New Orleans Saints legend Cam Jordan hopes the door to his career isn’t cracked an inch.

And he plans to slam it shut after year 16 in the NFL this upcoming season.

Jordan, coming off a 10½-sack 2025 campaign, re-signed with the Saints for one more year. And though the word “retirement” has not yet been uttered, Jordan has made it known he is going into this season expecting it to be his last in the league.

“I’ve been doing this since year 10,” Jordan told Fox News Digital over the phone, while also discussing his excitement to work alongside fellow pass rushers at the annual Sack Summit in Las Vegas this week alongside third-year official sponsor Raising Cane’s.

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Cameron Jordan of the New Orleans Saints before a game against the Chicago Bears at Solider Field on Oct. 19, 2025, in Chicago. (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

“Do I feel good? Absolutely. Do I feel better not being part of OTAs? Physically, yes,” Jordan said.

One of Jordan’s superpowers, other than getting after the quarterback, setting the edge and doing what a future Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end can do, is being candid no matter the situation.

After seeing what first-year head coach Kellen Moore and defensive coordinator Brandon Staley had in place for him last year, Jordan knows his role on the Saints defense, saying he “can do whatever needs to be done” for his team. People questioned him playing a two-point stance (an upright position with no hands on the ground at the line of scrimmage), but it clearly worked out when you view his numbers.

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Jordan knows he can help this Saints team that’s filled with potential, and that fire in his gut still burns to make a difference in the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. There’s also one last run in him to achieve his dream.

“The ultimate dream is to win a Super Bowl,” Jordan said. “You go into childhood, coming out of childhood, like, ‘Man, I want to be just like the greats.’ For some reason, we accumulate the idea of success in football to winning a Super Bowl because it’s the ultimate team sport. That’s the ultimate team dream.”

Cameron Jordan of the New Orleans Saints takes part in drills during mandatory minicamp at Ochsner Sports Performance Center June 17, 2026, in Metairie, La. (Tyler Kaufman/Getty Images)

The personal accolades have been abundant for Jordan since he came out of the Cal Bears’ system as the 24th overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft. The Saints took him, and he hasn’t left Louisiana, showcasing loyalty on and off the field while racking up 132 sacks, the 17th most all time.

Jordan’s goal during his final season in the black and gold will be to accumulate enough sacks to make it eight seasons in double digits. If he does so, he’ll be top 10 all-time in sacks.

“You look at year 16 — this is who I am. This is my body of work. It has never changed,” Jordan added.

But, again, Jordan believes his Hall of Fame worthiness is etched in stone already. He could write his speech for Canton, Ohio, now before playing his final season.

Will that speech include the words “Super Bowl champion?” 

Jordan certainly hopes so because what else is there to chase when you believe you’ve already done enough to earn a bust in the Pro Football Hall of Fame?

Cameron Jordan of the New Orleans Saints reacts after his team’s 29-6 victory against the New York Jets at Caesars Superdome Dec. 21, 2025, in New Orleans. (Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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“I was sitting there this offseason, and I was like, ‘Man, what is it I want to accomplish?’ A Super Bowl. Personally speaking, I’ve done it all. All-Pro, Pro Bowls. Hell, I put together a Pro Bowl-esque season last year.”

Jordan, who turns 37 Friday, is ready to give his all one last time before that door closes.

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Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has handed out four debuts in a much-changed side to take on Japan in the Nations Championship.

Farrell’s team kicked off their campaign with a win over Australia in Sydney, and now make a short trip to Newcastle for a meeting with Japan.

Connacht No 8 Sean Jansen wins his first cap in the starting XV, with club colleagues Billy Bohan and Sam Illo providing prop cover and awaiting debuts from the bench. Ulster back row Bryn Ward completes the uncapped quartet in the matchday 23.

Lock Tadhg Beirne takes over the captaincy from Dan Sheehan, while Ciaran Frawley is installed at fly half.

Jamie Osborne moves to full-back from the wing as Jacob Stockdale is brought into the back three.

