New York Knicks owner James Dolan urged players to abstain from sex during title run
Dolan invoked Spartans in surprise April speechOwner urged 10 weeks of sacrifice to win titleKnicks won team’s first championship since 1973The New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years may have been built on many things: Jalen Brunson’s brilliance, Mike Brown’s steady hand, a suffocating defense and a healthy roster when it mattered …
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World Cup Breakfast: Match highlights, Cape Verde's hero keeper gains a million followers, Iran hit out at treatment from US hosts, draws galore - and what to look out for today
Hello and welcome to Daily Mail Sport's World Cup Breakfast from day six at the tournament - your one-stop shop for everything you've missed overnight in North America.
Iranian soccer players attack 'oppressive' World Cup treatment in USA and claim they have been FORCED to leave
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.
Arsenal confirm eight player exits and four more could now leave in huge clear-out
What's behind Hamilton's resurgence?
Lewis Hamilton returned to winning ways for the first time in nearly two years after his first Grand Prix victory for Ferrari in Barcelona on Sunday.
Today at Royal Ascot: Bow Echo and Gstaad lock horns in St James's Palace Stakes
Royal Ascot kicks off on Tuesday with a stellar renewal of the Queen Anne Stakes and a battle of the Guineas winners in the St James's Palace Stakes.
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Iran v Iran in the stands as politics and football intertwine
The Iranian team may want to unite people but what the game with New Zealand revealed is just how divided many Iranians remain, writes BBC North America correspondent Shaimaa Khalil.
Is Argentina v Algeria on TV? Channel, kick-off time and how to watch World Cup 2026 match
Bleep tests, alcohol bans and Gazza: Italia 90 set the bar for England and sports science | Sean Ingle
Bobby Robson employed a head of human performance for the World Cup and, despite wariness, the players got on boardThe eve of Italia 90. Gazza’s tears, England’s heartache, and the cascading emotions of a World Cup that sang and ultimately stung still lie ahead. For now, the sports scientist tasked with acclimatising Bobby Robson’s side to the Italian …
Infantino using private jet in attempt to watch two World Cup matches per day
Fifa president sets gruelling itinerary across tournamentWorld Cup to generate about 9m tons of carbon dioxideGianni Infantino is planning to attend two World Cup games each day where possible for the rest of the tournament despite the huge distances involved.The Fifa president has access to a private jet provided by Qatar Airways as a value-in-kind element …
The inside story of how Thomas Tuchel built England to win the World Cup: From a Munich cafe to Mount Everest, the squad's 'penny-drop' camp in Serbia, why he insists on video-calling players, brutal honesty and the 'shirt full of stars' mission
In one of his first meetings with his England players in 2025, Thomas Tuchel stood in a dark room in front of a screen that showed Mount Everest. This was to be the target. The top of the world.
How to fill the Saka void, the star whose pace can hurt Croatia and should Rogers beat Bellingham in the battle for No 10? Our experts reveal their England starting XIs to win World Cup opener - and only two of them agree... do you?
England start their bid to end 60 years of hurt in Dallas on Wednesday evening. We've asked our experts to pick their XIs to beat Croatia and get the World Cup off to a flier. Do you agree?
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Iran fight back twice to rescue thrilling draw against New Zealand
Iran put their turbulent build-up to the World Cup behind them as they came from behind twice to secure a 2-2 draw with New Zealand in what was arguably the game of the tournament so far.
Are billions flooding into Saudi Pro League helping national team?
As Saudi Arabia earn creditable point against Uruguay, is the money flooding into the Saudi Pro League helping the national team?
Just scores double but New Zealand held by Iran in entertaining game
Iran twice come from behind to draw 2-2 with New Zealand at the Los Angeles Stadium in their Group G encounter.
Resilient Iran defy World Cup obstacles to salvage draw against New Zealand
Iran 2-2 New Zealand: After a ban on Iran’s pre-revolutionary flag was upheld before the Group G contest, Elijah Just twice gave the All Whites the lead, but Ramin Rezaeian and Mohammad Mohebbi hit back for a precious point
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Everything you missed overnight at the World Cup 2026
Iran showed their resilience in a gripping draw with New Zealand and Uruguay battled back against Saudi Arabia in four draws in one day for just the second time in World Cup history
Iran twice come from behind to claim draw in World Cup opener with New Zealand
During 101 minutes of action in Los Angeles, Iran were finally able to focus on football. The buildup, of course, had been unprecedented, messy and chaotic. But then, in the aftermath of an entertaining draw with New Zealand, Iran’s captain, Mehdi Taremi, described their World Cup as a “disaster”, explaining how Fifa president Gianni Infantino went …
Inside Iran's fraught World Cup opener against New Zealand... after protests and threats and warnings of 'hell' in Los Angeles
DANIEL MATTHEWS IN LOS ANGELES: Never before had a World Cup host nation been at war with one of its visitors. Here, though, the biggest threat appeared to be some of their compatriots.