'I'm f****** angry... we're stuck on a hamster wheel and people are killing themselves': Former Wales star ALIX POPHAM bares his soul as rugby's civil war over brain injuries drags on - and insists he is not trying to 'ruin' the sport

Daily Mail - Sep 17, 2026

It has now been six years since Popham, to use his words, 'opened the can'. In April 2020, he joined Steve Thompson in revealing he was struggling with neurodegenerative disease.

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Team World are the defending champions after winning in San Francisco last year. The event returns to London four years after The O2 last hosted it in 2022.

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Knicks forced to suspend ticket sales after 'internal error' saw fans fork out eye-watering prices to see NBA champions

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On Wednesday, the reigning NBA champions listed individual game tickets at conspicuously high prices. Now the team is working to correct the mistake that angered fans.

'Get on the bus!': Roy Keane hits out at Phil Foden for 1-0 taunting gesture to Man United fans in car park after his red card in Old Trafford derby

Sep 17, 2026

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Roy Keane has taken exception to Phil Foden taunting Man United fans after Man City won the derby at Old Trafford having left his team-mates in the lurch with a red card.

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Chelsea Confidential: Blues face choice between EIGHT YEARS at Wembley or new Earl's Court stadium

Sep 17, 2026

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Patriots billionaire Robert Kraft reveals Ed Sheeran crisis talks and singer's $2m plea after Macklemore 'ultimatum' threw tour into chaos

Sep 17, 2026

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Steve Belichick resigns as UNC defensive coordinator after school closes football culture investigation

Sep 17, 2026

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LSU QB Sam Leavitt listed doubtful vs Ole Miss as Lane Kiffin returns to Oxford

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Texas star Arch Manning issues groveling apology to ESPN's Holly Rowe over his 'insensitive' reaction to violent AI clip: 'I need to do better'

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LSU rocked by injury scare to star player just days before Lane Kiffin's highly-anticipated return to Ole Miss... but is all as it seems?

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Infantino faces pressure to release World Cup sell-off documents

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Lane Kiffin's daughter hits back after Ole Miss fans hang vile sexual banner about her ahead of her dad's return with LSU

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Bill Belichick's son RESIGNS from UNC amid mysterious 'medical leave'... and after his wife's explosive bust-up with Jordon Hudson

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ESPN host launches furious attack on 'immature' Arch Manning as scandal engulfs college football superstar over reaction to violent AI clip

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Asian Games 2026: From Harmanpreet to Smriti Mandhana, 5 players from India's 2023 gold-winning cricket squad return

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Stretford End's six-word response made clear pressure is rising on Michael Carrick at Man United

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