Japan impressed in their inaugural Nations Championship fixture, beating Italy 27-10. Head coach Eddie Jones again puts faith in Ryunosuke Ito at fly half, with the 21-year-old university student backed at No 10.

“He’s a young 10, he’s going to have his ups and downs but we’ve got a team that’s going to support him,” said Jones. “Those guys will help look after him and we just want him to be himself.”

Jones returns after serving a four-match ban imposed by the Japan Rugby Football Union (JRFU) for abusing match officials. Taira Main replaces Kippei Ishida on the wing in Japan’s only change.

Japan XV: 1 Takato Okabe, 2 Mamoru Harada, 3 Shuhei Takeuchi; 4 Harry Hockings, 5 Warner Dearns (capt.); 6 Ben Gunter, 7 Kanji Shimokawa, 8 Jack Cornelsen; 9 Naoto Saito, 10 Ryunosuke Ito; 11 Taira Main, 12 Yuya Hirose, 13 Dylan Riley, 14 Kazuma Ueda; 15 Takuro Matsunaga.

Replacements: 16 Hayate Era, 17 Sojiro Otuska, 18 Keijiro Tamefusa, 19 Michael Stolberg, 20 Michael Leitch, 21 Tiennan Costley; 22 Itsuki Kamimura, 23 Sam Greene.

Ireland XV: 1 Tom O’Toole, 2 Ronan Kelleher, 3 Tom Clarkson; 4 Tadhg Beirne (capt.), 5 James Ryan; 6 Jack Conan, 7 Nick Timoney, 8 Sean Jansen; 9 Craig Casey, 10 Ciaran Frawley; 11 Jacob Stockdale, 12 Stuart McCloskey, 13 Robbie Henshaw, 14 Jimmy O’Brien; 15 Jamie Osborne.

Replacements: 16 Tom Stewart, 17 Billy Bohan, 18 Sam Illo, 19 Cormac Izuchukwu, 20 Bryn Ward; 21 Nathan Doak, 22 Harry Byrne, 23 Bundee Aki.

MS Dhoni recently celebrated his 45th birthday. The legendary India captain retired from international cricket long ago but continues to be part of the Chennai Super Kings side in the IPL. However, in the 2026 edition, Dhoni did not play a single match. He was recently spotted at the India vs England third T20I at Trent Bridge, where he was seen interacting with fans through gestures. “I’m old now. My beard has gone grey, and I can barely walk,” he seemed to be saying in jest, as decoded by a social media handle.

MS Dhoni: “I’m now. My has gone grey, and I can barley walk.”

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Dhoni has one of the most inspiring journeys in sports history. From working as a ticket collector at a railway station, he transformed into India’s biggest trophy collector, leading the team to the ICC T20 World Cup 2007, ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, and ICC Champions Trophy 2013 titles as captain. He made his international debut in 2004 and carved out a reputation as a ferocious hitter of the cricket ball before evolving into a finisher who guided his team to victories with calculated aggression and exceptional tactical acumen.

With 17,266 international runs, 829 dismissals, and 538 appearances across formats for India, Dhoni is not only one of the greatest cricketers the game has ever seen but also a revolutionary who redefined the role of a wicketkeeper-batter and transformed India’s approach to limited-overs cricket.

In 350 One-Day Internationals (ODIs), Dhoni amassed 10,773 runs at an exceptional average of 50.57, including 10 centuries and 73 half-centuries, with a career-best score of an unbeaten 183. He remains India’s sixth-highest run-scorer in ODIs, with Sachin Tendulkar leading the list with 18,426 runs.

What makes Dhoni’s record truly remarkable is that he accumulated more than 10,000 ODI runs while batting predominantly in the middle order, maintaining an average above 50 despite often arriving at the crease under pressure and with fewer overs at his disposal.

He led India in 200 ODIs, winning 110 and losing 74. Five games were tied, while 11 produced no result. He has a winning percentage of 55.

