Williams will return to Wimbledon for the first time since 2022 after she was given a wildcard into the women's doubles with her sister Venus.
  
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• Leeds weigh up bid for Southampton star, Man City in talks over signing 18-year-old PSG defender... and Man United eye double swoop at West Ham: TRANSFER WINDOW WATCH

  16-06-2026 12:24
  
  The transfer window is now open until September 1 and it's sure to be a busy period with clubs looking to make big signings ahead of next season. Here are today's latest developments...
  
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• Williams sisters to play together at Wimbledon

  16-06-2026 12:18 via bbc.com
  
  Serena Williams is given a wildcard to play alongside older sister Venus in the Wimbledon women's doubles.
  
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• Ghana challenges Partey's visa denial in court

  16-06-2026 12:15 via bbc.com
  
  Ghana's government files for a review of Canada's refusal to grant midfielder Thomas Partey a visa, with the case due to be heard by a Canadian court.
  
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• Rovers fans 'immensely proud' of Cape Verde hero Lopes

  16-06-2026 12:10 via bbc.com
  
  The performance of Cape Verde defender Roberto 'Pico' Lopes in their heroic World Cup draw against heavyweights Spain evoked pride in supporters of his club, League of Ireland side Shamrock Rovers.
  
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• Iran footballers attack 'oppressive' World Cup treatment in USA and claim they have been FORCED to leave

  16-06-2026 12:09
  
  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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• Tunisia appoint World Cup cult hero as new manager - after sacking Sabri Lamouchi following 5-1 humiliation by Sweden

  16-06-2026 12:08
  
  The 57-year-old manager will take charge of Tunisia until the end of the World Cup, the country's football federation confirmed.
  
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• Man United in talks over double swoop from West Ham for Crysencio Summerville and Matheus Fernandes - with Hammers seeking £140m

  16-06-2026 12:03
  
  SIMON JONES: Key will be the price as West Ham want up to £140million for the pair but United will be looking to pay considerably less.
  
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