Caroline Pearce has had quite the road to becoming TNT Sports' UFC reporter – and the stunning blonde is a Team GB athlete and even starred on Gladiator. A jack of all trades, Pearce first earned fame at 15-years-old, when she competed for England in the World Pentathlon Championships. However, it was in the heptathlon […]

Fraudster Rob Mercer, who took over £24,000 in donations after claiming that he had terminal cancer, has been banned from GoFundMe. The amateur poker player swindled his way into playing in the $10,000 (£8,100) World Series of Poker Main Event in Las Vegas and has since received his ban after admitting that he lied about his […]

Russell Brand married Laura Gallacher in 2017 – the daughter of former golfer Bernard Gallacher. Controversial comedian Brand is facing allegations of rape, sexual assaults and emotional abuse over a seven-year period. The allegations are currently being investigated by various entities, including the BBC, Channel 4, production company Banijay UK, as well as the Metropolitan […]

The Chase: Josh struggles with snooker question The snooker world was rocked last autumn after a match-fixing scandal came to light, with a staggering 10 Chinese players being sanctioned earlier this year following an investigation. And Liang Wenbo and Li Hang felt the full force of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA) Disciplinary […]

Ronnie O’Sullivan wishes he was in his twenties again. The Rocket has admitted he is jealous of Luca Brecel after defeating the Belgian in the final of the Shanghai Masters at the weekend. O’Sullivan won in Shanghai for the fourth time in a row and fifth in total. He beat Brecel in a thrilling contest […]

Bookmark Offbeat news from the world of sport Thank you for subscribing! Offbeat news from the world of sport We have more newsletters England rugby fans have fumed they were "playing football" during their Rugby World Cup clash with Japan on Sunday evening. Steve Borthwick's side did enough to win at the Allianz Riviera, but […]

Freddie Flintoff is being lined up for a permanent role with England, pal David Lloyd says. Ex-Sky commentator Bumble suggested cricket hero Fred, recently seen in public for the first time after a horror Top Gear crash last December, could return as a coach. Flintoff, 45, was airlifted to hospital after flipping a three-wheeled racing […]

World No 1 snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan takes on world No 2 Luca Brecel in an exciting Shanghai Masters final match-up today. Though no longer a ranking event, O’Sullivan and Brecel will lay it on the line in China for the prize of £210,000 in what is the first edition of this tournament since 2019. […]

Ronnie O'Sullivan tells Laila to ‘stop taking pictures’ Ronnie O’Sullivan was at the centre of a curious incident in his Shanghai Masters semi-final against Mark Selby. Insistent that the referee had got it wrong by calling a foul against him, the Rocket – with the help of the crowd – managed to convince the official […]

Princess Royal watched snooker championship final, Mark Selby says Snooker star Neil Robertson was left perplexed after being told that he could not eat a banana between frames during his 6-1 quarter-final win over Fan Zhengyi at the Shanghai Masters. The Aussie coasted to victory, but the match may instead be remembered for his incident […]