Across 98 T20 Internationals, Dhoni scored 1,617 runs at an average of 37.60 and a strike rate of 126.13, registering two half-centuries with a highest score of 56.

While his batting numbers are impressive, it was his leadership that truly defined his T20I legacy. As captain, he guided India to its maiden ICC T20 World Cup title in 2007, laying the foundation for a new era in Indian cricket.

Affectionately known as ‘Mahi’, he led India in 72 T20Is, winning 41 matches and losing 28, with one tie and two no-results, finishing with a win percentage of 56.94.

Coming to his long-format career, Dhoni played 90 Tests, scoring 4,876 runs at an average of 38.09. He scored six centuries and 33 half-centuries, with a best score of 224. He is India’s 14th-highest run-scorer in Tests.

As Test captain, Dhoni led India in 60 matches, winning 27, losing 18, and drawing 15, finishing with a win percentage of 45.00. His tenure marked a defining phase in India’s Test cricket journey, as he guided the team to the No. 1 spot in the ICC Test rankings for the first time.

He also etched his name in history as the only Indian captain to whitewash Australia in a Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, achieving emphatic 4-0 victories in both the 2010-11 and 2012-13 home series.

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All eyes were on Caitlin Clark on Wednesday night as she made her anticipated return from injury in a road matchup in Los Angeles.

But instead of a triumphant comeback, the Fever spent the entire night chasing the Sparks as Clark’s rough return fueled a 106-92 rout.

The superstar never found a groove, looking completely out of sync in her return from a back injury.

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Much of that disjointed performance falls squarely on head coach Stephanie White, who kept Clark on a ridiculously tight leash by limiting her to just 16 minutes. The stop-and-go approach could have sabotaged any chance for the phenom to establish a rhythm.

Clark finished with just 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Her minus-16 plus-minus told the story.

The Los Angeles Sparks were severely shorthanded, taking the floor without stars Kelsey Plum and Cameron Brink.

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Yet while a depleted Sparks roster played to win, Indiana spent the night over-managing its biggest asset.

With Clark on a minutes restriction and Aliyah Boston out of the lineup, Kelsey Mitchell was forced to shoulder the entire offensive burden.

Mitchell did her part, pouring in 29 points while shooting 5-of-9 from beyond the arc.

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But one hot hand couldn’t stop an efficient LA squad.

The Sparks shot 45% from three-point range, going 9-of-20 from deep to cruise to the 106-92 victory.

White’s next move is to sit Clark against the Mercury on Thursday while Boston returns.

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After Wednesday’s loss to a shorthanded Sparks team, it’s fair to question whether Indiana’s cautious approach is working. The Fever dropped to 12-9.

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Jockey Blake Shinn is scheduled to take a significant step towards his return to racing when he participates in the Flemington jump-outs this Friday.

Shinn is booked to ride War Machine for the prominent Lindsay Park training establishment of Ben, Will, and J D Hayes on Friday, in addition to four other mounts.

He has also secured rides from the stables of Leon and Troy Corstens, and Will Larkin.

Shinn has not competed in a race since sustaining a broken leg in a fall from She’s Got Pizzazz at Flemington on Melbourne Cup Day last year.

Following an extensive rehabilitation period, he gradually improved his fitness, initially riding trackwork for his partner Lucy Yeomans before progressively increasing his workload for outside stables.

Friday’s jump-outs represent the next logical progression in his campaign to return to race riding.

“Each stage has been ticked off and now we’re at the next stage, jump-outs and trials,” Shinn commented.

“I’ll do Friday, then maybe one day next week.

“There are trials on the (July) 16th at Caulfield and that will determine where I kick off, whether it’s the 25th or wait a week for August 1.”

Shinn was present with Yeomans in the winner’s enclosure, celebrating the victory of Parvati Party in the MRC Membership Made Of Moments Handicap (2125m) at Sandown on Wednesday.

He indicated that should Yeomans have a midweek runner prior to his anticipated return, he might be in action earlier.

