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Former Spanish football boss, Luis Rubiales has been embroiled in another kissing scandal.     Rubiales was given a three-year ban from football in October after kissing Spanish striker Jenni Hermoso on the lips without her consent following their victory over the Lionesses.     It has been revealed that Rubiales ‘forcefully …

It was initially the moment that was seen as one of the lowlights of Australia’s then-stuttering Cricket World Cup campaign. In the tournament-opener against India, Australia had the home side 3-2 while defending a lowly total of 200 after dismissing Rohit Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Shreyas Iyer for ducks. India …

Pune, India – Paul van Meekeren’s memories of the Rood en Wit Club in Haarlem, on the outskirts of Amsterdam, stretch back to when he was three years old. His father, also named Paul, played at the club, located a few kilometres from the Dutch capital’s coastline. The junior van Meekeren …

England‘s managing director, Rob Key, has taken blame for the side’s failed World Cup defence after finishing outside the top four. At one stage, the defending champions looked like they’d miss out on the top eight and Champions Trophy qualification but two wins at the end of the tournament kept …

Mitchell Marsh has opened up on the “challenging week” he spent away from the Australian World Cup camp following the death of his grandfather. Marsh missed Australia’s clash against England last week after leaving India to head back home to be with his family in Perth. He returned for the …

  The Super Eagles team will not include Napoli striker, Victor Osimhen and Leicester City midfield star Wilfred Ndidi for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers against the Harambe Stars of Zimbabwe and the Crocodiles of Lesotho. Nigeria’s squad list for the November encounter was released late Thursday night by the …

Bangladesh star Shakib Al Hasan incited the ire of the cricket world with his controversial decision to appeal for Angelo Mathews to be timed out this week. Shakib is widely considered to be Bangladesh’s greatest ever cricketer, having amassed over 12,000 international runs over the last 17 years. He is …

Jenni Hermoso has posed topless for GQ magazine while revealing how the kiss gate scandal has impacted her life. The Spain international was caught up in a wave of controversy when she was subjected to a kiss on the lips from Luis Rubiales, the then-head of the Spanish FA (RFEF), …

Right You Are failed to finish the Melbourne Cup after pulling up at the 200m mark. The seven-year-old returned to the stalls and appears to be OK, with connections revealing what they believe went wrong. The horse appeared to suffer heat stress in the closing stages of the race but …

Melbourne Cup 2023 – Flemington schedule All times AEDT Race 1, 10.45am – Darley Maribyrnong Plate 1000m Race 2, 11.20am – Furphy Plate 1800m Race 3, 12pm – Tab Trophy 1800m Race 4, 12.40pm – The Schweppervescence Plate 1000m Race 5, 1.20pm – The Macca’s Run 2800m Race 6, 1.55pm …