WAYNE ROONEY has hit back at Cristiano Ronaldo after being branded "a rat" by his former Manchester United team-mate. United's leading all-time scorer was on the receiving end of a scathing rant from a frustrated Ronaldo in an explosive sit-down interview with Piers Morgan. The jibe came as a surprise to Rooney, who fired a thinly-veiled one back at his […]

THE World Cup is nearly here as the best players from across the globe come together in Qatar. A few notable absentees will be missed – including the likes of Erling Haaland, Mohamed Salah, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Martin Odegaard and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. But the vast majority of the world's best will be in the Middle East for the tournament – which […]

THROUGH the years the likes of Umbro, Admiral and Nike have encouraged us to reach deep into our pockets to buy an England jersey. Some of those kits have been memorable, often linked to the team's performance, and have become collector's items. Others, however, have been simply forgettable – mainly because they were rarely worn or their design was simply […]

CHELSEA outcast Hakim Ziyech is determined to light up the World Cup with Morocco to convince AC Milan to pull the trigger on a transfer, reports say. The 29-year-old hasn't hit the heights since his 2020 transfer to Stamford Bridge from Ajax. And this season, the Morocco international has only played nine times across all competitions, failing to register a […]

TUNISIA will be playing in Group D alongside France, Denmark and Australia. It is definitely going to be a complicated group stage for Tunisia, who will start by facing Denmark and then aim to beat Australia before challenging the World Cup holders, France, in the last group stage match.  Tunisia’s most difficult test in this World Cup will be the […]

ENGLAND have high hopes they can improve on the last two tournaments and finally get some silverware after 56 years, but THREE pundits can't see it happening. They have all conjured up the same brave prediction as to how things will unfold. Samuel Eto'o, Cafu and Tim Cahill are ambassadors for this year's World Cup. And while each has thrown […]

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KYLE WALKER has opened up on his journey from Sheffield United ball-boy to England superstar – reserving special praise for his Blades-mad grandad. The Manchester City and England star, 32, grew up in Sheffield to a Leeds-supporting dad. And Walker credits his Sheff Utd fandom on his grandad, who bought him a season ticket at Bramall Lane – and a […]

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Thanks for signing up to the Sport email World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan eased into the last 16 of the UK Championship with a 6-2 win over Matthew Stevens but then […]

LOS ANGELES — Alex Fontenot wasn’t going to celebrate a personal achievement on Friday night, especially after the Colorado football team was routed by USC, 55-17. There is no question, however, that the sixth-year senior running back felt some satisfaction after his performance at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Fontenot rushed for 108 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries […]