Thursday, 11 June 2026
TREVOR NOAH'S WORLD CUP WATCH PARTY
The World Cup Watch Party is just around the corner.
Join me and some special friends as we watch, react, celebrate, overreact, and occasionally pretend we saw that goal coming.
WEEK 1
🇲🇽 Mexico vs South Africa 🇿🇦
LIVE • June 11 • 2:00pm ET | 11:00am PT
🇺🇸 USA vs Paraguay 🇵🇾
LIVE • June 12 • 8:30pm ET | 5:30pm PT
🇧🇷 Brazil vs Morocco 🇲🇦
LIVE • June 13 • 5:30pm ET | 2:30pm PT
Bring your predictions.
Bring your hot takes.
Bring your snacks.
See you at the Watch Party.
- Trevor Noah
TAYLOR SWIFT AMONG PROMINENT CELEBRITIES AT MSG FOR NBA FINALS GAME 4
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| Taylor Swift (center) and Este Haim attend Game 4 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks. Al Bello / Getty Images |
The New York Knicks arrived at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night hoping to Shake It Off after their Game 3 loss to the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Finals.
And MSG had a new famous face in celebrity row for Game 4, with pop star Taylor Swift in the house getting another look at a venue she may soon know All Too Well.
The 14-time Grammy Award-winning artist joined the Knicks’ celebrity contingent with the team holding a 2-1 series lead. Swift is reportedly scheduled to marry Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce at Madison Square Garden on July 3, turning Wednesday night’s finals appearance into something of a scouting trip for her future wedding venue.
While significant security measures were in place for Donald Trump’s attendance at Monday night’s game, the president spent much of the evening in a bulletproof-encased suite alongside Knicks owner James Dolan near the top of the arena.
Swift, meanwhile, sat courtside with Alana and Este Haim, and the rest of New York’s celebrities, including Spike Lee, Ben Stiller and Fat Joe. Swift showed her support for New York’s team while wearing a “Stevie Knicks” shirt.
It’s not the first NBA playoff game Swift has attended this year. Alongside Kelce, Swift sat courtside for Game 3 of the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in Cleveland between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Knicks. Kelce is a Cleveland native and a known Cavaliers fan. However, both Swift and Kelce were condemned to watching Jalen Brunson score 30 points and lead his Knicks to a 121-108 win over Cleveland to go up 3-0 in that series on the way to a 4-0 sweep.
- Devon Henderson
Wednesday, 10 June 2026
RUGBY BOSS BANNED FOR 'RACIST, HOMOPHOBIC, AND SEXIST' SPEECH
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| The terms of the ban prohibit Stewart from attending any rugby venue in Scotland for a year. Getty Images. |
Scottish Rugby has imposed a 12-month ban on Alloa RFC president Alan Stewart attending matches following an after-dinner speech, described as "racist, homophobic and sexist" by some present.
Stewart has also been suspended from holding any role within the game over the same time period.
Multiple objections were made following remarks by Stewart during Musselburgh RFC's annual dinner on 18 April and an independent disciplinary panel has upheld a misconduct complaint.
Stewart, who can appeal against the decision, has also been instructed to undergo equality, diversity and inclusion training.
Charges against Musselburgh RFC and their president were not upheld.
In April, the board of Musselburgh RFC issued an apology to those who attended, saying: "We particularly wish to recognise and acknowledge the hurt caused to our women's team, who we are extremely proud of and to whom we are committed to providing a safe and nurturing environment."
The club criticised the "very poor judgement of the speaker" and said he had sent a written apology.
In a statement issued at the same time, Scottish Rugby said it is "committed to equality, diversity and inclusion at every level of the game", adding: "There is no place for discriminatory behaviour in our sport, or in wider society."
BBC Scotland has approached Stewart and Alloa AFC for comment.
- Colin Moffat
LEWIS HAMILTON KNOCKED BACK DESPITE F1 RESURGENCE
Lewis Hamilton sits second in the F1 drivers' standings, but is he a legitimate contender for the championship?
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Lewis Hamilton has claimed two consecutive second-place finishes in F1, a new point since joining Ferrari at the start of last year.
That revival has carried the seven-time F1 drivers' champion to second in the 2026 standings, albeit 66 points adrift of leader Kimi Antonelli.
The fact that he stands two points ahead of George Russell in the other Mercedes is not insignificant, given the early dominance shown by the W17.
But his former team-mate has been besieged by issues and has endured some dreadful luck of late, and will still be considered the most likely driver to take the fight to Antonelli over the final 16 rounds of the campaign.
And, unfortunately for Hamilton, the majority of F1 fans do not believe he can mount a challenge for the elusive eighth F1 drivers' championship.
In a recent poll by RacingNews365, most respondents wagered that the combination of Antonelli and Mercedes — in the seat once occupied by Hamilton — would be too much for the Ferrari driver to overcome.
- RN365 Staff
LEWIS HAMILTON MAKES FERRARI DISCOVERY AFTER 'ONE MILLION' OVERHAUL
Lewis Hamilton believes he has made a breakthrough at Ferrari after previous struggles.
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Lewis Hamilton believes he is now starting "to see the fruits" of his 2025 Ferrari struggles after an upturn in form.
Hamilton scored his best Ferrari result to date in Canada with second place, and followed this up with another second in Monaco - the first time he has scored back-to-back podiums since Hungary and Belgium 2024 whilst at Mercedes.
He also scooped third in China and, after Monte Carlo, has climbed to second in the drivers' championship, two points ahead of George Russell.
It is the first time since the 2021 Abu Dhabi GP that Hamilton has been within the top two of the drivers' championship, after enduring a tricky handful of seasons, including 2025, where he failed to score a grand prix podium in his first season at Ferrari.
Detailing how the "ship" had turned, Hamilton explained that the woes of 2025 were finally starting to yield results.
"I came to a team that has everything it needs to succeed, but it is just putting the pieces of the puzzle in the right place, and I've been 100% committed to getting to that point," Hamilton told media, including RacingNews365.
"Fred [Vasseur, team principal] has been great when working with me and helping engineers, with the set-up being one million times better than it was last year, and I'm starting to see the fruits of driving the car last year, and I asked for certain things, and we have those today, for example, the suspension.
"So it is great to work with everyone to move the ship and steer it in the right direction, but there is still a way to go."
- Jake Nichol and Fergal Walsh
NBA FANS OUTRAGED DJ KHALED SPENDS INSANELY EXPENSIVE KNICKS-SPURS GAME 'ON HIS PHONE'
Maybe when DJ Khaled said “I’m on One,” he meant his cellphone.
The record producer and famed DJ was sitting on celebrity row sandwiched between rapper Fat Joe and former NFL head coach Jimmy Johnson for Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the Knicks and Spurs at the Garden.
But Khaled, as shown on the ABC broadcast, appeared to be spending plenty of time on his phone while the action was going down.
It didn’t sit well with a number of users on social media.
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| DJ | Khaled and Fat Joe attend a game between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs during Game Three of the 2026 NBA Finals on June 8, 2026 at Madison in New York, New York. | NBAE via Getty Images |
“DJ Khaled sitting courtside on his phone all night is making me irrationally angry, ” Christopher Powers, a senior writer at Golf Digest, wrote on X.
“DJ Khaled won’t get off of his phone sitting court side and it’s really making me angry,” Dana Beers of Barstool Sports chimed in.
Another user speculated on what Khaled was really doing while sitting in prime real estate at the World’s Most Famous Arena.
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| DJ Khaled and Fat Joe in their seats before the start of NBA Finals Game 3 on June 8, 2026. Jason Szenes for the New York Post |
“DJ Khaled went to MSG to answer emails,” they wrote.
Tickets to the game were the most expensive ever for an NBA Finals contest, with get-in prices starting at four figures.
Before the game, Khaled shared a video of himself with Yankees great Alex Rodriguez and a picture that included himself, Fat Joe and Rev. Al Sharpton.
Khaled was far from the only celebrity on hand for the Knicks’ first NBA Finals home game since 1999.
Ben Stiller, Christine Taylor, Timothée Chalamet, Derek Jeter, Eli Manning, Spike Lee and even President Donald Trump were all in New York to see the historic game.
- Andrew Battifarano
JOHN TERRY CLAIMS 11 ENGLAND PLAYERS ARE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR WORLD CUP
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John Terry has questioned ‘three or four’ of Thomas Tuchel’s World Cup picks and claims 11 England players are not good enough to be in the squad.
The Three Lions face Costa Rica on Wednesday night in their final warm-up game before beginning their World Cup campaign next week against Croatia.
Tuchel’s 26-man squad has divided opinion and Chelsea legend Terry ‘disagrees’ with several of the players who were chosen to represent England out in the United States.
Terry believes Manchester United duo Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw should both have been picked and says Tuchel was ‘wrong’ to omit Chelsea star Cole Palmer.
Assessing England’s squad more generally, Terry believes Tuchel is reliant on ’14 or 15 starters’ and has questioned whether the ‘rest of the squad’ can contribute to a World Cup win.
‘First of all, I really like him [England boss Thomas Tuchel],’ Terry said on Piers Morgan Uncensored.
‘Obviously, seeing his work around Chelsea, when he was there, he brought success for us in the Champions League as well.
And what I like about him, he’s not afraid to make these big decisions, and I think we’ve seen that in his squad.
‘Now, that’s something I disagree with actually, in terms of the players that he’s not picked for this World Cup.
‘Harry Maguire being one, the first one. For me, he’s a better player than Dan Burn and now if the other two get injured, whether that’s John Stones coming in, I’d much rather Harry Maguire there and be the one coming in.
‘I think he always poses a big threat from set plays as well late on, and I know Dan Burn poses that threat as well, when he can play at left-back being a left sider.
‘But I would have Harry Maguire there every day of the week. Luke Shaw is another one at left back. We’re looking at Nico O’Reilly playing there.
‘I think someone like him needs someone like Luke Shaw around the place to help him, settle him, give him a little bit of advice because he is the future of us in our next World Cups coming up.
‘Cole Palmer is the next big decision as well. So I think he’s got it wrong in three or four big decisions on the pitch, actually. I think you need your best players, the further you get in these World Cups.
‘I don’t think Djed Spence is the future for England, for me. I think he’s had a poor season, Spurs have been really poor as well, so you can definitely argue that one.
‘But for me, I just think you need to have your best players there. When I look at it, I’m looking at the team now, there’s probably 14, 15 starters… there’s only 13, 14 or 15 players that can play if we’re going to win this World Cup.
‘When I look at the rest of the squad around me, I’m not sure they’re going to push the players who are going to be playing.’
England turn their attentions to Ghana and Panama after facing Croatia in their World Cup opener as they look to get out of Group L.
The Three Lions are bidding to win the World Cup for the first time since 1966, having came agonisingly close to winning a major trophy under former boss Sir Gareth Southgate.
England reached back-to-back European Championship finals under Southgate and went deep in two World Cups, reaching the semi-finals in 2018 and the quarters four years ago.
- Louis Sealey
FIFA IS EMBROIDERED IN SERIOUS CONTROVERSY | FIFA WORLD CUP 2026
What has happened at the 2026 World Cup over the last 48 hours:
• Swiss footballer Embolo's visa was put under review and he was only able to join his team days later.
• Iraqi national team player Aymen Hussein was held for questioning for nearly 7 hours upon entering the United States.
• The Iranian national team spent days dealing with visa procedures at the U.S. Consulate in Türkiye. The U.S. only allowed them entry on match days. Fifteen members of the delegation were denied visas.
• Omar Abdulkadir Artan, named CAF's Best African Referee of 2025, was denied a visa. Despite travelling to the U.S. with a diplomatic passport, he was refused entry and sent back. FIFA announced that he will not be able to officiate at the tournament.
• The South African national team arrived in the United States much later than planned because part of the delegation was not granted visas.
• Members of the Senegal national team staff were forced to remove their shoes and subjected to lengthy searches, sparking accusations of racism.
• The Uzbekistan national team was searched with bomb-sniffing dogs and the footage went viral in international media.
• Some Scottish supporters, despite being eligible to enter the U.S. visa-free under the ESTA programme, had their travel authorisations revoked just days before departure.
• Many supporters who had already bought tickets and booked accommodation had their visa applications rejected, resulting in financial losses.
- Julius Malema
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