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UFC fighter Dan Hooker‘s fight against Nasrat Haqparast is in serious jeopardy … with the lightweight begging for a visa to make it to Vegas for UFC 266 next Saturday. 31-year-old Hooker — who is from Auckland, New Zealand — sent out a public cry for help to the U.S. Embassy’s Kevin Covert on Twitter

Play video content Reece James — a Chelsea soccer star and member of England’s national team — claims his home was burglarized Tuesday … and he says it was all captured by security cameras. James says the incident went down while he was away from his house playing in a game for Chelsea … claiming

Ex-NBA star Tyson Chandler and his wife, Kimberly Chandler, are going their separate ways … TMZ Sports has learned Kimberly filed for divorce this week. Kimberly, according to court documents, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split. The two had been married for 16 years and separated in August. Kimberly often posted pictures

The player union representing the U.S. Women’s national soccer team is speaking out AGAINST the U.S. Soccer Federation’s “identical deals” proposal … saying the whole thing is nothing but a publicity stunt. The USSF recently announced its plans to unite the men’s and women’s squads under the same collective bargaining agreement by offering identical contracts.

The Washington Football Team is welcoming the LGBTQ community to Thursday Night Football this week … with the org. announcing its monumental “Pride Night Out.” It’s a first for the WFT … which partnered up with Team DC — an organization that promotes LGBTQ involvement in sports — to put on the event for their

Play video content TMZSports.com Tyron Woodley isn’t only prepared to pay off his tattoo bet with Jake Paul … he says he actively attempted to get it the night of the fight, waiting in the hotel until the early morning hours, but the tattoo artist never showed up. TMZ Sports talked to the 39-year-old Woodley

Jason “Mayhem” Miller allegedly broke a guys ribs in a bar fight just days before his domestic violence arrest, TMZ Sports has learned. Our law enforcement sources tell us they recently responded to a fight at a San Fernando Valley bar. When they arrived, the altercation was over, and we’re told no one wanted to

Ciara wore something Billie Eilish, Justin Bieber and Grimes couldn’t get their hands on for the Met Gala — a Super Bowl ring, courtesy of Russell Wilson!! The singer showed up to the big event Monday night channeling her hubby’s day job — decked out in a sparkly green dress resembling Wilson’s #3 Seahawks jersey,

The Met Gala is back after a year off due to COVID, and it looks like the stars were chomping at the bit to put on their best suits and dresses in a return to normalcy. This year’s hosts include Keke Palmer, Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Timothee Chalamet and Naomi Osaka — and they’ve already

Clay Helton is getting the axe — the University of Southern California has fired its head coach just 2 games into the season. The 49-year-old had a 46-24 record with the Trojans … but a 42-28 loss to Stanford on Saturday appeared to be the last straw for fans, boosters, alums … and now, school

The Yankees and Mets almost fought each other in the middle of the diamond Sunday night … and it was all ’cause a pitcher in the Pinstripes’ dugout had been whistling. For real. The wild scene all went down at Citi Field … just seconds after Giancarlo Stanton hit a huge home run in the

6:42 PM PT — A source close to Conor tells us the fighter wanted to say hello to MGK, stuck his hand out and started walking up to the singer. We’re told MGK said something — that Conor couldn’t hear — and MGK’s security pushed Conor away. Our source says Conor doesn’t understand what the

Play video content TMZSports.com Patrick Peterson is hoping to be locking up receivers all the way until 2026 … telling TMZ Sports he wants to play in the NFL for the next half-decade!!! “If you ask me,” Peterson says, “I got about five left. So, that’s a lot of games.” Of course, the new Minnesota

A stray cat is alive today because of some patriotism shown at a college football game. As fans watched Miami edge out Appalachian State at Miami’s stadium, everyone’s eyes moved from the field to the nosebleed section, as they saw the feline dangling below the upper deck railing. One of its paws apparently got caught

7:13 PM PT — Evander Holyfield was just knocked out in the first round of a completely one-sided fight against Vitor Belfort. It was clear from the very beginning — both fighters were on totally different levels and Belfort took advantage. Of course, Holyfield is one of the greatest fighters EVER … but it’s clear

Ashton Kutcher was invited to an ESPN set this weekend to share his thoughts on college football — but all he got in return from the crowd was some harsh advice on his hygiene. The actor got tapped by the network to be the guest prediction picker ahead of Saturday’s slate of games, especially the

Play video content Boxing legend Shane Mosley wagered $1,000,000 on himself, betting he’d BEAT Canelo Alvarez in 2012 … but unfortunately for Sugar, he not only lost the fight, he netted a NEGATIVE $400K in the process!! The 50-year-old, former multiple-weight class world champion sat down with Mario Lopez for Triller’s “OK Bet” show …

Good news for Toronto Raptors fans — and Drake — the team just announced they’ll be playing at home in 2021 after using Tampa as their home court for 19 months!! Last season, the Raptors had to relocate to Tampa and play their home games in Amalie Arena due to Canada’s travel restrictions over COVID-19.