“I will play that by ear,” Shinn stated.

“But in saying that, when I broke my neck, my first day back was at Randwick and I rode two winners and my first ride back, I won on Tom Melbourne.

“If it pans out, I’ll have a meeting before, but I’m in a good spot and I’m getting excited as all the hard work is done.

“We’re at the pointy end.”

The victory of Parvati Party marked Yeomans’ ninth win since establishing her own stable, with her first runner appearing last September.

“We’ve only got 10 in work but only three or four up and racing,” Yeomans shared.

“That’s our ninth winner, and Blake and I set a little target of trying to get double figures by the end of the season, so hopefully we can get one more winner by then and we’ll be rapt.”

Keep an eye on the latest racing betting markets for Shinn’s potential return races.

After twice going the distance, twice coming back from two sets and breaks down, twice winning match tiebreaks, and having used up many more than just nine lives, Arthur Fery took some pity on the nervous wrecks watching him at Wimbledon. His 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-0 demolition of ninth seed Flavio Cobolli was no improbable comeback, no defiant, last-gasp raging against the dying of the light.

This was a clinic; a demonstration of Fery’s powers at their best. A star born under the fierce sunshine on Centre Court. He went toe to toe with the recent French Open runner-up in two sets before dismantling him entirely in the third.

Nobody seemed more surprised than him, as he dropped his racquet and fell on his back, having served out nervelessly with two thunderous aces. In doing so, he has become just the second wildcard to reach the semi-finals here; infamously, the only other to do so was the 2001 champion, Goran Ivanisevic.

He had recovered his extraordinary composure and self-belief by the time he spoke to press later, saying contentedly: “I’ve always believed in myself and believed that I could be a top player in the world. Obviously, a semi-finalist of Wimbledon is something else. I’ve taken it match by match. I haven’t looked ahead. I’ve just played every match as it is. Yeah, here I am.”

And here to stay, it seems. From 114th in the world, he is now up to around 36th in the live rankings; a morose Cobolli said afterwards that when Fery beat him in the Australian Open first round this January, “I felt that his level wasn’t from a guy that’s outside from top 100. Now I think [he] is close to, I don’t know, 50… 36, even better. I think he deserves it.” Having seen off the Italian, Fery will feel no fear against second seed Alexander Zverev, his opponent in the last four.

Fery made his approach known early; at 5ft 9in, he lacks the aerial advantage of other players but makes up for it with a nonetheless punchy serve, superb all-court coverage, and a deft touch at the net. He alternated powerful forehands with backhand slices, while his agility and movement were key as he scurried around the court like a terrier, retrieving balls from improbable positions. He showed no sign of being intimidated or awestruck by the occasion of a slam quarter-final, returning to Centre with his usual calm swagger.

The pair traded holds, with Fery showing his steel as he fell 0-30 down at 3-3, sprinting onto a Cobolli lob and somehow getting it back in play, leaving the Italian standing with his hands on his hips in exasperation as he shanked into the net. He saved a break point, serve-volleying with expertise and blasting a forehand into the far corner to hold, before holding to love in his next service game.

Fery said: “Throughout the match, I felt like it was very, very close. At times, he was serving really well. But I felt like I had always a little bit, not leeway, but a little bit of an edge.”

His chance came as Cobolli appeared put off by a champagne cork popping at 30-30 on his serve, double-faulting to raucous applause. His first serve went out, then he hit wide, and Fery received a standing ovation as he skipped back to his chair with a one-set lead.

The generally genteel environs of Centre Court were transformed into a cauldron, the crowd whipped into a frenzy on the hottest day of the tournament so far. At times, the whooping and hollering and wolf-whistling was more reminiscent of football ultras – fitting, given Fery’s father is the former owner of a Ligue 1 club – than the Pimms-swigging clientele of SW19.

They were momentarily silenced as Cobolli attacked immediately after the break in sets, lasering a brilliant forehand winner down the line before Fery double-faulted for the first time as he was broken to love. But he refused to go away, drawing more errors from Cobolli at 1-2 before firing a stunning backhand winner into the corner to break back.

