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Wærenskjold wins fastest ever Tour de France stage in frenzied sprint to Nevers
Alaphilippe gets in breakaway before being reeled inPidcock’s rollercoaster ride continues on return to TourThe records keep tumbling in the Tour de France. After race leader Tade…
England v Argentina: World Cup 2026 semi-final – live
⚽ Kick-off in Atlanta is 3pm EST/8pm BST/5am AEST⚽ Golden Boot | Player guide | And get Football DailyThere’s been so much hype about this match that it’s important we put it in p…
Manchester United to target £30m Crysencio Summerville should Marcus Rashford leave
West Ham winger available for right price after relegationRashford has two years remaining on United contractManchester United will target Crysencio Summerville should Marcus Rash…
Fifa hit by injunction in Germany over World Cup ticket resale prices
Fifa did not appear before court in FrankfurtGoverning body receives 15% commission from buyer and sellerFifa has been hit with an injunction by a German court ordering it to stop…
English players hoping Royal Birkdale will end nation’s long Open drought
Tommy Fleetwood, Matt Fitzpatrick and others seek first home win in England since Tony Jacklin in 1969The last time an English golfer won the Open Championship in England, Harold …
When 43 become one: Australia’s most merged footy club keeps the country spirit alive | Stuart Walmsley
Victoria’s rural-urban drift has forced mortal sporting enemies to join forces in Ouyen, diluting proud identities in the gradual contraction of rural footballNorm Vallance is hav…
Football Daily | Spain leave France at sixes and sevens as L’Équipe dish out the twos
Sign up now! Sign up now! Sign up now? Sign up now!For a second there, it felt as if this was going to be a rerun for France of the Human Rights World Cup final. Conceding a penal…
Cricket World Cup in fresh shake-up with India v Pakistan double on cards
ICC reveals shape of expanded 2027 14-team tournamentOnly one of three lowest-ranked teams would advanceThe men’s Cricket World Cup will undergo yet another revamp when it takes p…
From an out-of-sorts Scheffler to caddie nuptials: what to look out for at 2026 Open
The 154th Open starts at Royal Birkdale on Thursday with a host of compelling storylines to followScottie Scheffler won the 2025 Open by four strokes but the world No 1 arrives at…
How are London City Lionesses able to embark on such a transfer spree?
Many are in awe of the investment that Michele Kang is making into the women’s game. Others, though, are baffledThere is one team whose transfer activity this summer has captured …
‘Collective failure’: French press digests World Cup semi-final defeat by Spain
L’Équipe laments ‘mentally sunk’ players iin DallasOuest France front page reads: ‘End of American dream’French fans’ expectations of their national team had been at an all-time h…
Tour de France 2026: stage 11 updates as riders head from Vichy to Nevers – live
Stage starts from Vichy at 12.50pm BST/1.50pm CEST ‘I have haters’: Pogacar brushes off boos | Email LukeToday’s intermediate sprint arrives after 27.8km, at Saint-Pourçain-sur-Si…
Thomas Meunier ‘hugely excited’ about joining Sunderland on a free transfer
Experienced Belgium right-back signs two-year dealCompeting in Europa League was ‘big factor’ in moveSunderland have completed the signing of the experienced Belgium right-back Th…
Lethal Spain execute plan to perfection against France on way to World Cup final | Jeff Rueter
Brilliant buildup play has often withered but control and flawless execution overcame France’s more variable chaosWhen the World Cup came to North America, with its final held in …
England’s Freeman seeking to silence Pollock and end season of grind on high
The centre is embracing a friendly rivalry with his headline-grabbing teammate when they take on the PumasIt has been a long road for several of the players who went on last year’…
The Spin | The day Harrogate ‘burst at the seams’ as Pakistan and India swung into town
An unlikely match ‘like a World Cup final’ was for some first proof of Yorkshire immigrant community’s love of cricketOn 30 June 1986 the Yorkshire Post printed an invitation to a…
Nadia Comaneci scores perfect 10s at the 1976 Montreal Olympics
In July 1976, the 14-year-old Romanian becomes the first gymnast to be awarded a score of 10.0 at the Olympic Games 20 July 1976 Continue reading...
The World Cup of Calvinball: Fifa’s hasty changes turn refereeing into a free-for-all | Beau Dure
Match officials are enforcing tweaks to the laws of the game that have hardly been tested. The results? Drama, ‘mistaken identities’ and lots of confusionIn the comic strip Calvin…
Spain outclass and outpass France; England to take on Argentina | World Cup Daily – video
Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, John Brewin and Philippe Auclair as Spain suffocate France to reach the World Cup final Continue reading...
World Cup 2026: Spain stun listless France to reach final; England v Argentina buildup – live
⚽ All the latest news from a huge World Cup Wednesday⚽ Spain reach final | Player guide | Golden Boot | Mail usFans at the final will get the chance to yam down an extra pint on t…
Have the top four teams ever made up the World Cup semi-finalists before? | The Knowledge
Plus: back-to-back heavy wins and defeats, and an unsurprising challenger to a Lionel Messi recordMail us with your all of your questions and answers“The top four teams in the Fif…
Even at 39, Lionel Messi can still hurt England with his sprinting ability
The Argentina captain conserves his energy for bursts in key moments and his top speed compares favourably with his contemporariesEngland’s defenders will face an extreme challeng…
Love and hate collide: England v Argentina is not simply a grudge match | Jonathan Liew
Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups and perhaps this is the greatest and most romantic of footballing rivalriesIt’s about the ball, right up until the moment it isn’t. On Su…
AFL removes Nicky Winmar from Australian Football Hall of Fame after assault conviction
Former player found guilty of three assault charges against womanAFL commission says ‘violence against women has no place’The AFL has removed Nicky Winmar from the Australian Foot…
Swimmer Shayna Jack to retire after Commonwealth Games: ‘I do feel fulfilled’
Australian athlete, 27, won two Olympic gold medals in ParisJack served a doping ban after Ligandrol was found in her systemAustralian swimmer Shayna Jack has announced she will r…
‘It means love’: Scottish World Cup fans celebrate Boston with orange traffic cone
‘Boston cone’ arrives to fanfare in first-class seat from Glasgow before planned trip to raise money for mental healthFresh off its first-class flight from Glasgow, it received a …
Thomas Tuchel: ‘Argentina will be fuelled by history – but we are ready’
Falklands conflict adds ‘emotional’ edge to semi-finalManager has ‘no problem’ with Bellingham after outburstThomas Tuchel believes England will face an Argentina team “fuelled by…
Pedro Porro turns from defender to destroyer as Spain outwit France once more | Sid Lowe
The full-back was supposed to be busy shackling France’s vaunted front line but found time to score the killer goal at the other end“Let me loose in a prison and I’ll end up ownin…
Didier Deschamps pays price for breaking free from the shackles that led him to glory | Jonathan Wilson
France finally let loose all their attacking power in this tournament and yet when the big test came against Spain they were too openMaybe Didier Deschamps was right all along. He…
Spain reach World Cup final after Oyarzabal and Porro sink sorry France
Consider this a spectacular telling-off for anyone tempted to cast Spain as underdogs. How they enjoyed dishing the lesson out here, booking a showdown in New Jersey on Sunday and…