The Brit continued to dictate in the rallies and Cobolli began to crack, going for broke on second serves as he came under more and more pressure. The second set went to a tiebreak, where Fery’s shot selection – impeccable throughout the contest – proved decisive: he raced to a 6-3 lead as Cobolli continued to leak errors, and while the Italian retrieved one with a beautiful drop shot right at the net post, he had no reply for a lethal slice volley, which he sent long.

Fery headed off court for an extended break, while Cobolli sat on his chair to stew before an unhappy conversation with his box. There was to be no reset for the 24-year-old, who immediately fell a break down.

At times in the third set, Fery toyed with the miserable Italian. At 2-0, he dug out a genuinely excellent drop shot by Cobolli and feathered an insouciant one of his own right behind him, landing in by a hair’s breadth and prompting the ninth seed to remonstrate with the umpire.

Clearly rattled, Cobolli pointed to his ear in defiance of the crowd as he saved a break point, but then came unstuck as he backhanded into the net and sent a beautiful Fery drop volley out by a millimetre.

Having been two sets and a double break down against Zizou Bergs in the third round, this was now unfamiliar territory for Fery, two sets and a double break up. He soon made that a triple break as Cobolli totally unravelled, increasingly tight on his powerful but error-prone forehand side.

Fery held to love to cement his double break as Cobolli deflated, finding no answers. At 4-0 and faced with the threat of falling down a triple break, Cobolli launched a risky second serve out wide – but Fery refused to go away, retrieving it, then a drop shot, then sending down a smash that Cobolli shanked into the net.

At 5-0 up and serving for a place in a grand slam semi-final, Fery could be forgiven for feeling some nerves. He did not show them, planting a 123mph ace down the T, then – in a point which summed up the match – chasing down a backhand drop volley by Cobolli which just clipped the tape and landed on Fery’s side. The Londoner stumbled as he raced to change direction but just about managed it, dinking it back over the net to set up three match points.

An ace out wide was all that was required. Centre Court leapt to its feet, the chants of “Arthur, Arthur, Arthur” ringing out beyond the grounds. Later, he recalled Emma Raducanu’s breakout run at Wimbledon and the US Open in 2021, saying: “It was impressive how she didn’t let the occasion get to her. She would just keep going match after match, playing well, beating top players, until the title. It’s very tough to do when you’re not used to being on such a big stage. I’ve been trying to do that, as well. Just take it match by match, play my game, put what I do best on court.”

Sounds simple enough. And never beaten, never going away, Arthur Fery storms on.

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England’s 3-2 win over Mexico was probably the game of the tournament so far.

I really enjoyed the resilience they showed with 10 men, with the subs coming on and John Stones blocking things, Dan Burn heading every ball clear and Djed Spence making some really important challenges.

This will be a different kind of test for Thomas Tuchel’s side, but I think it will be just as close.

Orjan Nyland made some great saves to help Norway get past Brazil, but I’ve seen quite a lot of them and think they are a good side.

Everyone knows about their star quality in Martin Odegaard and Erling Haaland and, after shooting down Brazil, I am sure Haaland will have a big say in what happens in this game as well.

His movement for his first goal against Brazil was just unbelievable. His contest with Gabriel was hyped up before the game but Haaland won that battle hands down.

Heading is not even among his best attributes, but he stayed out of Gabriel’s eyeline and, at the point the cross was played, he anticipated where it was going, and the defender got nowhere near him.

There are going to be more goals in this game and it would not surprise me if Haaland got a couple of them.

England have not controlled games the way I think people expected them to. They have been a team of moments at this World Cup, in that they have produced some moments of quality at the right times to get through.

At the same time, though, I don’t see Norway’s defence keeping Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham quiet.

If the game opens up, then England won’t mind that one bit. I think there is even more to come from their front players, starting here.

Sutton’s prediction: 2-3

AI’s prediction: 1-2